SPREP Pacific Environment Information Network (PEIN)
… (PICs) are heavily dependent on natural resources and likely to remain so for the near future, making resource management an issue of critical importance for economic …
SPREP Pacific Environment Information Network (PEIN)
… from artificial or natural surfaces, groundwater, and surface water. Nonconventional resources include seawater or brackish … water importation by barge or submarine pipeline, treated wastewater, and substitution (such as the use of coconuts …
Pacific wastewater framework for action, Majuro, 15 October 2001|Pacific Wastewater Policy statement
SPREP Pacific Environment Information Network (PEIN)
… consultation process was facilitated by SOPAC, SPREP, PWA and the UNEP/GPA Coordination Office on wastewater management. A Regional Wastewater Management Meeting was held …
SPREP Pacific Environment Information Network (PEIN)
… enacted comprehensive marine pollution legislation, and in particular the model Marine Pollution Prevention Act … upon the recently revised Act, which now includes ballast water provisions consistent with the Ballast Water Management Convention. Those new provisions are similar to …
SPREP Pacific Environment Information Network (PEIN)
… Resilience underpins the sustainability of both ecological and social systems. Extensive loss of reef corals following … notion that support of system resilience is a viable reef management strategy. Available online Call Number: [EL] … … problem definition-baseline … strategy … Coastal and Marine … Biodiversity … Atmosphere and Climate …
SPREP Pacific Environment Information Network (PEIN)
… responsible for the control (regulation), development and management of the fisheries resources within Vanuatu. … the two agencies in certain areas like assessment work and conservation of species. Available online|Fisheres Dept. …
SPREP Pacific Environment Information Network (PEIN)
… By 2020, the Pacific Island Countries and Territories are enjoying improved livelihoods, greater food security and increased environmental protection, resulting from … coordination within and between them in the conservation, management and sustainable utilisation of forest genetic …
SPREP Pacific Environment Information Network (PEIN)
… Forest Inventory. Details of the survey methodology and coverage are provided and summaries of results are presented. Forests are estimated … previous estimates including substantial areas of thicket and secondary forest in their estimates. In terms of areas of …
SPREP Pacific Environment Information Network (PEIN)
… Natural disasters such as hurricanes, cyclones, and tropical depressions cause average annual direct losses … of disasters such as flooding and landslides. Proactive management through infrastructure development, social … in the Ba and Penang River catchments in Viti Levu, Fiji to identify the most cost-effective management options …
SPREP Pacific Environment Information Network (PEIN)
… periodically reviews the global protected area estate and highlights progress achieved by countries in expanding … definition-baseline … invasive species … biodiversity … management action … management action-management … foundations … …
SPREP Pacific Environment Information Network (PEIN)
… Available online|Village by Village: Recovering Fiji's coastal fisheries|Restoring coastal resources by …
SPREP Pacific Environment Information Network (PEIN)
… Residents Of UCUNIVANUA VILLAGE, On The Eastern Coast Of Fijis largest island, realized that the marine resources … collect several bags of large kaikoso clamsa food staple and important source of incomein just a few hours. By the … a larger pattern of depletion repeated throughout the Fiji islands. A combination of greater commercial fishing and …
SPREP Pacific Environment Information Network (PEIN)
… goods or services to attempt to include the environmental and / or economic costs of waste management in the ultimate price the consumer pays at …
SPREP Pacific Environment Information Network (PEIN)
… pollution is an important issue for an island country like Fiji to address. With limited land resources and sea being the source of income generation, it is highly …
SPREP Pacific Environment Information Network (PEIN)
… The directory aims to promote interaction and active partnerships among key development organisations … organizations, indigenous peoples movements, foundations and research centres. In creating opportunities for dialogue with governments and private sector, civil society organizations are helping …
SPREP Pacific Environment Information Network (PEIN)
… have committed themselves to considering the special needs and concerns of developing countries resulting from the … for attention, due to their unique geographic features and exposure, and thus unique vulnerability.1 Available online Call Number: …
SPREP Pacific Environment Information Network (PEIN)
… have committed themselves to considering the special needs and concerns of developing countries resulting from the … for attention, due to their unique geographic features and exposure, and thus unique vulnerability. Available online Call Number: …
SPREP Pacific Environment Information Network (PEIN)
… (UNDESA 2005) are adequately incorporated into Fiji's national priorities and targets, strategies, indicators, and institutional … is socially responsible and maintains an adequate natural resource base for future generations. Available online Call …
SPREP Pacific Environment Information Network (PEIN)
… Marine Protected Area (MPA) includes any area of the coast and ocean that is under management to control potentially destructive activities and conserve the biodiversity resources. Other terms used in …
SPREP Pacific Environment Information Network (PEIN)
… on Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Republic of the Fiji Islands. Fiji was the second country in the world to ratify the …