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Etat des milieux a Wallis et Futuna
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2004
Strategie Francaise pour la biodiversite, enjeux, finalites, orientations
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Minstere De Lecologie et du developpement

2004
Ocean acidification: the facts : a special introductory guide for policy advisers and decision makers
Biodiversity Conservation
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European Project on Ocean Acidification (EPOCA)

LA VALORISATION SOCIO-ÉCONOMIQUE DES ESPÈCES EXOTIQUES ENVAHISSANTES établies en milieux naturels : un moyen de régulation adapté ? Première analyse et identification de points de vigilance
BRB
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IUCN

Des invasions biologiques aux conséquences multiples: Les espèces exotiques envahissantes (EEE dans la suite de l‘ouvrage) constituent l’une des principales pressions sur la biodiversité à l’échelle mondiale, au même titre que la destruction des habitats naturels, la surexploitation des ressources, les pollutions ou le changement climatique. Les espèces introduites, lorsqu’elles se révèlent envahis¬santes, provoquent des impacts multiples, directs ou indi¬rects, affectant les espèces indigènes, les habitats naturels et les services rendus par les écosystèmes, mais égale¬ment les activités économiques et la santé humaine. Partout dans le monde, à des échelles géographiques et des intensités très variables, les EEE provoquent des altérations du fonctionnement des écosystèmes et causent la régres¬sion d’espèces indigènes. Selon les dernières estimations de la Liste rouge des espèces menacées de l’UICN, elles constituent une menace pour près d’un tiers des espèces terrestres menacées de disparition et sont impliquées dans la moitié des extinctions connues (UICN France, 2015). Sur le plan économique, les conséquences négatives des invasions biologiques peuvent être très importantes (Ket¬tunen et al., 2009). Les impacts qui génèrent des coûts économiques pour divers acteurs ou la société d’une manière générale sont multiples : dépréciation des rende¬ments agricoles, coûts sanitaires, coûts de régulation des invasions de ces espèces sur le terrain, coûts de restaura¬tion des milieux naturels envahis et, de manière plus diffi¬cilement quantifiable, les impacts sur les services rendus par les écosystèmes. Sur le plan sanitaire, de nombreuses espèces introduites constituent de plus une menace pour la faune et la flore ou pour la santé humaine. Elles peuvent être allergènes, pa¬thogènes ou toxiques, ou encore constituer des réservoirs ou des vecteurs de micro-organismes et virus pathogènes.
Forests, trees and food
BRB
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1992
Despite substantial increases in food production in many countries over the past two decades, the world is still poorly fed. Over 500 million people suffer from malnutrition; and every year about 20 million people die of starvation and its related diseases. In this situation, it is important that every effort be made to improve nutrition and increase food security, particularly for the rural poor. This publication aims to afford proper recognition to the contribution forests and trees make to the food economies of rural societies. It also outlines the changes that need to be made within forestry institutions to enable them to make a significant contribution to the food security of local communities. Food security is increased not only by the presence of forests but also by the small stands of trees found in homegardens and on farms. We use the term `cultivated trees' to describe the latter, and reserve the term `forests' for large stands of trees situated outside the homestead or farm, whether such forests are managed or not. Both play major, often little recognized roles in improving food security in rural communities. Parts of forest plants and trees are also used in traditional medicines. These medicines stimulate appetite, help the body to utilize nutrients in food, and fight infection. Tree products provide an extra source of income for the rural poor without which many families would go hungry or become malnourished. Fuelwood and charcoal, rattan and other materials for furniture making, tendu leaves for cigarette manufacture, gum arabic for a variety of industrial uses, numerous oils and resins, dyes and medicines are all sold by the rural poor. They enable millions of the poorest people in the world to earn the cash they need to avoid starvation. Forests and agroforestry systems also play important roles in stabilizing agriculture's resource base, for example, by slowing down soil erosion by wind and water and reducing sedimentation in rivers. In some cases, trees improve and enrich agricultural soil and help stabilize water supplies, thus improving soil productivity and making sustainable cultivation of marginal lands possible. Trees also exert important influences on micro-climates, thereby improving agricultural production.
FAO and SIDS: challenges and emerging issues in agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Biodiversity Conservation
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

2004
Spearfishing in the Pacific Islands : current status and management issues
Biodiversity Conservation
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Gillett, Robert

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Moy, Wayne

2006
Spearfishing is growing in importance in the Pacific Islands. While its management has featured as a topic in some regional-level meetings, detailed information on spearfishing is surprisingly scarce. In early 1994, the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) proposed to consolidate information on spearfishing in the Pacific Islands. The original intent was to undertake a review of the available literature through a desk study. With the realization that many issues related to spearfishing are undocumented, the strategy was changed to include some field work. These activities were supported by the FAO FishCode Programme.
IUCN Red list of threatened species: country profiles: American Samoa; Cook Islands; Federated States of Micronesia; Fiji; French Polynesia; Kiribati; Marshall Islands; Nauru; New Caledonia; Niue; Northern Mariana islands; Palau; Papua New Guinea; Samoa; Solomon Islands; Tokelau; Tonga; Tuvalu; Vanuatu; Wallis and Futuna
Biodiversity Conservation
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IUCN

Second meeting of the regional expert group on food security and climate change Vava'u, Tonga, 27-28 July 2009 : report
Climate Change Resilience
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FAO

2009
Fishbase biodiversity country profiles all fish: American Samoa; Cook islands; Federated States of Micronesia; Fiji; French Polynesia; Kiribati; Marshall islands; Nauru; New Caledonia; Niue; New Caledonia; Niue; Northern Mariana Islands; Palau; Papua New Guinea; Samoa; Solomon Islands; Tokelau; Tonga; Tuvalu; Vanuatu; Wallis and Futuna
Biodiversity Conservation
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D. Pauly

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Froese R

2007

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