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Sea turtle tagging activities have been practiced in the Southeast Asian region since 1950's. Researchers in this region have been using various designs of tags made from Monel, titanium, plastic...

This policy outlines New Zealand's approach to environmental issues in international development assistance. It will guide NZAID's work with developing country partners. The policy is also intended to guide New Zealand's involvement in multilateral fora and its involvement with developing country government agencies, civil society and NGOs in helping developing country partners to realise their environmental development goals.

Mauka (toward the mountains) and makai (toward the ocean) are not just directional references; they embody our fundamental natural and cultural resources, land and ocean. Hawaiians believe there is a balance between ocean and land. In traditional times, the ocean and its marine life were as well known as the life attributes of the upland areas. This intimate relationship with nature resonates today in the modern principle of sustainability. We continue a strong interconnected, interrelated and interdependent relationship with our natural and cultural resources. Some call it ecosystem-based stewardship.

The Scottish Executive SEA Tool Kit provides comprehensive coverage and supports the commitment made by the Scottish Ministers to provide guidance on the Act. The Tool Kit is designed to be comprehensive, but can only be considered as guidance and is not a substitute for the Act. Responsible Authorities who are in any doubt about compliance should refer to the Act or seek their own legal advice. Specific guidance lias been developed for certain types of plans, programmes and strategies (PPS), to date land use1 and spatial planning and transport planning2. Users should refer primarily to the relevant specific guidance when preparing those PPS.

This Practical Guide provides information and guidance on how to comply with the European Directive 2001/42/EC "on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment", known as the Strategic Environmental Assessment or SEA Directive. The Guide is intended to apply to all plans and programmes in the UK which fall within the scope of the Directive. Specific guidance has however been developed for certain types of plans and programmes, particularly land use and spatial planning and transport planning . Users should refer primarily to the relevant specific guidance when preparing those plans and programmes.

The Locally-Managed Marine Area (LMMA) Network is a cooperative program of sites and practitioners in countries of the South Pacific and Southeast Asia. The LMMA Network is collectively trying to determine the conditions under which a LMMA is successful and why. Each site team uses a LMMA strategy in an attempt to reach their goal; this will often be a learning process, requiring an adaptive approach. The site collects data on their measures of success (target or response variables) and on factors that may affect success. The data are maintained and analyzed, then summarized in reports on lessons learned to the Country and Network levels.