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Spatial use of Marine Resources in a Rural Village: A case study from Qoma, Fiji

Biodiversity Conservation

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Kitolelei, Salanieta

Lowry, John. H

Qaqara, Nemillie

et al

Understanding the values of fishers' Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge (TIK) and of fishers' spatial use of customary fishing grounds is an important contributing factor to marine resource management. This study investigates and documents TIK marine resource and the associated spatial knowledge of fishing areas in Qoma, a rural fishing village in Fiji.

Melanesia holds the World’s most Diverse and Intact Insular Amphibian Fauna

Biodiversity Conservation

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Bower, Deborah. S

McDonald, Peter. J

Oliver, Paul M.

et al

Identifying hotspots of biological diversity is a key step in a conservation prioritisation. Melanesia centred on the vast island of New Guinea - is increasingly for its exceptionally species rich and endemic biota. Here we show that Melanesia has the world's most diverse insular amphibian fauna, with over 7% of recognised global fog species in less than 0.7% of the world's land area and over 97% of species endemic.

Protected area Personnel and Ranger numbers are Insufficient to Deliver Global Expectations

Biodiversity Conservation

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Appleton, Michael R.

Courtiol, Alexandre

Emerton, Lucy

et al

The 2020 global spatial targets for protected areas set by the Convention on Biological Diversity have almost been achieved, but management e3ffectiveness remains deficient.

protected areas

Mangroves provide Blue Carbon Ecological value at a low Freshwater Cost

Biodiversity Conservation

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Berger, Uta

Chen, Luzhen

Krauss, Ken W.

Lovelock, Catherine. E

et al

Blue carbon wetland vegetation has a limited freshwater requirement. One type, magroves utilizes less freshwater during transpiration than adjacent terrestrial ecoregions, equating to only 43% to 57% of evapotranspiration.

Statistical Analysis of field Impact Assessment Data - Provisional findings

SPREP Publications, Climate Change Resilience

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The Global Climate Change Alliance Plus Scaling Up Pacific Adaptation (GCCA +SUPA) project has undertaken an impact analysis. The analysis was designed and tested with information from precious adaptation interventions completed in the past five years in four countries, Tonga, Palau, Cook islands and the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM).

Good Practice Guidelines in Environmental Impact Assessment for Coastal Engineering in the Pacific

SPREP Publications, Environmental Governance

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Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is a process that is used to assess and mange individual development projects. It aims to maximise positive benefits and minimise negative impacts for local communities and their environment. Stakeholder engagement and local knowledge is fundamental to good EIA. When implemented correctly, EIA can help to support the achievement of green growth targets, climate change resilience and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

COSPPac Monthly Climate Bulletin, October 2022.

SPREP Publications, Climate Science and Information

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La Nina continues with models indicating a return to ENSO-neutral conditions. (neither La nina nor El Nino) early in 2023

International Coastal Cleanup Day 2022:Action conducted by Friends of the City in Solomon Islands

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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Marine litter negatively affects the environment, people and coastal economies around the world. In the Pacific region, the problem is even more severe given countries’ reliance on healthy ocean ecosystems and services.

Restoring Island Resilience - Invasive species

SPREP Publications, Biodiversity Conservation

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Managing invasive species to great a Great Green line of Defence for the Pacific.

Sefanaia Nawadra BBC World News - Interview

SPREP Publications, Biodiversity Conservation

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Pacific Islands facing key issues of climate change. Invasive species such as rats, taking out marine birds and marine species in the Pacific islands.

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