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Renforcement des Études d'Impact Environnemental: Directives pour les États et Territories insulaires océaniens

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SPREP

Since the early 1990s the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has been promoting the use of environmental planning and assessment processes amongst its member countries and territories. SPREP's approach to environmental planning and assessment has been part of a global programme for improving environmental management and supporting sustainable development. SPREP has been guided by regional and international multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs); the needs of its members; the advice of its collaborators, donors and regional partners; and green economy, climate change adaptation and disaster risk management considerations, with the latter two considerations being amongst the most important sustainable development issues for the Pacific region.

Niue marine ecological surveys. 2016 and 2017.

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Bosserelle, P

Gataua, L

Halford, A

Kavisi H, N

Rex, F

Singh, N

Niue is a small, remote, upraised island with limited reef development and no lagoon system. The eastern and southern coasts are exposed to swells driven by southeasterly trade winds, resulting in limited reef extension along these coasts

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Report of the Twenty-seventh SPREP Meeting of Officials and High Level Ministerial Segment 19-22 September 2016 Alofi, Niue

SPREP Publications, Key SPREP Documents

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SPREP

The Twenty-seventh SPREP Meeting of Officials and High Level Ministerial Segment (27SM) was held from 19-22 September, 2016 in Alofi, Niue. Present at the Meeting were representatives from American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, France, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, United Kingdom, United States and Wallis and Futuna.

Ecosystem-based management plan 2016-2020.

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This management plan seeks to enhance the ecological value and resilience of terrestrial, freshwater, estuarine, coastal and marine ecosystems in the District of Nadi and adjacent coastal waters.

Lessons learned on thinking and working politically for the ratification of CEDAW in Tonga

Ward, Orlanda

vanHeerde-Hudson, Jennifer

This case study documents and analyses the history, current activities and lessons learned by Tonga's Women in Leadership coalition. The analysis is undertaken in the context of lessons learned regarding what makes coalitions successful in development contexts, and prevailing discourses on Thinking and Working Politically (TWP)

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Tuvalu integrated waste policy and action plan: towards cleaner and healthier islands 2017 - 2026.

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As in most Pacific Island countries, the nature of wastes and consumption pattern of Tuvalu has significantly changed in the last 10 years.

Combating Climate Change in the Pacific: Regional Governance, agency and dependency

McDuie-Ra, Duncan

Williams, Marc

From the perspective of Pacific island states and territories (PICTs) much of the intense speculation and debate over climate policy seems irrelevant and immature given the oft-repeated warnings of the severe consequences for low-lying islands and atoll countries of climate change. The Pacific is not just any region when it comes to climate change but rather, as Farbotko (2010) argues, is an experimental space of climate change canaries. The position of the Pacific at the frontline of climate change has spurred voluminous research, however studies of the politics of climate change within the region is limited, particularly with regard to and regional processes. This paper explores the regional politics of climate change in the Pacific. Within the grand architecture of global climate governance, the region provides compelling new insights into the ways climate change is constructed, governed, and shaped byand in turn shapesregional and global climate politics. Through an exploration of regional governance as a strategy by which small vulnerable states respond to urgent crises, the paper explores both the potential and the limitations of collective action on environmental issues following the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris 2015. We argue that evolving regional governance on climate change is mobilizing resources and finance to combat climate change. On the surface it appears to be a successful manifestation of solidarity among states and territories facing a shared fate. This solidarity has been institutionalized in three key regional organizations that mobilize resources climate change action through distinct policy narratives about the place of the Pacific in global climate crisis. These organizations also distribute these resources to members. As a result climate finance in the Pacific is mostly generated by multilateral rather than bilateral donors. However, despite this apparent demonstration of regional agency, beneath the surface regional climate governance is heavily dependent on donors for finance and expertise. This exposes a dual vulnerability of PICTs. They are extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change while also being extremely vulnerable to growing dependencies on donors to address these impacts.

Biodiversity report of Arnavon community marine conservation area (ACMCA)

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Kaniki, Henry

The Solomon Islands Arnavons site is remote with little infrastructure. Conducting research there is challenging. Hence, the site has been studied by only a few researchers in the past decade. A total are of 152sq Km and land area of 3 Sq Km consist of small group of islands known as Sikopo, Kerehikapa and Malevona (Small& Big).

Towards establishing a Melanesia bio-security & invasive species advisory committee

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The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of the various frameworks and initiatives that exist in the Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) with regards to invasive species management and how they could be utilised towards the development of a coordinated mechanism by the countries in the Melanesian region in addressing biosecurity and invasive species concerns. The terms of reference for this report can be seen in Annex 1. The benefits from a coordinated region may include enhanced economic opportunities and safeguarding the unique ecological systems and species diversity for the wellbeing of the Melanesian people. The PICTs are one of the best organised and well-coordinated regions in the world in terms of environmental management. Comprising thousands of islands, atolls and islets, the Pacific Islands are categorised in many different ways including the three sub-regions of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia (generally in reference to the size and cultural context of the islands and people).

Training in Best Practice Chemical Management for the Pacific Region - Training Report for the Republic of Palau

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Global Environment Facility (GEF)

Training in best practice chemical management was identified as a key need for Pacific Island countries in their planning for implementation of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. In addition, it was recommended that the training should be applicable to all types of chemicals, rather than just those covered under the Convention. The training component of the Pacific Persistent Organic Pollutants Release Reduction Project was developed in response to these needs. This involved the delivery of training courses within 14 Pacific Island countries with the overall aim of improving regional chemical management. The courses were developed and delivered by the Institute of Applied Science of the University of the South Pacific under a contract to the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme. Funding for the work was provided by the Global Environment Facility and implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme. The objectives, comments, and actions from the existing Sound Chemicals Management Policy (2011) remain relevant to Palaus management of hazardous chemicals. Some are discussed again in the Action Plan from the Training Workshop but the full policy is included here for completeness. This appears in Appendix 4. Similarly, the 2007 Stockholm Convention National Implementation Plan for the management of pesticides, PCBs, and unintentional POPs contains some action points that remain relevant (Appendix 5). Additional ones for the new POPs will be relevant when the Stockholm Convention NIP is updated. As Palau continues with their refinement of the Draft Action Plan for Hazardous Chemicals developed during the Training, they will harmonize these two attachments.

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