Protecting 30% of the world's land and sea outweigh the costs by a ratio of 5 to 1, according to a new report.
The last year has seen some promising changes in the global framework for environmental governance.
At a contentious special session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), developing nations bucked pressure from the European Union and approved an annual closure period for drifting fish-aggregating devices (dFADs).
Marine atlas maximising benefits for Kiribati.
Kiribatis marine ecosystems are worth at least AU$400 million per year, which is twice the countrys gross domestic product (GDP). We are strongly committed to sustaining these values to build an equitable and pros-perous blue economyAvailable onlineCall Number: [EL]Physical Description: 76 p
Marine atlas maximizing benefits for Tonga.
Tongas marine ecosystems are worth at least TOP 47 million per year, exceeding the countrys total export value. We are strongly committed to sustaining these values to build an equitable and prosperous blue economy.Available onlineCall Number: [EL],363.94 MARISBN/ISSN: 978 82 7701 174 5Physical Description: 84 p
Marine atlas maximising benefits for Solomon Islands.
Solomon Islands marine ecosystems are worth at least SI$2.6 billion per year comparable to the countrys total export value. We are strongly committed to sustaining these values to build an equitable and prosperous blue economy.Available onlineCall Number: [EL]ISBN/ISSN: 987-82-7701-176-9Physical Description: 80 p
Marine atlas maximising benefits for Vanuatu.
This island nation contains many marine eco-systems, from globally significant coral reefs to mangroves, seagrass areas, seamounts and deep-sea trenches supporting at least 769 fish species, including sharks and rays, as well as whales, dolphins and sea turtles.Available onlineCall Number: [EL]ISBN/ISSN: 978 82 7701 173 8Physical Description: 84 p
Marine atlas maximising benefits for Fiji.
Fijis marine ecosystems are worth FJ$2.5 billion per yearexceeding the countrys total export value. We are strongly committed to sustaining these values to build an equitable and prosperous blue economyAvailable onlineCall Number: [EL]Physical Description: 88 p
A team of scientists is undertaking coastal marine surveys in Tongan waters to evaluate impacts to coral reefs and fisheries following the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai eruption in January 2022.
After training as a traditional hunter and fisherman in his village in Palau as a boy, Noah Idechong has since become a “bit of a legend” in Pacific marine conservation. He has been a government official, an activist, a politician, a legislator, and the founder of a domestic conservation NGO.