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Using Samoan traditional ecological knowledge to identify calls of the critically endangered endemic tooth-billed pigeon (Didunculus strigirostris)

Biodiversity Conservation

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Enoka, F

Faiilagi, S A.

Serra, G.

Uili, M

Wood, G R.

The tooth-billed pigeon (Didunculus strigirostris) is an endemic and highly cryptic bird of the rainforest canopy of Samoa. According to the recently released Tooth-billed Pigeon Recovery Plan (2020–2029), one of the greatest obstacles to conservation efforts is the inability of ornithologists to reliably separate its advertising coo call from that of the common and sympatric Pacific imperial pigeon (Ducula pacifica). Because tooth-billed pigeons are very rarely seen, acoustic methods of identifying them, which have been problematic for ornithologists, would be helpful for population surveys. Our study examines the traditional ecological knowledge and skill of Samoan hunters, peer selected for knowledge and reliability from six villages located on Upolu and Savaii islands, to determine whether they can consistently identify the species based on the calls

Health of People, Health of Planet and Our Responsibility

Environmental Governance, Climate Change Resilience, Biodiversity Conservation, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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This book provides a unique perspective on the multidimensional aspects of the health impacts of climate change and air pollution, which include the science, impacts, solution and advocacy of the solutions. The book is intended to add a new approach to climate change by focusing on its health impacts from a multidisciplinary understanding that can be used for academic, political, faith, community and activism purposes.

Unity of Nature and Man: a new vision and conceptual framework for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

Biodiversity Conservation

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Ma, Tianxiao

People live in nature. However, substantial evidence confirms that, under the pressure of anthropogenic alteration, nature is being fragmented, imperiled and becoming less able to provide essential services. Biodiversity loss is the most significant signal of this depletion, and could profoundly impact the future of human beings and the rest of life on Earth.

biodiversity conservation

Defining ‘science-based targets’

Climate Change Resilience, Biodiversity Conservation

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Andersen, Inger

Brooks, Thomas

Cummis, Cynthia

Fonseca, Gustavo

Ishii, Naoko

The 2015 Paris Agreement to keep global warming well below 2◦C above pre-industrial levels and aim towards limiting warming to 1.5◦C marked a watershed in planetary governance, for two reasons

Strategy guidance: Solid waste management response to COVID-19

Waste Management and Pollution Control

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As the COVID-19 pandemic is disruoting the lives of people across the globe, it is also affecting waste management. With lock downs and physical distancing, there are challenges with the disruption or failure if urban basis services, including the collection, treatment and disposal of waste which is essential for hygiene and public health.

Data collection survey on the Marine plastic litter and application of Japanese technologies for resource circulation - March 2020

Waste Management and Pollution Control

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The main cause of marine plastic litter is thought to be the release of waste in coastal areas or into the ocean, due to improper solid waste management (SWM) on land Major concerns include the degradation of the marine environment and its ecosystem, impaired ship navigation the impact of tourism and fisheries and a degraded coastal living environment.

Marine and coastal ecosystem-based adaptation in Asia and Oceania: review of approaches and integration with marine spatial planning

Climate Change Resilience, Biodiversity Conservation

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Bredan, Mackey G

Brown, Christopher J.

Commolly, Rod M.

Giffin, Alyssa L.

Nalau, Johanna

There is growing interest in using ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) to maintain or restore ecosystem services to increase humans resilience to climate change. However to date the focus on EbA has been on conceptualising the approach and encouraging its use, rather than understanding EbA in practice.

Best Practices for Solid Waste Management: A guide for decision-makers in Developing Countries

Waste Management and Pollution Control

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Solid waste management is a local issue with global implications. As the world’s population continues to grow, so does the amount of waste being produced. In 2015, the world generated 2 billion metric tons of solid waste. This number is expected to grow to 3.4 billion metric tons by 2050. In low-income countries, the amount of waste is expected to increase by more than three times by 2050

Green recovery for Practitioners - Setting the course towards a sustainable, inclusive and resilient transformation

Climate Change Resilience

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Heilmann, Felix

Palmer, Ronan

Phillips, Juliet

Reitzenstein, Alexander

This paper provides a practical framework that captures the key elements of a green recovery to inform the work of economic advisors who seek to support sustainable, inclusive and resilient recoveries for the ministries they work with. This paper first introduces the concept of a green recovery, setting out the importance and benefits of bringing this topic into work of economy, finance and planning ministries.

Small Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA) Lightning

Biodiversity Conservation

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This is a short video on the Key Biodiversity Areas around the world and also in the Pacific.

biodiversity areas

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