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Nauru's Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP)
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Deiye, Tyrone

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Dr. Onorio, Komeri

Nauru’s Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan is an integral component of its National Environment and Development Management Strategies—its response to its own, Nauru Vision for the Future and to the world wide call from the Earth Summit of 1992 for nations to re-examine their developments and make changes that are necessary to turn the tide of environmental degradation and ensure sustainability in human development. The Strategy outlines the state of Nauru’s biological resources and actions to control their degradation and achieve sustainable development. It is Nauru’s foremost expression of commitment to the Convention on Biological Diversity which it ratified in 1992. This NBSAP was formulated through a multi-sectoral consultative process involving representatives of various in-country governmental and non-governmental organisations as well as national and international experts. In particular, advisory services were given by representatives of Environmental Consultants Kiribati, the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme and United Nations Development Programme (Suva Office). From the collection of a broad range of information and views, the stakeholders have extended the exercise to the allocation of responsibilities and assignments to groups of organisations. These groups, which form the stakeholders’ consultation group, have achieved the compilation of currently available base line information that has provided a comprehensive background to the Strategy. Funding for the work has been generously provided by the United Nations Development Programme as the Implementing Agency for the Global Environmental Facility – Enabling Activities. Leading this important project is the Division of Environment and Conservation of the Ministry of Commerce, Industries and Environment with the continuous and strong support of the NBSAP Steering Committee and the National Environmental Coordinating Committee.
Marine Biological Surveys of Coral Reefs in the Northern Lau Group
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Lee, S.

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Mangubhai, S.

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Miller, K.

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Naisilisili, W.

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Nand, Y.

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Sykes, H.

2018
The province of Lau, located in Fiji’s Eastern Division, comprises 60 islands and islets collectively known as the Lau Group. The Lau Group has been identified as an area of national significance and high priority for marine protection. On 20 February 2016, Fiji was hit by Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Winston that caused widespread damage across the country. Cyclone Winston made first landfall through the Eastern Division, severely damaging the islands and diverse ecosystems of Northern Lau. An 8 day marine biological baseline survey was conducted by Vatuvara Foundation and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) from 8-16 May, 2017. The expedition was the first systematic effort to document the marine environments of Kaibu, Yacata, Vatuvara, Kanacea and Adavaci islands in the Northern Lau Group. The objectives of this survey were to: (a) collect data on the health, abundance and diversity of corals, reef fish and invertebrate species, in order to establish a baseline for long-term monitoring; (b) document the damage to community fishing grounds caused by Cyclone Winston; and (c) provide recommendations to communities on the management of their traditional fishing grounds to support food security and sustainable livelihoods.
Action Plan for Implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity's Programme of Work on Protected Areas - Nauru
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Department of Commerce, Industry and Environment

2011
Nauru’s targets by 2025 are to have at least 5% (=105hectares (Ha)) of the terrestrial areas which include inland and coastal areas within the boundaries baseline and 22% (=34,137Ha) of the coastal marine areas outside the boundaries baseline within the territorial sea to the contiguous zone as protected areas. The goal of Nauru is to enhance development and sustainable management of terrestrial, marine and fisheries resources to provide sustainable economic returns. The strategies are to ensure sustainable practices are implemented to safeguard the terrestrial and marine biodiversity and ecosystems including rehabilitation of mined land. The long term goal is to have the main biodiversity and ecosystems protected through protected areas using relevant conservation planning techniques. Nauru is a country with around 85% of the surface area rendered uninhabitable due to strip mining for phosphate and majority of people residing on the coastline except for Buada district, the only inland district community with no coastline. Rehabilitation of the mined areas of the island is the greatest challenge for the country. The economic downturn of Nauru saw a substantial decrease in wage rates within the public sector which accounts for around 80% of employment in the country. This resulted in an increase in fishing especially reef gleaning which has amplified the usage of reef resources on an already heavily exploited reef. The challenge for Nauru is to identify the best area(s) for protection, gather support and manage, monitor, evaluate the area well to ensure the goals are being achieved and food security is secured. These two areas of challenge are necessary and needed for the security and well being of our people.
Lessons learned from five years of nature conservation and development in South Pacific Islands
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GEF-PAS

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Hahn, Rudolf

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Scherl, Lea M.

2018
The GEF-PAS Forest and Protected Area Management in Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu and Niue has been a five-year project implemented by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations. The project’s environmental objective is to strengthen biodiversity conservation and reduce forest and land degradation. Its developmental objective is to enhance the sustainable livelihoods of local communities living in and around existing or potential protected areas. The project has worked at the interface of these two objectives in the four countries above with a range of activities structured within six technical components: 1) policy and legal reform; 2) extension and consolidation of the protected area network; 3) strengthening capacity for protected area and community-based conservation management; 4) developing mechanisms for sustainable protected areas financing; 5) sustainable use of biodiversity; and 6) sustainable land management in forest margins. The project has been designed with the objective to assist the countries achieving the Aichi targets of the Convention of Biodiversity and in particular to contribute to the Aichi target to protect at least 17 % of each countries’ terrestrial area.
Convention on Biological Diversity: ABS. Uses of genetic resources.
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Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Using genetic resources, whether from plants, animals or micro-organisms, refers to the process of researching their beneficial properties and using them to increase scientific knowledge and understanding, or to develop commercial products.
Pacific Conversation: Ocean acidification.
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2018
In June this year, the Pacific islands are amplifying their voice at the United Nations Ocean Conference at the UN Headquarters in New York, focusing on Sustainable Development Goal 14 – Life Below Water.
Pacific Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Climate Change (PEBACC) newsletter, Issue 6 (Apr-Jul 2018)
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Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme.

2018
These reports document the ecosystem and socio-economic resilience analysis and mapping work done at the national level in Fiji, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands and also at our six project sites, namely Taveuni and Macuata Province in Fiji; Port Vila and Tanna in Vanuatu, and Honiara and Wagina in Solomon Islands.
Pacific Conversation: Pacific Ocean or Plastic Ocean?
Waste Management and Pollution Control
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Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environmental Programme.

2018
In June this year, the Pacific islands are amplifying their voice at the United Nations Ocean Conference at the UN Headquarters in New York, focusing on Sustainable Development Goal 14 – Life Below Water.
Pacific Conversation : Pacific Protected Areas - protecting our natural heritage for future generations.
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2018
Our protected areas were established to protect the best of our remaining natural terrestrial, wetlands and marine areas for current generations, they are our key legacy to gift to future generations of Pacific islanders. However, only about 5% of the Pacific’s land and 2% of the marine area currently have some form of protection, and few protected areas are adequately managed.
Pacific Conversation : Congratulations to our Pacific islands! We're saving sharks!
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2018
PACIFIC CONVERSATION WITH SPREP Showing global leadership, the EEZ’s of The Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, French Polynesia, Kiribati, New Caledonia, Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands and Samoa are legally declared as shark sanctuaries! This means a total estimated area of 17 million sq. km has been established as shark sanctuaries in our Pacific islands.

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