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Protected Seas
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
Open dataset of boundaries and regulations that apply to marine protected areas (MPAs) and fishery management areas in U.S. and international marine waters.
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Assessing Tropical Marine Invertebrates: a Manual for Pacific Island Resource Managers
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This manual is designed for fisheries and environmental officers, and non-governmental partners who are tasked with assessing the state of fisheries resources and macro-invertebrate...
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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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Effects of Climate Change on Settlements and Infrastructure
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This paper points out that the exposure to climate hazards varies between states based both on geographical factors (such as the propensity to experience cyclones and droughts, island...
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Global Reef Expedition - Pacific Ocean
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation completed field research for one of the largest coral reef studies in history: the Global Reef Expedition. The Expedition travelled around...
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UN Biodiversity Lab
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
The UN Biodiversity Lab is an online platform that allows policymakers and other partners to access global data layers, upload and manipulate their own datasets, and query multiple...
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Developing a Marine Spatial Plan - a toolkit for the Pacific
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This toolkit outlines the basic process of developing a national marine spatial plan. It has been tailored specifically for use by Pacific Island countries based upon lessons learned in...
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Guidelines on Biofuels and Invasive Species
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
These guidelines aim to highlight the risks of biological invasion by species introduced for biofuels production and to provide constructive recommendations on how to prevent the...
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Assessment and Control of Biological Invasion Risks
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This book is of worldwide benefit to people, for assessment and management of biological invasion risks
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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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Natural resources management and the environment in small island developing states
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This paper focuses on the environmental challenges of sustainable development issues with particular attention to natural resource management, environment and climate change in the food...
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Coastal shark fisheries in the Pacific
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This study first presents the general knowledge on shark exploitation and vulnerability. Then, the status of coastal shark fisheries in the Pacific Islands is addressed from the angle of...
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Strategic Plan for the Conservation and Management of Marine Resources in the Pacific region
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This Strategic Plan provides an integrated overview of a science based to living marine resource conservation and management in the Pacific Islands Region. The goals and objectives...
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Human Rights and Climate Change Law
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This Special Issue of the Journal of South Pacific Law aims to provide insight into the role of international law in addressing the short-term and long-term challenges posed by climate...
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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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InforMEA - United Nations Information Portal on Multilateral Environmental Agreements
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
InforMEA provides easy access to information on Multilateral Environmental Agreements. It is an initiative facilitated by the United Nations Environment Programme and supported by the...
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BirdLife International Online Portal
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
Dataset with Pacific related resources and direct internet link to the Birdlife Online data portal. 'Birdlife' is a global partnership of conservation organizations that strives to...
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Modelled Global Distribution of the Seagrass Biome - United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This is a MaxEnt model map of the global distribution of the seagrass biome. Species occurrence records were extracted from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), United...