Blue Days/Journées Bleues Conference

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BLUE DAYS • JOURNÉES BLEUES CONFERENCEPO Box 240, Apia, Samoa +685 21929 [email protected] www.sprep.org The Pacific environment, sustaining our livelihoods and natural heritage in harmony with our cultures. As part of SPREP’s commitment to the environment, this item is printed on 100% recycled post-consumer waste.BLUE DAYS • JOURNÉES BLEUES CONFERENCE TAHITI 1–5 JUNE 2015TABLE OF CONTENTS SUMMARY OF PRESENTATIONS 3 Media conference 3 Welcoming speeches 3 Introductory Remarks 3 Keynote introductory presentation 3 Country Summaries 4 Keynote Presentation 7 COMMUNIQUÉ 19 FRAMEWORK FOR A MULTIYEAR PROGRAMME 21 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS 273BLUE DAYS • JOURNÉES BLEUES • CONFERENCE SUMMARY OF PRESENTATIONS DAY 1 MEDIA CONFERENCE WELCOMING SPEECHES Minister for the Environment, French Polynesia government Stuart Chape, SPREP, BEM division director INTRODUCTORY REMARKS Pascale Salaun, SPREP, BEM in charge of the project KEYNOTE INTRODUCTORY PRESENTATION Michael Lueck – Ecotourism: a definition Dr L