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This book is an attempt to address two main difficulties we have encountered in our teaching and practice of international environmental law. One is of a substantive nature and stems from the daunting reach and diversity of the subject matter. No other area of international law gives the newcomer such an impression of dispersion, lack of articulation, even exoticism. The topics gathered under the label international environmental law range from the protection of wetlands or whales or genetic resources to nuclear energy, ozone depletion or hazardous waste control.

Both introduced law and traditional custom soon get out of date in a changing world, particularly in relation to land tenure.

Low islands in the Pacific Ocean that are far from continets started as underwater vocanoes. The lava from the volcano rose above the ocean surface became an island with high hills or mountains.

There are low and high islands in the Pacific Ocean. All islands have some of the same environments (kinds of places such as coral reff, open ocean and forests)

Providing a comprehensive account of marine conservation, this book examines human use and abuse of the world's seas and oceans and their marine life and the various approaches to management and conservation. Healthy marine ecosystems - the goods and services that they provide - are of vital importance to human well-being. There is a pressing need for a global synthesis of marine conservation issues and approaches.

A compilation of reports on Status of Coral Reefs for Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa, Tonga & Tuvalu.

This sheet accompanies the poster on building coasts for the Pacific Islands. It provides details and links to key resources that support the key messages in the poster and their practical implementation.