Sea turtles are threatened species and can be easily disturbed by humans. This guideline aims to dive you the knowledge to ensure that our interactions with turtles do not cause them harm or stress and they remain happy and healthy in the future.This is also available in Bislamic and French language Call Number: [EL]Physical Description: 1 p.
Les tortues marines sont des espèces menacées et peuvent être facilement dérangées
par les humains. Cette directive vise à vous donner les connaissances nécessaires pour
garantir que nos interactions avec les tortues ne leur causent pas de tort ou de stress,
et qu’elles demeurent heureuses et en bonne santé pour l’avenir.This is also available in Bislamic and English language Call Number: [EL]Physical Description: 1 p.
Ol totel oli animol we namba blong olgeta i stap go daon. Ol rul ia oli blong
meksua se taem yumi stap wetem ol totel long solwota, yumi no mekem olgeta
i fraet o harem nogut.This is also available in French and English language Call Number: [EL]Physical Description: 1 p.
The research agreement signed on 19th December 2005 by the Institute of Research for Development (IRD), the University Paul Sabatier (Toulouse III) and Nantes University, the Pharmacochemical laboratories of Natural Substances and Pharmacophores Redox (UMR 1165) and the Centre of Maritime and Ocean Law (EA 1165, CDMO) led to the international research program Coral Reef Initiatives for the Pacific (CRISP).
The Pacific BioScapes Programme is providing support to produce best practice guidelines and a code of conduct for tourism operators to guide how they can interact appropriately and safely with turtles in Vanuatu.
Through BioScapes, the Vanuatu Environmental Science Society is consulting with stakeholders and the government, and reviewing other global and national criterias to produce the new guidelines.Call Number: [EL]Physical Description: 1 p.
The rapid expansion of kava farms, and the increase in market value for the plant, has resulted in an increased clearing of native forests in key growing zones. Cleared cultivation areas are now penetrating some of the most well preserved native forests of the Pacific region. To what extent this is currently impacting on biodiversity and Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) is not yet fully known, especially in Fiji and Vanuatu.Call Number: [EL]Physical Description: 1 p.
The Pacific BioScapes Programme aims to identify and strengthen the management of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA) in the Pacific region. These areas are 'sites contributing significantly to the global persistence of biodiversity’, in terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems. The KBA identification process requires a highly inclusive, consultative, and bottom-up, approach focused on the national level when proposing sites to communities.Call Number: [EL]Physical Description: 1 p.
Known as Koroliko in Vanuatu, wedge-tailed shearwaters are a common seabird that forages over wide areas of the Pacific Ocean. Unfortunately seabirds such as these are known to ingest plastics. Call Number: [EL]Physical Description: 1 p.
The number of reported small Marine Managed Areas (MMAs) driven by local communities has strongly increased in the Pacific region in the last 10 years. They are now presented as on of the main fishery and coastal management tool adapted to the context of many Pacific countries where intervention of the official agency is minimum and where the participation of community is still important. Call Number: [EL]Physical Description: 106 p.
in Bouchet P., Le guyader H. & pascal O. (Eds), The Natural History of Santo. MNHN, Paris; IRD, Marseille; PNI, Paris. 572 p. (Patrimoines naturels; 70).
