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Radioactivity in French Polynesia
Island and Ocean Ecosystems
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Littenberg, Richard L. (M.D.)

2006
A decade after the cessation of atomic weapons testing by the French in the South Pacific, controversy still exists about the environmental impact and long-term consequences of this program. Current concerns range from the delayed effects the testing program had on the health of the Polynesians who worked on the testing program to the continued presence of radiation at the test sites and other atolls and islands in French Polynesia. To further clarify the possible remaining contamination of neighboring, non-test site atolls, the Medical Foundation collected samples from atolls north/northwest of the test sites to survey for residual radioactive contamination. Background: In 1966, the French Government moved its atomic testing to Moruroa and Fangataufa, two uninhabited atolls, in the Tuamotu Archipelago, after Algeria’s independence from France in 1962 made further testing in the Sahara desert untenable. (1,2) This decision to use these atolls was made despite the objections of the local parliament. (3) These two atolls are approximately 41 kilometers apart and are located in the southeastern part of the Tuamotu chain.
The history of the Pacific Islands : Kingdoms of the reefs
Island and Ocean Ecosystems

Scarr, Deryck

1990
This book surveys human history in the Pacific Islands from the beginning of recorded time until the present day. To tell the story of humankind across the great expanse of the Pacific is a daunting task. Deryck Scarr writes with an authoritative synthesis of historical and anthropological data, pursuing general themes across island groups to give the reader a balanced and focused view of events.
Pig Trap - Model CEN NC - Rope snare (Brochure) / Piége á cochons - Modéle CEN - Collet-corde
Island and Ocean Ecosystems, BRB

Conservatoire d'espaces Naturels (CEN)

Brochure (French & English) on setting up pig traps.
Cook Islands POPs Project : Summary of the test results for food and other household items
Island and Ocean Ecosystems, Waste Management and Pollution Control

Graham, B. W.

2010
This report provides a summary of the analytical results for a range of food and other household items that were collected in October 2010 as part of the background information gathering phase of the Cook Islands POPs Project. The samples were analysed for a wide range of possible pesticide contaminants, including the POPs pesticides. The samples were also tested for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
Status as at July 2017 of the Apia, Noumea (or SPREP) and Waigani Convention for which SPREP is the Secretariat
Island and Ocean Ecosystems
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SPREP

2017
Status as at July 2017 of the Apia, Noumea (or SPREP) and Waigani Convention for which SPREP is the Secretariat
Parties to international and regional MEAs relevant for SPREP activities - Updated July 2017
Island and Ocean Ecosystems
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SPREP

2017
Parties to international and regional Multilateral Environment Agreements (MEAs) relevant for SPREP activities - Updated July 2017
Source information for the inventory of dioxins and furan releases in the Cook Islands, September 2010
Island and Ocean Ecosystems

Hilyard, Maureen

2010
Dioxins are organic compounds that are not produced intentionally but only as a product of other chemical procedures such as incineration, wood and fuel burning, combustion,and others. When dioxins enter the food chain,they are retained in the fatty tissue of living organisms. General hospital waste, including used bandages, are put into yellow bins to indicate that they will be burned in the incinerator. Syringes from the outer islands are delivered to the incinerator in special boxes. Needles are disposed of in a special electric burner. The incinerator area has become a dumping ground for a variety of waste not just for burning. The hospital does not have a sustainable environment policy. Quarantine wastes are incinerated at the Rarotonga airport. Two incinerators were purchased in 1973. One has only one of its two chambers operational. The other has not worked for years and has supplied parts for the other as parts are no longer available. The Airport Authority and AirNZ have had discussions about the efficiency of the incineration process, especially when food waste from LSG is included with wet waste from daily aircraft. A new incinerator for the airport is warranted if aircraft waste continues to be required to be burned at its destination.. A general survey of domestic fuel and waste burning revealed that 89% of households use gas cookers although 33%also use an umu for cooking food at least once a month. 68% burn green waste with only 2 of those who were surveyed having compost bins. 17.6 tonnes of wood and 2794 kg of LPG are burned by householders each month. Recycling is used with varying degrees of efficiency within our schools. Green waste is burned in all schools. Some attempt at composting is used in one of the primary schools. None of the schools had an environmental sustainability policy, and it was noted that students had seen already separated material combined together during the weekly collection by the waste contractors. There is not enough information about who accepts material for recycling or other more appropriate methods of disposal of school waste. In 2008,the statistics department recorded 17 million litres of gasoline and other mineral fuels imported to the Cook Islands for general use by the public for cars,boats,etc,and also by Te Aponga Uiraandthe Airport Authority. In 2010, 21% of the 9214 registered vehicles are older than 6 years with implications as to their effectiveness regarding exhaust emissions. 336,000 litres of fuel is consumed annually by the inter island shipping service and local charter and recreational craft. There is no policy about the disposal of waste oil. 11 tonnes of tobacco products including 8.5 million cigarettes were imported into the Cook Islands in 2008. 52 tonnes of plastic and polymers were imported in 2008, mainly for use by food vendors.
Pacific Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Climate Change (PEBACC) Newsletter - Issue 2 (March 2017)
Island and Ocean Ecosystems
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PEBACC

2017
This quarterly newsletter is an initiative to share information on Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA), a pragmatic and sustainable option for securing resilience in social and ecological systems impacted by climate change.
Awareness Strategy - Management of Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) Aquatic plant
Island and Ocean Ecosystems, BRB
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Divison of Environment and Conservation

2015
Water lettuce is a free floating aquatic plant in rosettes of green leaves, rosettes occuring singly or connected to others by short stolons whose origins are uncertain. It forms large, dense floating mats. The plant can adapt to life in ponds, dams, lakes and quiet areas of rivers and streams, but cannot withstand salt water. Still continue with observation whether it is to survive in winter.
Project Proposal 2003-2004
Island and Ocean Ecosystems

East Sepik Local Environment Foundation

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Wewak Coastal Fisheries & Marine Resource Owner Association

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