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Environmental impact assessment (Level 1 activity) : construction of small boat basin and wharf facilities, Alotau, Milne Bay Province

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Coastal Fisheries Management and Development Progect

The purpose of this report is to present the findings of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the proposed development of a small boat basin and wharf facilities adjacent to the Main Market in Alotau, Milne Bay Province. Construction of the facilities is a component of the PNG Coastal Fisheries Management and Development Project (CFMDP), a program being implemented by the National Fisheries Authority with loan funding provided to Papua New Guinea by the Asian Development Bank. The overall aim of CFMDP is to contribute to the reduction of poverty in rural areas through increasing, or preventing a further decline in the incomes of coastal communities. This will be done by promoting improved management of resources and by creating sustainable earning and employment opportunities for coastal communities, including through the construction of wharves and jetties and other social infrastructure.

Marine protected areas and locally managed marine areas establishment in Milne Bay Province: community-based coastal and marine conservation in Milne Bay Province

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Wangunu, Noel

Establishing marine protected areas may sound simple where a site is set up as a reserve for food security and other reasons. It is a long-term ongoing continuous process, which requires corporation from the local resource owners and the assisting organizations. In Papua New Guinea this concept is difficult because of the land tenure system, which gives ownership over the resources by clans or family groups. To develop such things needs very good explanations and clarification from the start during involvement with communities. Awareness on the need for sustainable management is very important for which MPAs and LMMAs are an essential tool to derive sustainable resource management. Thought they may be several reasons why an LMMA may be set up by different groups of communities in different villages. For whatever reasons these communities have, it is important that we assist them in doing so. Biological studies are an important part in site determination. The area may not be necessarily being biologically diverse area, but it may be a sink area during larval dispersal, which would be a source or reservoir for fish and other marine stock replenishment. In such cases it is important that we assist communities in setting up these sites for the purpose of food security. There may be other options that which are larger and complex. Preservation and maintenance of large biodiversity areas is also significant however, this will be observed and maintained by the communities if it is understood and does not clash with their daily sustainable activities such as fishing and collection of trochus, beech-de-mer for cash income. Provided below are some of the thoughts or points to consider when we think of setting up MPAs and LMMAs with the local communities in Milne Bay Province.

Sub-global working group : state of the assessment report, Lihir, Papua New Guinea

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Filer, Colin

Foale, Simon

Macintyre, Martha

The case study reported here is part of an assessment of coastal, small island and coral reef ecosystems in Papua New Guinea (PNG), which is being undertaken by a team of scientists coordinated by staff at the Australian National University and the University of Papua New Guinea. The first phase of the assessment (due for completion in 2005) is a nationwide survey of the relationship between coastal communities and coastal ecosystems, with a number of local-level case studies of this relationship (see Figure 1). The second phase (due for completion in 2007) will focus on community-based assessments in one of the case study areas. This second phase is an integral component of the Milne Bay Community-Based Coastal and Marine Conservation Project (MBCP), which is being implemented by the UN Development Programme and executed by Conservation International.

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Sub-global working group: state of the assessment report, Papua New Guinea - summary national assessment

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Filer, Colin ... [et al.]

In September 2000, the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) issued a call for proposals to undertake sub-global assessments at local, national, and regional scales. The Call for Proposals was circulated amongst a group of social scientists who had previously had some connection to PNGs Biodiversity Conservation and Resource Management Program an initiative which had been funded by the Global Environment Facility from 1993 to 1998. This program had sought to evaluate the actual and potential effectiveness of integrated conservation and development projects in forested areas of PNG where high biodiversity values are associated with low population densities. One of the key lessons of the program had been that local communities in these areas are far more interested in development than in conservation, because they can reasonably say that they have been conserving their ecosystems for thousands of years, but are now lagging in their access to modern health and education services because of their small and scattered populations (McCallum and Sekhran 1997; van Helden 1998, 2001; Filer 2004b). If the Government cannot afford to provide these services to remote and thinly populated areas, then local people tend to dream of the day when a logging company or mining company will deliver them from their state of backwardness.

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Shadow report on the millennium development goals: revised draft, Samoa

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Stanely, Joe

Preparation of the Samoa Shadow Report On The Millennium Development Goals was outsourced to the O Le Siosiomaga Society Incorporated (OLSSI) by the Samoa Umbrella Non Governmental Organisation (SUNGO) in a collaboration project with the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator and the Government of Samoa. The Shadow Report itself culminates weeks of advocacy work by Non Governmental Organisations that are members of SUNGO in association with relevant government ministries. These activities included information spots on local television, panel discussions over the radio, and two national workshops that included participants from communities throughout the country

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Intergrating economic and environmental policies: the case of Pacific island countries

Biodiversity Conservation

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United Nations

This study explores ways in which environmental considerations can be integrated into economic decisions in order to facilitate planning for sustainable development (SD), with particular emphasis on Pacific Island Countries (PICs).1 Ever since the Earth Summit was held in June 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, sustainable development has been embraced worldwide as a desirable development goal. At the Earth Summit, world leaders adopted Agenda 21, an agreement consisting of various action programmers covering nearly every aspect of all human activities that impact on the natural environment. Chapter 8 of Agenda 21 deals with integrating environment and development in decision making. Section 8.5, Improving planning and management system, states.

Coral reef initiative for the South Pacific

Biodiversity Conservation

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CRISP

La zone est extrêmement variée et les enjeux le sont donc également. Toutefois certains dentre eux sont présents dans presque tous les sites où le programme intervient : Pêches récifales de plus en plus problématiques Travaux sur létat de santé des récifs, leffet des pêches, leffet des AMP, éparpillés et peu coordonnés, Coopération régionale très limitée malgré la similitude des problèmes et probablement des solutions Possibilité de renforcer la couverture des AMP dans le Pacifique Disponibilité de savoir faire (centre de recherche, ONG, entreprises, Etats), de réseaux (LMMA, ONG, GCRMN, etc.) et de moyens (commande politique de la France de coopérer régionalement sur le sujet, ONG internationales prêtes à cofinancer) Espèces phares en danger par endroit (tortues, dugong, etc.) Pressions : - Activités humaines : surtout surpêche ou pêche avec des techniques destructives mais aussi, pollution des eaux (agriculture intensive, problèmes miniers, etc.) - Facteurs climatiques: cyclones

Traditional Asian Medicine Identification guide for Law Enforces: Version II.

Environmental Governance, Biodiversity Conservation

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Cameron, Grant

The production of an identification guide for traditional Asian medicines in trade was thought necessary to assist enforcers to determine which medicines and ingredients are legal or illegal, in the context of the cases they are dealing with. The majority of law enforcers have 110 knowledge of Chinese characters and the many forms that these medicines take. This guide is primarily for law enforcers based outside Asia, in countries where large volumes of traditional Asian medicines are imported. The regions where this version of the guide may be of most use include Europe. North America and Australasia.

Report on implementation of programme of work for the Global Taxonomy initiative : annex to decision VI/8 : Republic of Palau

Biodiversity Conservation

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Belau National Museum

The Belau National Museum published a limited country-based needs assessment in 2004 with regard to terrestrial arthropods. Priorities identified included basic taxonomic research and surveys to complete the cataloguing of arthropod diversity with focus on protected areas, caves, aquatic habitats and other fragile ecosystems.

Regional assessment of the Commercial viability for Marine Ornamental aquaculture within the Pacific Islands (Giant clam, hard & soft coral, Finfish, Live rocks & Marine shrimp)

Biodiversity Conservation

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Ledua, E.

Lindsay, S.R.

Stanley, J.

The completion of this report would not have been possible without the assistance of a large number of organizations and individuals. We would like to convey our sincere thanks and gratitude to all those who provided information, guidance and advice. Special thanks are extended to the following individuals whose assistance was instrumental in providing information for this report. Mr. Francis Itimai for the Federated States of Micronesia. Mr. Theo Isamu, Mr. Obichang Orak, Mr. Roman Yano, Mr. Larry Goddard, Mr. Francis Matsutaro, Mr. Yimnang Golbuu, Ms. Elisabeth Mathews and Mr. and Mrs. Yano in Palau. Mr. Danny Wase, Ms. Florence Edwards, Mr. Terry Keju, Dr. Manoj Nair and Mr. Rod Bourke in the Marshall Islands. Dr. Dan Sua, Ms. Malwine Lober, Mr. Lui Bell and Mr. Masanami Izumi in Samoa. Ms. Michelle Lam, Mr. Walt and Mrs. Debra Smith, Mr. Tim McLeod, Mr. Hugh Govan in Fiji. Mr. Poasi Fale, Mr. Dickson, Joe Viock and Ms. Mandi Johnson in Tonga. Mr. Moses Amos, Mr. William Naviti, Mr. Larry Sharron and Mr. Quentin Segrest in Vanuatu. In addition, we would like to extend our thanks to a number of individuals; Mr. David Hesaie, Mr. Ian Bertram, Mr. Georges Remoissenet, Dr. Mike Rimmer, Mr. Flinn Curren, Mr. John Gourley, Ms Cathy Hair, Ms. Marine-Ange Hnaujie Mr. Paul Holthus, Mr. Nelson Kile, Mr. Idris Lane, Mr. Ben Ponia and for their help, information and guidance.

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