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Three workshops were held over two years for the three sub-regions in the Pacific: Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia. Each workshop considered a summary of threatened species in their sub-region and generic problems, and then decided on a priority list of project briefs for bird conservation projects. The workshops also revised the draft regional strategy.

Pacilic island countries are particularly vulnerable to the effects of invasive species. After habitat destruction or modification, invasive species are responsible for more species extinctions than any other cause. Further, the rate of extinction of native species has been higher on islands than anywhere else in the world. Invasive species have also degraded native ecosystems.

This Environmental Legislation Review for the Republic of Palau was carried out in Palau from February 23 to March 2, 1994. The Review is part of the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme's (SPREP) National Environmental Management Strategy (NEMS) project undertaken in seven Pacific Island countries. One component of the NEMS project is providing an inventory, description and assessment of laws relevant to the environment to enable governments to make their own decisions on the standards of environmental legislation required and set the pace for appropriate reforms. This Review follows a similar format to those undertaken in other countries under the NEMS project and the SPREP Regional Environment Technical Assistance (RETA) programme.

Provisional report on the proceedings from the SPBCP Inspirational Stories Week Workshop, June 2001, Stevenson's at Manase, Savaii, Samoa