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Research and policy may need to prioritize in efforts to protect biodiversity and ensure food security finds study - Science for environment policy

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To best protect ecosystems and human well-being there is a need to prioritize how the scarce resources of time, funding and human labour should be allocated to be most effective.

The Republic of Palau global reef expedition final report. vol 12

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Our mission to Palau in January 2015 allowed us to observe some of the most beautiful and pristine coral reefs in the Pacific Ocean. We found the benthic communities to be in good condition and the reef fish communities to be comparable to other nearby countries surveyed in the south and wester pacific. With additional management of local fishing pressure, particularly near more populated areas, it is possible that the fish communities can be some of the best in the world.

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Sirebe rainforest conservation area

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In 2019 the Sirebe Rainforest Conservation area was declared a protected area under the 2010 protected area ACT. It protects and conserves one of the last untouched rainforest ecosystems in Choiseul Province and Solomon Islands. The area features lowland and hill rainforest giving presence to a high variety of wildlife and plant species.

Sipoare Rainforest Conservation area

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In 2019 the Siporae Rainforest Protected areas was declared a protected area under the 2010 protected area ACT. The area consists pf lowland and hill rainforest giving shelter to many wildlife and plant species.

Fiji fishery resource profiles: information foe management on 44 of the most important species groups

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Fishery resource are vitally important to Fiji. They are significant to the country in terms of food security, employment and exports - in addition to their recreational and social attributes. Fiji has a wide range of fishery resources, including finfish, invertebrates and plants. By one estimate, over 350 species are harvested in Fiji.

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Pacific Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Climate Change (PEBACC) : Issue 9 newsletter. January - May, 2020.

Biodiversity Conservation

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PEBACC is a five year initiative implemented by the SPREP in partnership with the governments of Fiji, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu

Environmental law and governance in the Pacific Climate change, biodiversity and communities

Hamman, E

Singh, M W

Pacific Island countries and territories (PICs) comprise vast land mad marine ecosystems. Much of the world's biodiversity is located in the region. Pacific Islands people and cultures are connected through the Pacific Ocean, which is larger than all of the planet's land area combined.

Measuring temperature in coral reef environments : Experience, lessons, and results from Palau

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Colin, P L

Johnston, T M S

Sea surface temperature, determined remotely by satellite (SSST), measures only the thin "skin" of the ocean but its widely used to quantify the thermal regimes on coral reefs across the globe.

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Protecting 30 % of the planet for nature: costs, benefits and economic implications

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Waldron, A. Adams, V. Allan, J... [et al]

The world economic forum now ranks biodiversity loss as a top-five risk to the global economy, and the draft port 2020 Global biodiversity Framework proposes an expansion of conservation areas to 30 % of the earth's surface by 2030 (hereafter the 30% target) using protected areas (PAs) and other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs)

Stocktake of existing and pipeline waste and legislation - Federated States of Micronesia

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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Prof. Peel, J... [et al]

FSM national overarching legislation, policies and strategic development plans that framework for solid waste management for the country. However, in practice State laws and regulations play a key role in regulating waste management.

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