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Factsheet with information about the Brown tree snake

Although numerous records of occurrence exist for oceanic whales and dolphins inhabiting New Guinea waters, there is very little current information about inshore dolphins. Similarly there is very little current information on cetaceans from the Cape York/Torres Strait region of northern Australia.

This flipchart is designed for NGOs, government extension workers or healthcare workers presenting to small groups. It uses strong imagery to increase demand for action on improved sanitation, such as the construction of new or improved toilets, and improved hygiene practices such as handwashing with soap. The Discover Healthy Living Flipchart pages contain images of community planning and activities in order to prompt discussion and information for facilitators on how to simulate group discussion. The flipchart can be used with other available resources on sanitation and hygiene needs.

About 75% of GDP in Asia and the Pacific depends on nature, but it remains overlooked in economic planning. Healthy ecosystems support public health, livelihoods, fiscal stability, and climate resilience. Scaling nature finance requires upgraded governance, policies, and data.

The Pacific Turtle Forum, held in Nadi, Fiji on 29–30 April 2025, brought together 35 participants from 12 Pacific Island countries, SPREP, and partners to address the urgent conservation challenges facing marine turtles across the region. Convened under the EU-funded BIEM Initiative and the Pacific BioScapes Programme, the Forum was a platform for sharing new scientific findings, aligning national priorities, and developing regional cooperation strategies.

Join Mana and his family on their island home, as they are inspired to become youth leaders for biodiversity. In this story, they meet their local community members who are working to protect the forests, reefs and waters that are so vital for life in the Pacific.

This summary offers an initial desk review of Gender and Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA) guidelines and tools pertinent to the design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of biodiversity conservation programs in the Pacific. Consideration has been given to relevant resources specific to the Pacific.

Les îles du Pacifique sont confrontées en première ligne aux risques du changement climatique causés par l’élévation du niveau de la mer, les phénomènes météorologiques extrêmes, la modification des régimes pluviométriques, l’accélération du blanchissement des coraux, la salinisation des terres et l’acidification des océans.

Pacific islands face the forefront of climate change risks caused by sea level rise, extreme weather events, changing rainfall patterns, accelerated coral bleaching, land salinization and ocean acidification.

The Pacific sea turtle field guide provides a quick and simple overview of protocols for Pacific island sea turtle monitoring and data collection. Topics covered include: species and track identification, measurement, tagging and genetic sampling. Users are also directed towards entering data into the regional TREDS database.