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Climate Change Resilience

IUCN

Brochure on building partnerships for EU overseas to meet biodiversity and climate change challenges
Engaging Communities in Marine Protected Areas: Concepts and strategies from current practice
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Davis, Katie

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Ferris-Smith, Matt

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Lee, Margaret

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Miller, Samantha

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Otts, Joe

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University of Michigan

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Zilinskas, Michelle

2014
This study provides information and insights about the community engagement strategies in current practice by Marine Protected Area (MPA) managers and community members throughout the United States. Until now, no synthesis of these efforts has been completed. Recognizing this gap, the National Marine Protected Area Center commissioned an external report on community engagement to be undertaken by Master's students at the University of Michigan. Through a literature review, interviews with MPA managers and community members, and an online survey, this report addresses the identified need. Common challenges to community engagement identified by MPA managers and community members are communication, involvement, representation, resource limitations, preconceptions, and staff expertise. Principles of community engagement are: to be proactivite; to be clear about purposes and terms; understand, validate, and speak to the community's concerns; start early with clear expectations; be responsive; be inclusive; build on common needs and goals; and recognise that it all begins with relationships. MPA managers described six objectives for community engagement: 1) to increase awareness and raise visibility of the MPA; 2) to enhance understanding and support for the MPA's purpose and resources; 3) to sustain forma and/or informal communication and collaboration with community members; 4) to encourage MPA-beneficial stewardship behaviours within the communities; 5) to enable others to help advance MPA objectives; 6) to instill community ownership and pride in the MPA. Moving forward, we encourage managers to draw inspiration from the community, celebrate small victories, and share ideas and inspiration.
From Decline to Recovery - A rescue package for the Global Ocean
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Global Commission

2014
The ocean covers nearly three-quarters of the surface area of our planet. Comprising 1.3 billion km3 of water, it is the world's single largest ecosystem and plays a central role in supporting all life on Earth. It is also the provider of a wide range of services and resources that directly support human health, societies and economies.
NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program Goals & Objectives 2010-2015
Island and Ocean Ecosystems
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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program

2009
Healthy coral reefs are among the most biologically diverse and economically valuable ecosystems on earth, providing hundreds of billions of dollars in food, jobs,
Creation of the Coral Sea natural park: the largest French Marine protected area, in New Caledonia - Press release, Nouméa, 23 April 2014
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Gouvernement de la Nouvelle Calédonie

2014
The decree for creating the Coral Sea natural park was adopted on Arpil 23, 2014 during the convocation of the Government of New Caledonia. "It gives me great satisfaction to see the establishment of Coral Sea Natural Park today.
Devils in Distress : The plight of Mobula Rays
Island and Ocean Ecosystems
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Manta Trust

Mobula rays are at great risk of severe global population declines due to target and incidental fishing pressure. Similar to the closely related and larger manta rays, Mobula generally grow slowly, mature late, and produce few offspring over long lifetimes. This life history strategy, coupled with their migratory nature and inherent schooling behaviour, makes these species extremely vulnerable to overexploitation.
GEF Guidance on Emerging Chemicals Management Issues in Developing Countries and Countries with Economies in Transition

STAP (The Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel of the GLobal Environment Facility)

2012
This report was predicated by GEF programmatic mandate on the promotion of sound chemicals management, as well as observations on the global chemicals landscape that alert us to the enormity of the challenge of sounds chemical management. The Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) states that there are 60 million registered organic and inorganic substances in the world. Of that, only a fraction have been tested and inventoried by chemicals oversight bodies. For example, the USEPA maintains an inventory of approximately 84,000 commercially important chemicals; and of those, a smaller fraction still have been tested for their toxicity, including the vast majority of those categorized as "high volume".
The Future of Our Ocean - Next steps and priorities

Global Ocean Commission

2016
To accelerate progress towards reversing ocean degradation and drive the global system for ocean governance, the Commission calls upon UN Member States and all relevant stakeholders to agree a stand-alone Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) for the global ocean, thus putting the global ocean front and centre in the post-2015 UN development agenda.
Preparatory Survey on the Project for Construction of Pacific Climate Change Centre in the Independent State of Samoa

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

2016
Small island countries, spread over the Pacific region, are extremely susceptible to natural disasters. Since concerns are growing that natural disaster may occur more frequently and become more intensified in the region in the future as climate change worsens, it is urgent and therefore important to establish a base inside the region and develop human resources in this field in order to respond to climate change and disaster prevention. Against this background, formulation of the "Strategy for Climate and Disaster Resilient Development in the Pacific (2017 to 2030)" is under way in the region led by international regional organizations and UNDP. The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (hereinafter referred to as SPREP), the implementing body of the Project for Construction of Pacific Climate Change Centre, is an international agency established in 1993 by 26 countries and territories (including 14 island countries called Pacific Island Countries, or PICs) and the headquarters in Apia, the capital of Samoa. As one of the central agencies promoting regional-level efforts in the Pacific region for climate change, SPREP is making comprehensive efforts in the field, including the above development strategy, the formulation and implementation of climate change adaptation and mitigation measures in collaboration with donor agencies, and human resource development aimed at increasing its say on the international stage.
Espéces Envahissantes Mieux les Connaítre - Livret d'accompagnement de l'exposition

Groupe Espéces Envahissantes (GEE)

Invasive species in New Caledonia.

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