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FAO Pacific Farm Management and Marketing Series
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This “Reference Manual” is the No. 3 of the FAO Pacific Farm Management and Marketing Series. Its content is based on material developed for FAO funded technical cooperation projects in...
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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...
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Legal Frameworks for Ecosystem-Based Adaptation to Climate Change in the Pacific Islands
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This report is primarily directed to analyzing the legal aspects of ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change. It sketches the impacts of climate change in the Pacific Island...
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Size limits and other coastal fisheries regulations used in the Pacific Islands region
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This booklet is a vehicle for sharing knowledge between the islands of the Pacific Community about the basic fishery management measures that have been used in different places for...
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Capacity building in the Marine sector in the Pacific Islands
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This paper stresses out that human resources development in the marine sector is a priority. The University of the South Pacific is a key player in tertiary training and education, and it...
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Climate Change and Invasive Species in the Pacific
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
A Pacific information brief from the Pacific Invasives Partnership (a working group of the Roundtable for Nature Conservation in the Pacific Islands)
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Managing the Use of the Ocean
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This volume is the third of a four-volume report entitled 'Cities, Seas and Storms: Managing Change in the Pacific Island Economies' produced by the World Bank. The key outcome of the...
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Island Life in the 21st Century
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This paper attempts to present a “quick snapshot” of the status of biodiversity in the Pacific Islands and the prospects and challenges for the mainstreaming of its conservation and...
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Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
The PIER database is focused on plant species that are known to have been introduced to the Pacific region including the Pacific Rim. It provides listings and descriptions of plant...
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Economics of Resource and Environmental Project Management in the Pacific
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This report summarises key economic factors affecting the success of recent resource and environmental management projects in the Pacific.
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Vulnerability of mangroves, seagrasses and intertidal flats in the Pacific to climate change
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This chapter describes the diversity and distribution of mangrove, seagrass and intertidal flat habitats in the tropical Pacific (25°N–25°S and 130°E–130°W), outlining the role they play...
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Freshwater Under Threat - Pacific Islands
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This study undertakes a vulnerability assessment of the freshwater resources of the PICs, based on input from technical experts and regional resource managers.
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Economics of Coastal Zone Management in the Pacific
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
Coastal Zone management is a much debated subject in the discourse about sustainable development in the South Pacific region. This book specifically deals with the analysis of the effects...
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Status and distribution of freshwater fishes, land snails and reptiles in the Pacific Islands of Oceania
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This report summarizes the conservation status of 167 freshwater fishes, 166 land snails and 157 reptiles native to the Pacific Islands. It identifies Pacific Island species that are...
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Management State of Pacific Sea Cucumber Fisheries
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
Many of the sea cucumber fisheries in Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) are in a poor state and in need of rehabilitation. This article documents the status of sea...
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Renewable Global Status Report
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This Renewables Global Status Report is a part of a series that contributes to the objectives of the UN Secretary-General’s Sustainable Energy for All by providing the latest data on: the...
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Bycatch and non-tuna catch in the tropical purse seine fisheries of the world
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This report provides a review of our knowledge of the bycatches, defined as discarded dead, from the tropical tuna purse seine fisheries of the world. The major fishing grounds involved...