The Taiyo Micronesia Corporation (TMC) has been charged with unlawful removal of shark fins. TMC is a joint venture between a Japanese fishing company, Taiyo A & F Corporation, and the National Fisheries Corporation (NFC) of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM).
A PhD student from the Federated States of Micronesia has become the first person from her nation and one of the first in the world to explore the ocean floor in the southern end of the Marianas Trench. Nicole Yamase, a PhD candidate in the University of Hawaii's Marine Biology Graduate Prog
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was ratified by the Federated states of Micronesia (FSM) Congress in 1994 as part of its commitments to the Earth Summit in 1992 and national efforts to promoting the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.Prepared by PECL for NBSAP Project Phase II FSM Department of Economic Affairs|Supported by Global Environment Facility through United Nations Development ProgrammeCall Number: 306.4 PACPhysical Description: 62 p. ; 29 cm
The conservation and sustainable use of agrobiodiversity (AB) in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is considered as essential for the nation's development and ensuring future food security. The National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) Phase II project to assess the capacity of the FSM to address AB issues was carried out between January and August 2004, as led by the FSM Department of Economic Affairs.
Recognizing the critical importance of the FSM's natural environment to the health and prosperity of this and future generations of Micronesians, the Environment Sector shall support the protection of the Nation's environment and achieve sustainable development of its natural resources. These efforts include the development, adoption and enforcement of policies, laws, and regulations in pursuit of the above-stated goals; the reduction and prevention of environmental degradation and all forms of pollution; adaptation to climate change: the
The objective of the FSM International Waters Project is to promote sustainable coastal fisheries via a system of marine protected areas established and maintained through a
Generally little is known of traditional systems of terrestrial forest management in Micronesia. What little we do know suggests a complex approach that has been developed over thousands of
The purpose of the IWP in Yap is to "promote sustainable coastal fisheries via a system of marine protected areas established and maintained through a collaboration of traditional resource owners, government and non-government organizations, and other stakeholders in one management framework" (Anon 2002). The use of MP As is being advocated around the world, particularly the developing world, in part because MP As are relatively uncomplicated to implement compared to technically demanding yield-based management measures such as quotas.
With the culmination of a five-year effort to gather a breadth of geospatial data and display it on an interactive digital atlas, the four main islands of the Federated States of Micronesia are now more easily researched than any other island in the Pacific, including Hawaii, Guam and Fiji.&
Mangrove forests along the coastlines in the Asia-Pacific region provide building materials for traditional homes, shelter fish and wildlife, protect communities from tsunamis and typhoons, and store more carbon than any other forested ecosystem in the world.
