Terminal evaluation of UN Environment project: Prevention, control and management on invasive alien species in the Pacific island.

Invasive alien species represent an insidious and pervasive threat to the environmental, economic and human well-being of the Pacific islands. Pacific island ecosystems make up one of the world’s important biodiversity hotspots, with high numbers of endemic species that are particularly vulnerable to extinction due to their limited habitat and isolation.|This book is intended to serve as a practical guide, calling attention to the need to link emergencies, disasters and development, not only in policy statements, but in practical ways.

State of Conservation in Oceania (SOCO) : Key findings

Key findings of the State of Conservation in Oceania 2013. For the 9th Pacific Islands Conference on Nature Conservation and Protected Areas, SPREP commissioned an assessment of the status of biodiversity and conservation in Oceania. This comprehensive regional report summarises the key findings on the state of conservation in the 22 countries and territories of the Pacific islands region.3 copies|Also available online|Holds link to the full reportCall Number: VF 7633 [EL],VF 7490Physical Description: 6p. : ill. (col.) ; 29cm.

Best practices for mobilizing policy-relevant data : examples from sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific

The Biodiversity Information for Development (BID) programme is a European Union-funded programme led by GBIF, the Global Biodiversity Information Facility. The programme's objective is to improve management of natural capital for human well-being, through the increased application of biodiversity information
as evidence for decision-making.Available online|Available in vertical file - one copyCall Number: [EL],VF 8417Physical Description: 16 p.

Background Paper Number 2: The Potential for Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) in the Pacific Islands.

This report examines the role of the ecosystem services in reducing the vulnerability of the people of the Pacific Islands to climate change. Specifically, it describes the decision-making frameworks and the current state of knowledge of specific ecosystem-service/development relationships that are relevant to EbA.

Report for the Biopama Pacific Regional Inception Workshop Apia, Samoa. 11th - 15th June, 2018

To formally launch the second phase of the Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management (BIOPAMA) programme, a regional inception workshop for the Pacific was held at the Tanoa Tusitala Hotel, Apia, Samoa from 11th to 15th June 2018. The aim of the inception workshop was to ensure that all 15 countries in the Pacific ACP Group of States were engaged for the second phase of BIOPAMA. The working title of the workshop was ‘Regional Workshop on Improving Information and Capacity for More Effective Protected Area Management and Governance in the Pacific’.

The IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas Oceania.
Newsletter No. 2 2019.

Critical issues for all meetings will be the global effort in the remaining 18 months to achieve the 2020 Aichi Targets of the CBD. Target 11 is of particular importance to WCPA and indeed we would argue it is the fundamental goal to achieve biodiversity and underpins many other goals.Available onlineCall Number: [EL]Physical Description: 14 p

Sea Turtles in Oceania MTSG Annual Regional Report 2020

The 2020 IUCN/MTSG Regional Report for Sea Turtles in Oceania was recently finalized and approved. The report consists of 675 pages and was three years in the making.  There are 25 chapters written by 23 dedicated knowledgeable authors and coauthors.  For the purposes of this report, the Oceania Region was organized by the Regional Vice Chairs to contain 25 chapters comprising 15 Sea Turtle Regional Management Units...