Protected areas in the Pacific
Today: Pacific island people reliant on natural resources 70-80% of the catch from inshore fisheries is used for subsistence purposesAvailable online|PresentationCall Number: [EL]Physical Description: 36 slides
Rapid Biodiversity Assessment (BIORAP) Vava'u Group - Kingdom of Tonga (February 2014) - Synthesis Report : Key findings and recommendations
A BIORAP is a biological inventory programme
undertaken in marine and terrestrial environments, and
is designed to rapidly assess the biodiversity of highly
diverse areas. Options to manage threats and protect
biodiversity of national or international significance are
recommended to governing communities.3 copies and also available onlineCall Number: VF 7427 ,[EL]Physical Description: 12p. : ill. (col.) ; 29cm.
November 29, 2022
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A new app, developed in-house, has made documenting biodiversity easier and more efficient for the staff of the Tenkile Conservation Alliance in Papua New Guinea.
November 3, 2022
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A new study, published in Science Advances on Nov.
October 27, 2022
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The 2020 global spatial targets for protected areas set by the Convention on Biological Diversity have almost been achieved, but management effectiveness remains deficient. Personnel shortages are widely cited as major contributing factors but have not previously been quantified.
October 21, 2022
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In a report presented Wednesday to the United Nations General Assembly’s Social, Humanitarian & Cultural Committee, Calí Tzay, highlighted multiple human rights violations committed to create and enforce protected areas, ranging from the expulsion of Indigenous peoples from their lands to ext
Conserving our sea of islands - State of protected and conserved areas in Oceania
Conserving our sea of islands: State of protected and conserved areas in Oceania is a landmark publication, bringing together regional and international experts to prepare the first comprehensive review of the status and issues for protected and conserved areas in the region. The report embodies the spirit of the late scholar Epeli Hau’ofa, who devised the phrase ‘Our Sea of Islands’ to help re-imagine the region as selfdetermined ‘Big Ocean States’ connected to place and each other – ideas that underpin conservation.
October 20, 2022
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The Malualalo Conservation and Tourism Association (MCTA) from Three Sisters in the Makira Ulawa Province has taken a step further to have Malualalo Island gain legal recognition under the Protected areas Act 2010.
October 20, 2022
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According to a new study, 1.1 million cattle were bought directly from protected areas and another 2.2 million spent at least a portion of their lives grazing in protected areas and Indigenous territories...Around 70% of deforestation in the Amazon has been linked to cattle ranching.
October 20, 2022
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Over the weekend a team consisting of staff from the Environment and Conservation Division (ECD) and the ‘Ensuring Resilient Ecosystems and Representative Protected Areas in Solomon Islands’ (EREPA) project held a successful discussion with communities from Manawai to Masupa to introduce the conc