10th Pacific Islands Nature Conference 2020: Assessing & Mitigating Threats & Pressures on Inland & Coastal Water Quality in the Pacific (Video)

This session will explore the management and application of water quality parameters in the case of New Caledonia and Fiji outlining the difficulties, successes and practical application to other similar situations around the Pacific. It will explore widely how and what a freshwater health index can be applied to the Pacific Islands its suitability and sustainability.

10th Pacific Islands Nature Conference 2020: Bringing our Pacific Lands Under Meaningful Protection Lessons from the past 10 years (Video)

This action track session will provide a brief snapshot of the current state of knowledge on terrestrial protected areas based on recent analyses conducted for the Oceania region, It will examine how community development needs and livelihoods shape the success of protected areas, it will look at protected area management effectiveness and tools for assessing effectiveness.

10th Pacific Islands Nature Conference 2020: Can Nature based solutions achieve their potential to tackle human induced problems (Video)

The session will take participants on a journey to explore nature-based solutions, starting with global best practice standards, to learning about field examples from mangrove ecosystems in the Pacific region and then how NBS contributes to multiple policy objectives across climate, nature and development agendas. We will discuss some of the risks and challenges associated with scaling up NBS, and provide recommendations to support in the region.Call Number: [EL]Physical Description: 1:01:30

10th Pacific Islands Nature Conference 2020: Protecting and Restoring Terrestrial Ecosystems in the Pacific (Video)

This session will explore the different types of habitats in the Pacific and their status and trends, what are the threats, tools (including seed bank and fire modelling) and options for solutions such as restoration, seed banking.Call Number: [EL]Physical Description: 1:02:49

10th Pacific Islands Nature Conference 2020: Turning the tide:- Preventing Plastic Pollution in Pacific Island Countries & Territories

The Environment Investigation Agency, WWF Pacific, Centre for International Environmental Law and Massey University will bring together panelists to discuss key gaps in current frameworks governing plastics and highlight the role Pacific islands states play as champions for a global Convention to combat plastic pollution, supporting action at global, regional and national levels.

10th Pacific Islands Nature Conference 2020: Opening Session: State of Conservation in the Pacific Islands

Opening session of the 10th Pacific Islands Conference Nature Conservation and Protected Areas with welcome words from the conference organisers (New Caledonia, PIRT and SPREP) and a keynote speech presenting the State of Environment and Conservation in the Pacific Islands in the year 2020.Call Number: [EL}Physical Description: 1:04:23

State of Finance for Forests 2025: Unlock. Unleash. Realizing Forest Potential requires Tripling Investments in Forests by 2030

The first edition of the State of Finance for Forests (SFF) report provides an overview of global public and private financial flows to forests in 2023, comparing these finance flows to the investment needed to unlock forests' potential to address climate change, biodiversity loss and land degradation.Call Number: [EL]ISBN/ISSN: 9789280742336Physical Description: 66 p.

Ecotourism in Fiji : The Good, The Bad and the Benefits for locals and tourists

Ecotourism is a hot topic in the tourism industry in Fiji. This may help preserve important natural and culture sites and same providing income for land owners. Fiji equality product which also refers to Ecotourism a type that has many definitions; ideally would be small scale quality tourism of a significant towards a scenic conservation area with a environmental and cultural focus. Call Number: [EL]Physical Description: 26:14

United Nations to “Protect Fiji” — Environmental Awareness Key to Major Findings for Australia's State of the Marine Environment report

This United Nations-backed report, hosted by the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) in collaboration with Australia’s environmental authorities, highlights critical insights from a comprehensive assessment of Fiji’s marine environment. Key findings include:

Urgent need for environmental awareness: Enhanced public understanding is essential to safeguard Fiji’s rich marine resources from threats like marine pollution, coastal habitat destruction, and climate change impacts.

Environmental Impact (EIA) of Large‑Scale Mining in Papua New Guinea: Sedimentology of Trace Metals from Mine‑Derived Materials Deposited in Fly River Floodplain

This nearly 70-page EIA, prepared for the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), investigates the Ok Tedi copper–gold mine’s impact on Papua New Guinea’s Fly–Ok Tedi River system. It reveals that approximately 80,000 tonnes of ore-processing residues—plus comparable volumes of waste rock and overburden—are discharged into the headwaters daily
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. Over decades, this dumping has elevated river beds, causing altered flow patterns, severe flooding, and erosion of nearby croplands and forests.