Second meeting of the Pacific Trust Fund steering committee: meeting documents, 2-4 May, 2000 Apia, Samoa

Abstract

The Pacific Islands region has more endangered and threatened species per head of population than anywhere else on earth. Its national and international waters include the world's most extensive and diverse reefs, the largest tuna fishery, the deepest oceanic trenches and significant remaining populations of many globally threatened species including whales, turtles, dugongs and saltwater crocodiles. Its high islands support large blocks of intact rainforests, including many locally endemic species and communities of plants and animals