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Report of the Joint Eighth Conference of the Parties to the Apia and Noumea (SPREP Conventions, 7, 10 and 13 September 2006, Noumea. New Caledonia

Island and Ocean Ecosystems

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Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

The Joint Eighth Ordinary Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Convention on Conservation of Nature in the South Pacific (Apia Convention), and the Convention for the Protection of the Natural Resources and Environment of the South Pacific Region and Related Protocols (Noumea Convention, also known as the SPREP Convention), was held on 7, 10, and 13 September 2006 in Noumea, New Caledonia.

Report on the Conference of Plenipotentiaries to the Noumea (SPREP) Convention, 10 September 2006, Noumea, New Caledonia

Island and Ocean Ecosystems

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Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

The Conference of Plenipotentiaries to the Convention for the Protection of the Natural Resources and Environment of the South Pacific Region and related protocols, met in Noumea, New Caledonia, on 10 September 2006. Australia, the Cook Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, France, New Zealand, Republic of Marshall Islands, and the United States of America were represented.

The cooperative framework for ocean and coastal management in the Pacific Islands : effectiveness, constraints and future direction

Island and Ocean Ecosystems

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Holland, Paula

Stacey, Natasha

Wright, Andrew

The framework for management of the ocean and coasts of the Pacific Islands region has been evolving since the early 1970s when Pacific Island countries played a significant role in the negotiations leading to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Commencing with a summary of the provisions of relevant international instruments, this paper presents a broad overview of regional arrangements for ocean and coastal management in the Pacific Islands region. It considers the work of the various regional intergovernmental organizations with active programmes in ocean research and governance and the consultative arrangements that support coordination and collaboration. Consultative arrangements involving other stakeholders, such as local, regional and international nongovernmental organizations are summarised. To improve environmental governance and address increasing environmental threats, particularly in relation to coastal area management, consultative arrangements need strengthening. This applies equally to national and regional level consultation. The institutional and policy framework for the management and conservation of oceanic fish stocks that Pacific Island countries have been refining over a period of 25 years is suggested as providing useful lessons for strengthening coastal management processes and strategies in the region.

Proceedings of the Symposium on Mangrove Responses to Relative Sea-level Rise and Other Climate Change Effects, 13 July 2006 Catchments to Coast. The Society of Wetland Scientists 27th International Conference, 9-14 July 2006

Climate Change Resilience, Island and Ocean Ecosystems

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Gilman, Eric.

Mangrove systems occur extensively on low gradient tropical shorelines, where sedimentation enables resilience during sea-level rise (SLR). Within mangroves, inundation frequencies across the intertidal slope cause zonation of different species with elevation. This tight sea-level control of the seaward margin and zones within mangroves has been demonstrated by precise EDM survey. Hence species zones in mangroves are definitive indicators of sea-level position, and pollen distributions record the locations of different zones in the sedimentary record. Pollen stratigraphic records can be used to reconstruct Holocene sea-levels and show mangrove response to change. Mangrove response to sea-level rise has been investigated in Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Tonga and southern New Guinea. Radiocarbon dating of stratigraphy determined a sediment accretion rate of 1 mm a1for the low island locations, and up to 1.5 mm a"1 in two estuaries of southern New Guinea. The IPCC SLR projections of 9-88 cm by 2100 equate to a rate of 0.9-8.8 mm a"1. Mangrove recession events and replacement by lagoon environments are shown to occur during more rapid sea-level rise. In Bermuda rates of SLR exceed 2 mm a1and the largest mangrove area having existed for the last 2000 years lost 26% area in retreat of its seaward edge during the last century. In Tonga, a large mangrove swamp persisted 7000-5500 yr BP during SLR of 1.2 mm a1, then retreated when the rate increased. In Cayman 20 km of mangroves died back between 4080 and 3230 yr BP, during SLR of 2.8-3.3 mm a1, to become a lagoon. In extensive swamps of southern New Guinea gradual Late Holocene retreat of mangrove zones occurred with SLR of 0.67 mm a1. Hence while low island mangroves are likely to be the most sensitive to projected SLR, continental margin mangroves will also suffer disruption and retreat.

Atlas of the Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of American Samoa, Guam, and the commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Island and Ocean Ecosystems

U.S. Department of Commerce

The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States: 2002

Climate Change Resilience, Island and Ocean Ecosystems

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NOAA

Global Climate Change and Coral Bleaching. The ultimate long-term environmental threat to coral reef ecosystems is global climate change that many believe is linked to the dramatic increase of coral bleaching in the past decade. Bleaching varies regionally, locally within a reef, and among species. It also coincides with elevated water temperatures associated with El Nifio and La Nifia events.

Ocean development, management and conservation : tok blong Pasifik

Island and Ocean Ecosystems

Sustainable reefs : a gift for the future

Island and Ocean Ecosystems

Jean-Michel Cousteau's

NTSC|A reference to Seema's report

Stop Solid Waste : before it's too late..

Island and Ocean Ecosystems, Waste Management and Pollution Control

Raj, Suresh

Tauafiafi, Fatu

Concept based on the "Stop Solid Waste" poster by Michael von Reiche|Produced for SPREP's Waste Awareness and Education Project with funding assistance from the European Union (EU) by Tiger Productions|PAL colour (Master Copy)

Turtle conservation in Papua New Guinea : information paper to the Fourth South Pacific Conference on Nature Conservation and Proteced AReas, (Port Vila, Vanuatu, 4-12 September, 1989

Island and Ocean Ecosystems

Asigou, William

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