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Marine protected areas (MPAs) are a primary tool for the stewardship, conservation, and restoration of marine ecosystems, yet 69% of global MPAs are only partially protected (i.e., are open to some form of fishing).

Tuvalu signed the Convention on Biological Diversity in 1992 and rarified it in 2002.

To conserve global biodiversity, countries must forgee quitable alliances that support sustainability in traditional pastoral lands fisheries-management areas Indigenous territories and more. Global support is growing for the 30 x 30 movement - a goal to conserve 30% of the planet by 2030.

The importance of measuring economic impacts of tourism in protected areas. The value of protected areas is often hidden from direct view.

Island biodiversity continues to be extremely vulnerable, and 47% of the known threatened Pacific species are declining towards extinction. Pacific island species have high levels of endemism combined with small land areas and therefore limited habitat.

The Solomon Islands State of Environment (SoE) Report presents an overview across seven thematic areas: (culture and heritage, atmosphere and climate, coastal and marine, freshwater resources, land, biodiversity and built environment).

Coral reefs face threats from climate change and local pressures, but many initiatives designed to deliver conservation outcomes for them and the social-economic system they support are limited by sustainable finance and the availability of funds over the long term.Call Number: [

Protected areas (PAs) are a cornerstone of global conservation and central to international plans to minimize global extinctions. During the coming century, global ecosystem destruction and fragmentation associated with increased human population and

Threatened Species Factsheet No. 1 2 pages. pdf VESS