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Deep-Sea Mining: A noisy affair Overview and Recommendations

Environmental Governance, Biodiversity Conservation

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Amon, Dr Diva, J

Martin, Cyrill

Muller, Dr Johannes

Weilgart, Dr Lindy

This report gives an overview of the current knowledge on underwater noise emissions form Deep-sea mining (DSM) activities and their potential impacts on marine life. The report also summarises existing legal and policy frameworks in underwater noise including their shortcomings with respect to management of DSM activities in the Area. It concludes with recommendations on the necessary steps to fill knowledge gaps and create a solid basis for decision-making regarding noise DSM activities.

Fregetta lineata (Peale, 1848) is a Valid Extant Species Endemic to New Caledonia

Biodiversity Conservation

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Bretagnolle, Vincent

Flod, Robert L

Gaba, Sabrina

Shirihai, Hadoram

We present evidence that confirms the streaked Fregetta lineata is a valid extant species that breeds on new Caledonia and endorse the vernacular name New Caledonia Storm Petrel. We review taxonomic deliberations over the historic five 'Pealea' streaked storm petrel specimens. Three belong to recently rediscovered New Zealand Storm Petrel F. maoriana.

Introduction to the Marine Biosecurity Toolkit - Webinar Event

SPREP Publications, BRB

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Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

The launch of the Pacific Marine Biosecurity Toolkit on 1st March 2022 also introduced the new Pacific battler series called "Manage marine biosecurity in the Pacific", a guide that provides an introduction on how to manage invasive marine species in the Pacific.

Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Disasters in the Pacific

Environmental Governance, Climate Change Resilience

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Climate change and natural disasters can have lasting consequences on livelihood, economies and fiscal balances - spanning immediate reconstruction costs and fiscal shocks to long-term halts in tourism and agriculture economies. Although continues in the Pacific are the most exposed globally to these impacts, they have severely limited resources with which to prepare for and respond to them. This publication anazlyses the vulnerability of Pacific economies to climate change and disaster events, and identifies existing resources for responding to economic shocks. It also considers measures that public and private sector stakeholders can take develop new tools to increase economic and fiscal resilience across the Pacific region.

Protecting Blue Corridors : Challenges and Solutions for Migratory Whales Navigating National and International Seas

Biodiversity Conservation

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Whales are a sentinel species for ocean health. Protecting Blue Corridors outlines a new collaborative conservation approach to identify the most critical habitats for whales and the migratory connections between them ultimately to assist the development of global and regional management plans to safeguard whales throughout their migratory pathways, mitigate threats and provide solutions to governments and industry.

IPCC Pacific factsheet : Small Islands - Climate Change Impacts and Risks

Climate Change Resilience

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Small islands are increasingly affected by increases in temperature, a larger proportion of the most intense tropical cyclones (TCs) storm surges, droughts, changing precipitation patterns, sea level rise (SLR), coral bleaching and invasive species, all of which are already detectable across both natural and human systems.

ACP MEAs Monthly Information Digest: Vol 2, Issue 3. March 2022

SPREP Publications, Environmental Governance

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The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is pleased to present you the Third Issue of the ACP MEAs 3 monthly digest for March 2022. The Digest provides a collection key information from various sources, including programme partners on issues related to Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs). This months issue key highlights include: State of global environmental governance; Health in the global environmental agenda; State of finance for nature; Failure in global climate-adaptation funds; Protecting vital ecosystems; Nations agreed to end global scourge of plastic pollution; Mainstreaming ocean acidification into national policies; Plastic credits help solve the waste crisis; Enforcing the polluter-pays principle, and Gender equality and sustainable green future.

acpmea newsletter

COSPPac Monthly Climate Bulletin, February 2022.

SPREP Publications, Climate Science and Information

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The 2021-2022 La Niña is past its peak, with outlooks indicating a return to neutral El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) levels neither La Niña nor El Niño during the southern hemisphere autumn (March to May 2022). As La Niña weakens, it will continue to influence global weather and climate The Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) recently weakened while in the Australian region and is now indiscernible with most climate models suggest the MJO is likely to remain weak for the coming fortnight.

Asia and the Pacific – Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2021

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This most recent report on the state of food security and nutrition in Asia and the Pacific tells a grim story. The pre-existing food security and nutrition situation in Asia and the Pacific in 2019, described in last year's report, was already quite discouraging. Progress had stalled in reducing the number of underhourished, and the prevalence of certain nutritional indicators, such as stunting in children five years of age, was much too high.

How to Perform Pre- & Post- Operations Inspections - Compactor Truck

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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A manual on how to operate the pre- and post- Operation inspection.

waste management

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