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Three-quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by oceans and seas which are an engine for global economic growth and a key source of food security. The global ocean economic activity is estimated to be USD 3-5 trillion. Ninety percent of global trade moves by marine transport. Over 30 percent of global oil and gas produced is extracted offshore. Expanding knowledge of marine biodiversity has provided breakthroughs in sectors such as pharmaceuticals, food production and aquaculture. Over 3.1 billion of the world's population lives within 100 kilometers of the ocean or sea in about 150 coastal and island nations.

Booklet on the second annual summit of the Pacific Islands Development Forum

The United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook is an authoritative and comprehensive compilation of key statistical indicators in a convenient country profile format. This special edition presents available data for 39 SIDS countries and areas for over 50 indicators, generally for the years 2005, 2010 and 1012, including: - balance of payments; communication and information; education; energy; environment; food and agriculture; gender; health; industrial production; international finance; international tourism; international trade; labour; national accounts; population and migration; and prices.

Choiseul has a population of over 26,000 people spread across 503 communities. A total of eight native languages and dialects are spoken. Livelihoods in Choiseul are closely linked to healthy terrestrial and coastal ecosystems.The cash economy centres on copra, garden crops, seaweed exports, fish and timber.

A BIORAP is a biological inventory programme undertaken in marine and terrestrial environments, and is designed to rapidly assess the biodiversity of highly diverse areas. Options to manage threats and protect biodiversity of national or international significance are recommended to governing communities.