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The soil is one of the most important resources in any country of island, , for it is the basis of all agriculture and island life. All our important crop plants require soil, as do the forests and grasslands that clothe our islands.

For the impact of exploitation and development has been destructive to the plants and animals of the South Pacific as well as to the peoples and cultures of the region. Many form of lives have become extinct and a greater number are seriously endangered.

This report is necessarily broad in its scope and based on a reiew of the available literature. While it has been reviewed by appropriate experts, with the first hand knowledge of conservation issues in PNG, in no way should it replace on the ground surveys to assess the integrity of protected areas and to identify gaps in the existing system. Rather, this report should be used to promote a national review of protected areas systems.

A newsletter about the issues in the environment happening around the Pacific.

This thoroughly updated edition guides you across one of the last travel frontiers on Earth. The mysterious ruins of Pohnpei and Kosrae rival those of Easter Island; "star wars" technology develops in the Marshalls as tradition - oriented; Yap revolves around stone money;