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The Roundtable called for major actions in two major areas: "mainstreaming nature conservation into development policies, plans, legislation and budget processes at all levels; and recognizing that financial sustainability will require countries to look for ways to supplement international assistance with new national and local sources of support from both the private and public sectors.

This regional workshop was held at the SBEC Training Room, Apia, Samoa, from July 13th to 24th, 1998. The eighteen participants who attended the workshop came from Palau, Cook Island, Tuvalu, Niue, Solomon Island, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Tonga, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Samoa. The opening remarks were given by the Officer-in-Charge of UNDP Mr. Richard Olver and the Director of SPREP, Mr Tamarii Tutangata and the keynote address and official opening by the Hon. Minister of Lands, Survey & Environment, Tuala Tagaloa Kerslake. The workshop was officially closed by the Chairman of the SBEC Board, H.E. Peter Hamilton and the certificates presented by Mr. François Martel, on behalf of SPREP.

With financial assistance from the Government of Denmark, the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) convened this meeting in order to provide a forum where government officials, scientists and other technical experts from the region could interact with individuals working at the international level in climate change research, assessments, negotiations and institutional and financial support.

This is a two week training workshop for 20 Conservation Area Projects (CAP) participants from throughout the Pacific islands region. The purpose of the workshop is to provide trainees with the skills to assist local communities and small operators in SPBCP-supported Conservation Areas to develop successful natural resource-based income-generating activities based on solid business principles.

A survey of the birds of the Funafuti Marine Conservation Area (FMCA), Tuvalu and adjacent waters and motu, was undertaken between 31st September and 11 October 1998 by Dick Watling and staff of the FMCA.Sixteen bird species were observed and four were found to be breeding. The survey was undertaken outside of the main wader season but during what was believed to be the breeding season of several seabirds. This report documents the observations by species and by motu. It discusses the management issues and provides recommendations for monitoring and other initiatives by FMCA staff and SPREP.