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Corporate Plan 2011-2013

Office of Climate Change & Development

2011
The Vision 2050 sets the ultimate broad development goal for PNG to become a smart, wise, fair and happy society for all. The achievement of this goal is to be subjected to seven pillars of progress. The fifth pillar is of Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability. The national Development Strategy Plan (DSP) 2011-2030 operationalises all pillars including the climate change and environmental sustainability pillar. The DSP and the Medium Term Development Plan (2011-2015) strives to make certain that the Nation "Adapts to the impacts of Climate Change and Contribute to the Global Efforts to Mitigate Green House Gases." The Interim Action Plan (IAP) on climate change incorporate these important national development plants and subsequently promotes Climate Compatible Development.
Tsunami Glossary 2008

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)

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UNESCO

2008
A glossary on tsunami's and their characteristics, how they occur and their impacts.
Integrated Climate Change Risks in the Agriculture and Health Sectors in Samoa (ICCRAHSS) - Agriculture Component: Geographical Information Systems Activities

GEF

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Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Government of Samoa)

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UNDP

2010
In 1989, the Asian Development Bank provided technical assistance to the then Department of Agriculture and the Survey Department through a NZ Consulting Firm - ANZDEC under an ADB Land Resource Planning Survey Project. The Project provided training on mapping and GIS capability for the survey staff who were involved in the mapping work. Electronic GIS data and equipment were handed over to the Department of Agriculture at the end of the project which were later on damaged by Cyclone Ofa in 1990. A decade later, the Integrated Climate Change Risks in Agriculture and Health Sectors (ICCRAHSS) Project funded by the GEF through UNDP contracted the services of a consultant to provide: -improved GIS maps for soil, crops and rainfall distribution under different climatic projections; -review existing GIS systems and possible areas for collaboration; -consider a program to support capacity building on the use of the system and; -some applications that addresses options for climate change adaptation for the agriculture sector. Based on this report, a GIS system for the Ministry of Agriculture was procured to address the need for such a system to be in place with the expectation that the system will be properly utilized and maintained by relevant people.
Our Sea of Islands

Hau'ofa, Epeli

1994
This essay raises some issues of great importance to our region, and offers a view of Oceania that is new and optimistic. What I say here is likely to disturb a number of men and women who have dedicated their lives to Oceania and for whom I hold the greatest respect and affection, and always will.
Provincial Consultation Feedback Report 2011

Office of Climate Change & Development

2011
The Office of Climate Change and Development (OCCD) conducted its eleventh provincial consultation in Autonomous Region of Bougainville on the 13 October 2011. It was organized by the Bougainville Government and OCCD. A number of implementing stakeholders and organizations supported and collaborated with the OCCD as facilitators and/or organizers: ABG Disaster Coordinator. Over 79 participants from provincial departments and agencies, academics, media, churches, development partners, LLG representatives, NGOs, youth leaders and local business owners attended.
National REDD+ Project Guidelines

Office of Climate Change & Development

2011
The REDD+ Guidelines document is a template for all project proponents who wish to develop a Government supported REDD+ project in Papua New Guinea. In order to receive Government support all projects are required to meet the environmental, social and financial safeguards outlined in this document.
Agricultural Emergency Response Plan Template

SPC Animal Health & Production

2009
The following agricultural emergency response plan template is designed to assist countries and territories to develop an agricultural emergency response plan to suit their national needs and situation. Indicative headings, content and layout are included in the template but these can be modified or deleted to suit the individual needs of a country or territory. Similarly it is likely that a country/territory will need to include additional content, charts or diagrams not present in the template.
Systematic conservation planning within a Fijian customary governance context

Aalbersberg, W.

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Comley, J.

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Weeks, R.

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Wendt, H. K.

2016
Although conservation planning research has influenced conservation actions globally in the last two decades, successful implementation of systematic conservation plans in regions where customary marine tenure exists has been minimal. In such regions, local community knowledge and understanding of socioeconomic realities may offer the best spatially explicit information for analysis, since required socioeconomic data are not available at scales relevant to conservation planning. Here we describe the process undertaken by the Kadavu Yaubula Management Support Team, a team of researchers from The University of the South Pacific and the local communities to assess whether systematic conservation planning tools can be effectively applied and useful in a customary governance context, using a case study from Fiji. Through a participatory approach and with the aim of meeting local-scale conservation and fisheries needs, a spatial conservation planning tool, Marxan with Zones, was used to reconfigure a collection of locally designed marine protected areas in the province of Kadavu in order to achieve broader objectives. At the local scale, the real value of such tools has been in the process of identifying and conceptualising management issues, working with communities to collate data through participatory techniques, and in engaging communities in management decision making. The output and use of the tool has been of secondary value. The outcome was invaluable for developing marine protected area network design approaches that combine traditional knowledge with ecological features in a manner appropriate to a Melanesian context.
Discovery of an important aggregation area for endangered scalloped hammerhead sharks, Sphyrna lewini, in the Rewa River estuary, Fiji Islands
Island and Ocean Ecosystems
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Brown, Kelly T.

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Lal, Monal M.

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Miller, Cara E.

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Seeto, Johnson

2016
The scalloped hammerhead shark, Sphyrna lewini, is endangered throughout its global distribution. Management and protection of this species is challenging in many locations because of limited scientific data and the vulnerable life-history traits of the species. Our study investigated anecdotal evidence that the Rewa River estuary in Fiji serves as an important nursery area for this shark. Research findings indicated that the average length of both males (60.6 ± 6.78 cm, n = 31) and females (60.4 ± 6.85 cm, n = 51) was well within published size limits of juvenile S. lewini studied in other locations (range = 38.0–89.5 cm). On the basis of published reference points for umbilical scar status we postulate that the first captured juveniles were born in January of the study year. Stomach content analysis found the following prey items: Decapoda (represented by prawns and shrimps), Stomatopoda, anguilliformes and osteichthyes. Decapods were the most numerous prey item by both count (59.17% of total prey items) and weight (60.25% of total weight). Our study provides strong support that the Rewa River estuary is an important aggregation area for S. lewini in Fiji.
Cetacean diversity, common occurrence and community importance in Fijian waters
Environmental Monitoring and Governance, Island and Ocean Ecosystems

Batibasaga, Aisake

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Chand, Prerna

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Dulunaqio, Sirilo

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Fox, Margaret

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Jupiter, Stacy

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Miller, Cara E.

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Naisilisili, Waisea

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Nand, Yashika

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Sharma-Gounder, Saras

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Smith, Brian

2016
Fiji has demonstrated a strong commitment to cetacean conservation via national, regional and international plans and agreements. To provide baseline information in support of these efforts, this paper provides an updated listing of cetacean species found in Fijian waters and identifies locations where cetaceans have been noted on a consistent basis. Information for this review was sourced from peer-reviewed publications, field reports, historical whaling records, national consultations, anecdotal and opportunistic sources, as well as a national database held by the Fiji Government’s Department of Fisheries. Reliable and recent records were confirmed for 10 cetacean species in Fijian waters. In addition, less reliable records and regional species’ information provides support for the occurrence of at least 14 additional species or groups of similar-looking species that could not be identified more specifically. Thirteen hotspot areas within the Fiji Economic Exclusive Zone were preliminarily identified as being particularly important for cetaceans, including numerous sites within the Vatu-i-Ra and Lomaiviti passages and surrounding waters. Issues with the available data include uneven coverage, inherent biases within available sources, and difficulties with species identification and verification in some cases. Nevertheless, it is hoped that this review will provide a reference point from which to move forward with cetacean management and conservation efforts in Fiji.

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