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Assessment of impacts and adaptation to Climate Change : final report of the AIACC project

Climate Change Resilience

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Kullami Jyoti

Leary, Neil

Seipt Clark

Approved Work Programme and Budget for 2008 and Indicative budgets for 2009 and 2010, 18th SPREP meeting, 11-14 September, 2007, Apia, Samoa

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Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

The presentation of programmes and budget details starts with a brief introduction to the relevant programme describing its content and focus and stating its goal. A list of staff and positions (filled, vacant and unfunded) falling under each programme is provided to give members an idea of the human resources available to that particular programme and needed for programme delivery to complement the financial resources provided. The programme details are then displayed under each of its component parts that are linked directly to the Strategic Programmes. These include the component Objective. Outputs, Activities planned for 2008 that would contribute to delivering the Outputs, the Verifiable Indicators for the Activities and in the last column, the budget figures. For added transparency, this is broken down into Personnel. Operating and Capital Costs with the likely sources of funding identified. In instances where programme funding is unsecured, its inclusion in the budget estimates, is based on the firm understanding that a programme proposal has already been negotiated with a donor(s) and a positive response received so that there is at least a 50/50 chance of having the funds available for use in 2008. For the total 2008 Work Programme and Budget, 95% of the funding is secured and 5% unsecured.

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Report on the eighteenth (18th) SPREP Meeting, 11-14 September 2007, Apia, Samoa.

SPREP Publications, Key SPREP Documents, Biodiversity Conservation

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The 18th SPREPMeeting(18SM) was convened in Apia, Samoa from 11 to 14 September 2007. Representatives of the following SPREP countries and territories attended: American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, France, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, United Sates of America and Wallis and Futuna. Observers from a range of regional, international and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) also attended.

The Great Barrier Reef : annual report 2006-2007

Environmental Governance, Biodiversity Conservation

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The Commonwealth of Australia

This year has seen a focus on four key areas that affect the future of the Great Barrier Reef: climate change, water quality, zoning implementation and community engagement. Within the Authority, it has been a year of significant change. The Australian Government review of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975resulted in amendments to the Act being passed in June, and our longstanding and highly acclaimed Chairman the Honourable Virginia Chadwick AO completed her term.In presenting the review of the Act, the then Minister, Senator the Hon. Ian Campbell, stated that over the last 30 years the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park has been an exemplar for marine management and conservation. However, the evolving needs and challenges of safeguarding the Marine Park for the future requires up-to-date, relevant legislation and management approaches that will provide for continued protection for marine life and biodiversity, as well as for ongoing sustainable economic and recreational activity. The Authority remains committed to achieving this by active engagement withbusiness, local communities and the broader Australian public.

Biodiversity planning for Palau's Protected Areas Network : an ecoregional assessment

Biodiversity Conservation

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Austin Sean

Hinchley David

Lipsett-Moore Geoff

Sengebau Umiich

Sheppard Stuart

Verheij Eric

The primary aim of this document is to provide a synthesis of current biodiversity knowledge to contribute towards the planning and implementation of a nationwide network of marine and terrestrial protected areas for Palau. This report provides a number of scenarios that give an overview of options for areas that could be included in the Protected Areas Network to meet biodiversity conservation goals. It is not intended that the areas presented represent actual areas that should be designated and managed as protected areas but this information can be used in the processes of community consultation and discussion at the State level to help progress the development of the Protected Areas Network.

Bringing down the axe on illegal logging: an Australian Government policy to eliminate trade an illegally sources forests products

Biodiversity Conservation

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Australian Government

In the developing world, illegal logging damages forest ecosystems and cheats governments out of much needed export revenue, as well as depriving local communities of opportunities to improve their quality of life.It promotes corruption, bankrolls regional conflict and discourages legal and sustainable forest practices.Illegal logging also reduces opportunities for forest industries in countries which have worked hard to ensure their operations are environmentally sustainable, such as here in Australia.

Red cross/red crescent climate guide: climate change-the basics

Climate Change Resilience

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International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

The Red Cross and Red Crescent and other humanitarian organizations are in the front line of climate change impacts. If we are concerned about climate change and we Know it is very likely to be caused by human actions, what should we do ourselves to address the root cause of the problem? This question is raised by more and more National Societies.

Summary for Policymakers of the Synthesis Report of the IPCC fourth assessment report: draft copy

Climate Change Resilience

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This Synthesis Report is based on the assessment earned out by the three Working Groups of the IPCC. It provides an integrated view of climate change as the final part of the IPCC's Fourth Assessment Report. A complete elaboration of the topics covered on this summary can be found on this Synthesis Report and in the underlying reports of the three Working Groups.

Review and analysis of Fiji's Conservation sector : final report

Climate Change Resilience, BRB

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The Austral Foundation

Biodiversity conservation - that is, the conservation of plants and animals that make up the species richness of a country - is widely recognised as an issue of importance for the South Pacific as it is relevant to family livelihoods, culture and economic development as well as to the unique biological story that these islands possess. The biodiversity of the region is threatened by a broad range of causes including unsustainable logging and fishing, invasive species, pollution, soil erosion, fire, habitat conversion and agricultural run-off. Climate change is an additional threat of significant potential impact, especially for coral reefs.

Climate Change and the Great Barrier Reef: a vulnerability assessment : a vulnerability assessment

Climate Change Resilience, Biodiversity Conservation

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E. Johnson, Johanna

Marshall, A. Paul

The Great Barrier Reef is one of the truly majestic places on our planet. Its size and brilliance make is observable even from space. Few ocean areas are known as well globally as the 2,300 km of reefs that extend over the Australian east coast. Comprised of more than 2,900 individual reefs that form its foundation, the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area encompasses a diversity of habitats, plants and animals of outstanding universal value. Scattered throughout its footprint are islands, mangroves and marine life of infinite variety. Like the Galapagos, the Great Barrier Reef has singular characteristics found nowhere else on Earth But, all of this is under threat as never before. Global climate change is a virtual sword of Damocles hanging over the very heart of the Great Barrier Reef. History reveals that reefs have been faced with changes in the past, including fluctuations in water temperature, sea level and acidification. Climate change has accelerated this rate of change, coinciding with mounting pressure from human uses. These threats are certainly not unique to the Great Barrier Reef. Around the world, coral reefs are faced with impacts from poor water quality, overfishing, physical damage and climate change. Experts estimate that 20 percent of the worlds coral reefs have been effectively destroyed and show no prospect of recovery, another 24 percent are under imminent risk of collapse through human pressures and 26 percent more are under longer term threat. What makes the Great Barrier Reef unique is that, so far, it has remained in relatively good condition compared to other reefs around the world.

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