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The Government of Papua New Guinea has developed this National Marine Spill Contingency Plan (NATPLAN) as part of its commitment to protecting its and our valuable coastal and marine resources from the threat of marine pollution incidents.

Recovery planning has been adopted internationally as a way of developing an agreed approach for the conservation of a threatened species.

Coastal areas and oceans are complex and fragile environments with many different functions linked to public health, food security, and other economic and social benefits. These are also decisive elements in the alleviation of poverty.

Monitoring is increasingly recognised as a key instrument for effective nature conservation. It attempts to provide

Below are the broad targets for Tuvalu as complemented in the Tuvalu National Biodiversity Action Plan and NSSD.

Protected areas (PAs) are a key tool in efforts to safeguard biodiversity against increasing anthropogenic threats.

In the last century, there have been three principal approaches to marine conservation.

Most of the marine protected areas (MPAs) around the world, estimated to number about 5000, have been established both on an ad hoc basis and through systematic planning processes. The

According to conventional wisdom, small, fast-growing fish are impossible to overfish because their populations are so large and grow so quickly. Yet we are now seeing disquieting signs that conventional wisdom is wrong.

Coral reefs are vital ecosystems, providing a source of income, food arid coastal protection for millions of people; arid recent studies have shown that coral reef goods and services provide an annual net benefit of US$30 billion to economies worldwide