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Vanuatu Turtle Research and Monitoring Database System (TREDS) Report for 2011-2012

Biodiversity Conservation

Available Online

Siota, Catherine

This report provides an update of all data in TREDS and accommodating the recent data received for 2011-2012 period, during this reporting period (2011 June-2012 September). The tag inventory for Vanuatu records all tags receive form SPREP and details of damage and distribution of tags. The tag inventory records all flipper tags used for turtle monitoring in Vanuatu.

GEF PAS Project Document - Prevention, Control and management of Invasive Alien Species in the Pacific Islands.

Biodiversity Conservation, BRB

Available Online

Invasive Alien Species (IAS) are a major threat to marine, freshwater and terrestrial biodiversity of the Pacific islands and to the people there that depend on biodiversity for their livelihoods. Invasive species are implicated in the decline of hundreds of species in the region. Participating Pacific states and the executing agency SPREP (Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme) recognised the need to implement the regional IAS strategy, “Guidelines for Invasive Species Management in the Pacific. A Pacific strategy for managing pests, weeds and other invasive species” (hereafter, the Guidelines) and develop and implement national IAS plans and strategies. The Guidelines were originally identified as a product under this project, but were completed in 2009 prior to writing this proposal. As envisaged during the PIF process the proposed project contributes to the implementation of the Guidelines, each country’s National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan and helps each to meet its responsibilities under Article 8 (h) of the CBD and several other international agreements addressing IAS. The three main components (not including components related to project management) of the proposed project are designed to capture outcomes and outputs described in the Project Identification Form but they have been reorganized to follow the structure of the Guidelines.

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report for a proposed Coastal Reclamation by Terra Holdings Limited at Kawenu Cove, Fatumaru Bay, Port Vila, Efate, Republic of Vanuatu - a supplementary document

Biodiversity Conservation

Available Online

Bani's Environmental Consulant

An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIA) for a proposed coastal reclamation by Terra Holdings Limited at Kawenu Cove, Fatumaru Bay was prepared by BECON in September 2011. The EIA Report was submitted to DEPC in October 2011. The Review Committee met on 4 November 2011 as per section 22 subsections (1) and (2) of the Environmental Management and Conservation (Amendment) Act No 28 of 2010 and section 12 (b) of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations Order No of 2011. The EIA review committee considered the EIA report at its meeting on 4 November, 2011, and submitted its comments to the Director of the DEPC for the Director to notify the project proponent that further information is required for the EIA Report as per section 22 subsection (3)(a). The Director notified the project proponent of the review committee s comments (Annex 1) from its meeting held on 9 November 2011.

2011 Pacific Regional (Millennium Development Goals) MDGs tracking report

Biodiversity Conservation

Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat

The 2011 Pacific Millennium Development Goal (MDG) Tracking Report recognises that the MDGs were intended as global targets; therefore they do not need to be, nor are they necessarily expected to be achieved in each and every country. This is especially true perhaps amongst many of the Pacific Islands Countries (PICs) which already had MDG and related human development indicators above the benchmark global averages set for 1990. Further, countries were encouraged to localize the global indicators to suit local circumstances and priorities. In the Pacific Papua New Guinea (PNG), which was well below global averages for many indicators at the time the MDGs were agreed, has set itself more meaningful targets for many of the Goals. It has thus given itself a realistic chance of achieving substantial improvements in human development, even if they fall somewhat short of the global targets. Other countries have added their own Goals, notably Cook Islands and Niue which have identified specific additional Goals on governance and sustainable population respectively; still others have localized the goals where some indicators have not been relevant, e.g. those PICs in which malaria is not endemic have focused on reducing the incidence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) instead.

A Protected Area Policy for a National Protected Area System for Papua New Guinea : Discussion paper

Biodiversity Conservation

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Department of Environment and Conservation

The purpose of this paper is to stimulate a discussion on the issue of protected areas in Papua New Guinea and the development of a strategy to develop a National Protected Area System (NPAS). The need for a comprehensive protected area system is clear from a simple consideration of PNG's domestic and international obligations to protect biodiversity for future generations, in particular the 4th Goal and Directive Principle of the Constitution. The question is not whether PNG should have an NPAS but how we should deliver it so it contributes to poverty reduction and environment protection, whilst protecting the rights of landowners who are interested in their customary land becoming part of the protected area system. The paper provides an overview of the current statue of the protected area system, discusses in critical terms the current approaches to protected area priority setting, selection, establishment and management and lays the groundwork for the development of a National Policy on Protected Areas. The paper does not pretend to have all the answers or to have considered all the issues but has been developed to stimulate discussion and to provide the opportunity for key stakeholders to provide their views as an input to the development of the Government's Policy.

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Coral Reef Ecosystems of American Samoa: a 2002-2010 overview

Biodiversity Conservation

Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center

This booklet provides and overview of key findings and temporal trends from the Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP) research surveys conducted in American Samoa in 2002, 2004, 2006,2008 and 2010 by the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) of the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) with financial support from NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program.

A Biogeographic Assessment of the Samoan Archipelago

Biodiversity Conservation

Available Online

Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA)

Kendall, Matthew (ed.)

NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)

Poti, Matthew (ed.)

This report examines the marine biogeography of the Samoan Archipelago (~14 degrees S latitude along the international date-line) with a focus on regional ocean climate, connectivity among islands due to larval transport, distributions of reef fish and coral communities, and the extent of existing marine protected areas. Management decisions and prior assessments in the archipelago have typically been split along the international boundary between the islands of Samoa and those of American Samoa despite their close proximity and shared resources. A key goal in this assessment was to compile data from both jurisdictions and to conduct the characterization across the entire archipelago. The report builds upon earlier assessments by re-analyzing and interpreting many pre-existing datasets, adding more recent biogeographic data sources, and by combining earlier findings into a multidisciplinary summary of marine biogeography.

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Pacific e-waste: A regional strategy and action plan 2011 (Draft)

Biodiversity Conservation

Available Online

SPREP

E-waste refers to discarded electrical and electronic equipment which no longer serves its original purpose. The specific definition and categorization of E-waste varies from country to country, but typically refers to end-of-life electrical and electronic products including computers, printers, photocopy machines, television sets, washing machines, radios, mobile phones and toys, which are made of sophisticated blends of plastics, metals, and other materials. Due to the demand for newer technology, the life-span of electrical and electronic products is progressively decreasing. Consequently, older and out-dated items are becoming obsolete and being discarded in large quantities and at increasing rates worldwide.

Model Shipping (Ballast Water Management) Regulations

Biodiversity Conservation, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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Ballast Water Management Convention

This draft model law has been designed specifically for countries which have already enacted comprehensive marine pollution legislation, and in particular the model Marine Pollution Prevention Act prepared by SPC and SPREP, and last revised in 2002. For countries that have not enacted marine pollution legislation of that nature, it is recommended that instead of using this draft model law, consideration be given to enacting comprehensive marine pollution legislation based upon the recently revised Act, which now includes ballast water provisions consistent with the Ballast Water Management Convention. Those new provisions are similar to the provisions of these model draft Regulations.

National Spill Contingency Plan of the Government of Tuvalu (Draft)

Biodiversity Conservation, Waste Management and Pollution Control

Available Online

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

This Plan meets the obligations of the Government of Tuvalu under the Protocol Concerning Cooperation in Combating Pollution Emergencies in the South Pacific Region (Noumea Pollution Protocol) of the Convention for the Protection of the Natural Resources and Environment of the South Pacific Region (Noumea Convention). It also meets obligations under the International Convention on Oil Pollution Response, Preparedness and Cooperation 1990 (OPRC 90).

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