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Could COVID-19 help to protect the Pacific's fisheries?

Island and Ocean Ecosystems

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Donoghue, Michael

In mist of the COVID-19 pandemic, less fishing boats have been seen on the ocean. This enforces break in fishing, pressure will clearly benefit the snapper population as it is the most popular table fish for both commercial and amateur fishers for northern North Island in New Zealand. Much have been said about the potential benefits for wildlife from the COVID-19 global epidemic; some of the endangered species have come out of hiding and are seen in some cities in countries that on the lockdown eg. coyotes have been seen on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, wild boar are becoming more bolder in Barcelona and Bergamo and many other animals that have temporarily inhabit cities that are on the lockdown. Instead of Small Island Developments States, Pcaific Islands leaders see themselves as Large Ocean States and are unitied in their vision of a Blue Continent. Since the Pacific Island contain most of the world's most valuable tuna fishery and is worth USD 40 billions, it is seen that some foreigner fishing boats have been illegally fishing in the economic zone of the Pacific Regions. This is why the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea has proved to be inadequate to enable sustainable management of fish stocks. The Organisation Global FIshing Watch tracks the movements of hundereds and thousands of fishing vessels around the world. It may be possible in a post-COVID world to achieve more sustainale global fisheries including in the Pacific Island, if nations agree on the need for better monitoring and management effort. Let's hope that enough decision-makers are able to implement some serious conservations measures in the coming months, before everyone sinks back into full-tilt exploitation of the ocean and it resources.

French Polynesia - Global reef expedition final report Vol 7

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Purkis, S. Dempsey, A. Cartlon, D R. etal

In April 2011 the Khaled bin Sultan living oceans foundation embarked on the Global Reef Expedition (GRE) the largest coral reef survey and mapping expedition in history. The GRE was a five-year rigorous scientific mission to study coral reefs around the world. The expedition was designed to assess the impact of anthropogenic and natural disturbances such as runoffs, climate change, storm change, and Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (COTS) outbreaks. The ultimate goal of the of the Foundation's research is to provide scientists, managers, and stakeholders with recommendations that are indispensable for formulating an effective management strategy for coral reefs and surrounding habitats. Herein, we report on a study that KSLOF has undertaken to assess the health and resilience of the coral reefs in the Overseas Lands of French Polynesia. The study spanned a seven-month period from September 2012 through April 2013. The foundation quantitatively measured and categorized coral reef environments in four of the five major archipelagoes of French Polynesia. Society Tuamotu, Gambier and Austral Archipelagoes. This unprecedented scientific mission involved 73 scientists from numerous organization around the world who worked side by side with the French Polynesian marine scientists to gather the highest quality data.

Land Degradation Neutrality for Biodiversity Conservation.

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Graham, S

Land degradation and the loss of biological diversity are the two most pressing environmental threats facing humanity. Both are eroding the planetary life support systems on which the prosperity and well-being of current and future generations depend. Action to address these crises, as well as the gathering of climate emergency has so far been inadequate and transformative change on all the continents and all scales is needed in order to ward off the most serious risks to our economies, societies and the natural world. Raising awareness of Earth's enironmantal challenges has intensified the search for solutions, including withih the United Nations system. Addressing such complex problems requires policies and interventions that recognize the interconnectedness of natural and human systems and integrate multiple goals, maximizing synergies and minimizing negative trade-offs.

Conservation Biology - Use of surrogate species to cost-effectively priorotize conservation actions.

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Ward, M. Rhodes, R R. Lefevre, J. et.al

Conservation efforts often focus on umbrella species whose distributions overlap with many other flora and fauna. However, because of biodiversity is affected by many different threats that are spatially variable, focusing only on the geographic range overlap of species may not be sufficient in allocating the necessary actions needed toefficiently abate threats. We developed a problem-based method for prioritizing conservation actions for umbrellaspecies that maximizes the total number of flora and fauna benefiting from management while considering threats,actions, and costs. We tested our new method by assessing the performance of the Australian federal governmentsumbrella prioritization list, which identifies 73 umbrella species as priorities for conservation attention. Our results show that the federal government priority list benefits only 6% of all Australias threatened terrestrialspecies. This could be increased to benefit nearly half (or 46%) of all threatened terrestrial species for the samebudget of AU$550 million/year if more suitable umbrella species were chosen. This results in a 7-fold increase inmanagement efficiency. We believe nations around the world can markedly improve the selection of prioritized umbrella species for conservation action with this transparent, quantitative, and objective prioritization approach.

Asbestos Contaminated Material : Guide for Disaster Debris Removal

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

Natural disasters such as wildfires cyclones and floods can damage asbestos-containing materials and lead to asbestos exposure among first reponders, clean-up crews nearby residents. This guide is designed to provide assistance on respose and management and to supplement knowledge and skills - utilising this guide does not imply qualifications and we strongly recommend undertaking appropriate training and employing necessary protective measures prior to handling asestos containing materials.

SPREP Director General, Kosi Latu : speech for the Placencia Ambition Forum

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Latu, Kosi

While we face the pandemic of COVID-19 resultig in cancellation of regional meetings and travel restrictions but manage to hold small workshops through tele-conferencing. As we face this pandemic it is important to keep track of climate change actions and our ambition. Since the sea provides a significant role to our daily livelihoods (nourishments and economic) we need to address the climate change issues as they are a threat to our biodiversities. Working on a Flagship Regional Project that will bring in millions of medication and adaptations programmes in the region. Seeking solutions that are appropriate to our communities and would bring transformational and serious change. This programme is hoping to achieve a free fossil fuel pacific a resilient ecosystem with a significant shift to a 100% renewable energy. Implentations of effective adaptations efforts. These efforts will be build on exsisting inteventions and projects in the region that will help build our resilience and protect our livelihoods. Climate change actions should remain urgent and critical for the pacific, because it threatens every aspects of our island.

PRISMSS Inaugural Meeting Minutes

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Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

This meeting is based on reviewing.amending and finalizing the PRISSMSS Declaration of Intent (fprmerly PRISMSS Charter) in agreement with thew parties.|To discuss the requirements for the Project Management Course|To develope a stocktaking template and collect baseline data in all IS related projects under PRISMSS parties or organization.

National invasive species and biosecurity strategic action plan - 2018 to 2022 (NISSAP : Dosebelii Belau)

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To increase community awareness and participation and build resilience of communities and ecosystems by increasing capacity and providing the framework (policies and enabling conditions) for ongoing management of invasive species at national, state and community levels

invasive species

The Federated States of Micronesia National biodiversity strategy and action plan (2018-2023)

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The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is a country of incredible and unique biodiversity, and the importance of this biodiversity cannot be overstated. It is an intrinsic part of the countrys many traditional cultures and practices, and a foundation for a secure, sustainable and economically independent future. With its multitude of low-lying islands and the fact that a large number of people live in coastal communities, the FSM is also at the forefront of climate change

National biodiversity strategy and action plan for Fiji 2020-2025

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The NBSAP is a national document that outlines national strategies and actions that will contribute to the halt of biodiversity loss.

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