Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT) launches Species report with updated richer insights

IBAT has released a new Species report designed to enhance biodiversity reporting and conservation planning. The new report represents a major step forward in providing users with sharper data, broader species coverage, and deeper analytical insights, all aligned with the targets and goals of Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity

Guidebook for assessing and improving social equity in marine conservation

This guidebook is based on an understanding that social equity refers to fairness and justice with respect to the ways that people are recognised, treated, or impacted by conservation initiatives. It is also grounded on a common framework for assessing equity that includes six dimensions: recognitional, procedural, management, environmental, distributional, and contextual and structural equity.

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Malaysia's Timber Colony: Exposing Malaysia’s Grip Over Papua New Guinea’s Forests

Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a major exporter of tropical logs worldwide. This report investigates the role of Malaysian companies and individuals in large-scale forest clearance in PNG through the misuse of Forest Clearing Authorities (FCAs). Despite a 2023 moratorium on new FCA licences, widespread deforestation and human rights abuses persist.

Marine spatial planning in ocean governance: Fijian perspectives

Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) is a globally established tool to support integrated ocean management. As Small Island Developing States (SIDS) embrace MSP, this study focuses on Fiji as it begins its MSP process alongside the implementation of newly established ocean-related policies and legislation. The study investigates whether MSP has the potential to address the challenges identified by various actors and, if so, to explore how this can be achieved.

Samoa Green Livelihoods Community Kit : A Traniners' Resource for Community Course Implementation

It is important to respect Samoa’s traditional knowledge, values, pre-existing
perceptions and relationship towards environment, conservation, and community
development. Effective community engagement needs cooperation from community members,
stakeholders, community leaders, partners, and all those in association with the
engagement effort—especially village and community leadership. This must be trustbased.
Building relationships is a key part of reciprocal respect and a foundation of

Samoa Green Livelihoods Programme : A Training Guide for Facilitators

The Green Livelihoods project is being led by Samoa Conservation Society (SCS) with funding from the Civil Society Support Programme (CSSP). It has two objectives that are closely related to Samoa: 1. to raise awareness amongst youths of Samoa's environment of the range of threats facing it and how to manage these environmental threat. 2. to promote and demonstrate Green livelihood options amongst youthCall Number: [EL]Physical Description: 65 p.

Recovery Plan 2020-2029 Manumea | Tooth-Billed Pigeon (Didunculus strigirostris)

The critically endangered Manumea or Tooth-billed pigeon is found only in Samoa and is highly significant in its cultural heritage. The pigeon only lives within and on the edges of intact mature native forest. Its number appear to have dropped dramaitically during the last 10-15 years, mostly through loss of habitat, hunding and possibly due to the impact of introduces invasive predators. Call Number: [EL]Physical Description: 50 p.