Ocean and Maritime Publications

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        Pacific Islands Protected Area Portal

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        A link to the Pacific Islands Protected Area Portal (PIPAP) which aims to facilitate the sharing of resources and expertise among the Pacific Islands Protected Area practitioners.
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        SPREP organisational data sharing policy

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        This policy applies to SPREP’s own data as well as data held by SPREP on behalf of government agencies and partners within the Pacific.
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        Effects of Climate Change on Sea Levels and Inundation

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        This report focuses on marine/coastal inundation and sea level and how they are affected by climate change. The region of interest is the Pacific Islands, with a focus on Commonwealth...
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        Effects of Climate Change on Corals Relevant to the Pacific Islands

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        This paper discuss impacts of climate change on corals according to standardized metrics. It also deals with non-climate drivers because of the synergistic effects they have with climate...
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        Pacific Marine Climate Change Report Card 2018

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        This CMEP report provides a summary of climate change impacts on coasts and seas in the Pacific island region, and how Pacific islands can respond.
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        Communicating for Success - Ensuring MPA’s are Valued

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        This guidebook outlines how to use communication as more than just a tool for outreach, but rather as a mechanism to catalyze change in a community’s attitude and behavior.
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        Large Marine Ecosystems Status and Trends - Summary for Policy Makers

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        The water systems of the world — aquifers, lakes, rivers, large marine ecosystems, and open ocean — sustain the biosphere and underpin the health and socioeconomic well-being of the...
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        Catchment Management and Coral Reef Conservation

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        A practical guide for coastal resource managers to reduce damage from catchment areas based on best practice case studies.
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        Monitoring and Management of the humphead wrasse

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        The humphead wrasse Cheilinus undulatus is a small but important part of the international trade in live reef food fish, being one of the highest species in unit value. The main threats...
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        Cost-Benefit Analysis for Natural Resource Management in the Pacific : A Guide

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        In light of the many existing guidebooks already available to support CBA (cost benefit analysis), this document is intended only as an introductory guide with a focus on the practical...
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        Marine Invasive Alien Species

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        Marine invasive species are currently recognized as one of the major direct causes of biodiversity loss and changes in ecosystem provisioning and supporting services. This dataset...
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        Marine Opportunity Costs: A method for calculating opportunity costs to multiple stakeholder groups

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        This study seek to address the following 5 main questions: (1) Where are the preferred target species located and what spatial models serve as the best predictors of species abundance;...
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        The Science of Marine Reserves

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        The Science of Marine Reserves Project is an international collaboration to study, synthesize, and share the scientific information about marine reserves and other types of marine...
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        Status of Coral Reefs of the World

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        A series of publication on the status of coral reefs of the world
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        Degradable Plastics

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        This paper provides information on degradable plastics and is intended to provide guidance on potential mechanisms for achieving reductions in plastic bag consumption. It is anticipated...
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        Establishing Resilient Marine Protected Area Networks — Making It Happen

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        This document represents a synthesis of the expertise, knowledge and views of leading experts in marine protected area (MPA) network design and implementation. It is intended to be useful...
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        Pacific Marine and Coastal Tourism

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        Fact Sheet - Pacific tourism depends on healthy marine ecosystems for aesthetic appeal and for the ecosystem services that support human occupation. This fact sheet links it to SDGs and...
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        Ocean Acidification in the Pacific

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        Pacific Factsheet on ocean acidification, briefly covering how it links to SDGs
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        Pacific Ocean 2020 Challenge

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        The Pacific Ocean 2020 Challenge seeks to focus global attention, to build new partnerships, and generate the necessary commitments, to address threats to the world’s largest natural...
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        Lime Juice and Vinegar Injections as an Alternative to Control COTS Outbreaks

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        Outbreaks of the corallivorous crown-of-thorns seastar Acanthaster planci (COTS) represent one of the greatest disturbances to coral reef ecosystems in the Indo-Pacific, affecting not...