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Publications
Gridded Population of the World, v.4
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
The Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density, Revision 11 consists of estimates of human population density (number of persons per square kilometer) based on...
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Convention on Biological Diversity Cartagena Documents
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
Guidelines, brochures, Indicators and published work on the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity which is an international treaty governing the...
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Dataset
Marine Species Biodiversity - AquaMaps
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Dataset
AquaMaps are computer-generated predictions of natural occurrence of marine species, based on the environmental tolerance of a given species with respect to depth, salinity, temperature,...
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Ocean Data from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
MODIS (or Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) is a key instrument aboard the Terra (originally known as EOS AM-1) and Aqua (originally known as EOS PM-1) satellites. Terra's...
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Global Distribution of Seamounts and Knolls
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This dataset shows the global distribution of seamounts and knolls identified using global bathymetric data at 30 arc-sec resolution. A total of 33,452 seamounts and 138,412 knolls were...
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State of Environment and Conservation in the Pacific Islands - 2020 Regional Report
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This first state of the environment report for the Pacific region uses regional environment indicators to assess the status, trends, and data quality and availability for the endorsed...
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Pacific Islands Framework for Nature Conservation and Protected Areas 2021- 2025
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This Pacific Islands Framework for Nature Conservation and Protected Areas2021-2025 is the principal regional strategy document for environmental conservation in the Pacific. Its purpose...
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Aggregated Catch/Effort Data - Western and Central Fisheries Commission
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
The Western and Central Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) have compiled a public domain version of aggregated catch and effort data using operational, aggregate and annual catch estimates data...
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Ocean Currents - Ocean Surface Current Analysis Real-time (OSCAR)
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
OSCAR (Ocean Surface Current Analysis Real-time) contains near-surface ocean current estimates, derived using quasi-linear and steady flow momentum equations. The horizontal velocity is...
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Global Mangrove Distribution - Global Mangrove Watch
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
The Global Mangrove Watch (GMW) is a collaboration between Aberystwyth University (U.K.), solo Earth Observation (soloEO; Japan), Wetlands International the World Conservation Monitoring...
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Volcanoes of the World - Global Volcanism Program
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
The Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program (GVP) is housed in the Department of Mineral Sciences, National Museum of Natural History, in Washington D.C. We are devoted to a...
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General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
GEBCO's aim is to provide the most authoritative publicly-available bathymetry of the world's oceans. It operates under the joint auspices of the International Hydrographic...
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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...