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Session 11: ACPMEA3 and Noumea Convention

SPREP Publications, Environmental Monitoring and Governance

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Presentation highlights the support by the ACPMEA III program and its support for parties to the Noumea convention on pollution control and EIA implementation.

Environmental Monitoring Governance(EMG) Inform E-learning to decision launch - Webinar

SPREP Publications, Environmental Monitoring and Governance

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E-learning webinar for Environmental Monitoring and Governance (EMG). On the 11th August 2021.

Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) report : Neiafu Master Plan, Vava'u, Kingdom of Tonga

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Morgan, Dr. Richard K.

Onorio, Komeri

This report presents the results of a strategic environmental assessment of the development projects that have been proposed for the town of Neiafu, on the island of 'Uta Vava'u, Tonga, as part of the Vava'u Development Programme. The various project proposals have been described in the Neiafu Master Plan, accordingly, no details of the individual proposals are given in this assessment.

A guide to environmental impact assessment (EIA) in the South Pacific

Island and Ocean Ecosystems

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Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

The main purpose of this booklet is to provide a ready and simple guide for using Environmental Impact Assessment as a planning and management tool for decision making in the South Pacific Region. It is primarily for government officials who are normally too busy to look at voluminous reference manuals, and also for private developers, non-government officials and interested individuals.

Invasive species and human health

Island and Ocean Ecosystems, BRB

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Mazza, Giuseppe

Tricarico, Elena

Invasive alien plants and animals are known for their disruption of ecosystems and threat to biodiversity. This book highlights their major impact on human health. This includes not only direct effects through contact with the species via bites, wounds and disease, but also indirect effects caused by changes induced in ecosystems by invasive species, such as more water hyacinth increasing mosquito levels and thereby the potential for malaria. Covering a wide range of case studies from different taxa (animals and plants), and giving an overview of the diverse impacts of invasive species on health in developed and developing countries, the book is a significant contribution that will help in prioritizing approaches to controlling invasive species and mitigating their health effects. It covers invasive plants, marine species, spiders and other arachnids, ticks and dust mites, insects, mosquitos and other diptera, freshwater species (invertebrates and fishes), amphibians and reptiles, birds and mammals.

Vector and pest control

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The importance of vector and pest control in disasters and emergencies

Environmental health in emergencies and disasters: A practical guide

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Adams, John

Wisner, Ben

The WHO Guide to sanitation in natural disasters (Assar, 1971) summarized the essential aspects of environmental health management in disasters. These included the provision of emergency water and sanitation services; the burial or cremation of the dead; vector and pest control; food hygiene; and the assessment of the danger of epidemics following emergencies and disasters, etc. Thirty years later these aspects remain essential, though the needs, challenges and opportunities are greater. The present book deals not only with emergency response, but also with measures designed to reduce the impact of disasters on environmental health infrastructure, such as water supply and sanitation facilities. It also aims to strengthen the ability of people to withstand the disruption of their accustomed infrastructure and systems for environmental health (e.g. shelter, water supply, sanitation, vector control etc.) and to recover rapidly.

Estimating burdens of neglected tropical zoonotic diseases on islands with introduced mammals

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Croll, Donald A.

Holmes, Nick D.

Kilpatrick, A. Marm.

Newton, Kelly M.

Spatz, Dena R.

Tershy, Bernie.

de Wit, Luz A.

Many neglected tropical zoonotic pathogens are maintained by introduced mammals, and on islands the most common introduced species are rodents, cats, and dogs. Management of introduced mammals, including control or eradication of feral populations, which is frequently done for ecological restoration, could also reduce or eliminate the pathogens these animals carry. Understanding the burden of these zoonotic diseases is crucial for quantifying the potential public health benefits of introduced mammal management. However, epidemiological data are only available from a small subset of islands where these introduced mammals co-occur with people. We examined socioeconomic and climatic variables as predictors for disease burdens of angiostrongyliasis, leptospirosis, toxoplasmosis, toxocariasis, and rabies from 57 islands or island countries. We found strong correlates of disease burden for leptospirosis, Toxoplasma gondii infection, angiostrongyliasis, and toxocariasis with more than 50% of the variance explained, and an average of 57% (range = 3295%) predictive accuracy on out-of-sample data. We used these relationships to provide estimates of leptospirosis incidence and T. gondii seroprevalence infection on islands where nonnative rodents and cats are present. These predicted estimates of disease burden could be used in an initial assessment of whether the costs of managing introduced mammal reservoirs might be less than the costs of perpetual treatment of these diseases on islands.

Potential public health benefits from eradicating rts in New Zealand cities and a tentative research agenda.

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Baker, Michael G.

Blaschke, Paul.

Mansoor, Osman D.

McIntyre, Mary.

Muellner, Petra.

Wilson, Nick. ? Mary McIntyre ? Paul Blaschke ? Petra Muellner ? Osman D Mansoor ? Michael G Baker

The eradication of some introduced pests such as rats, stoats and possums in New Zealand seems increasingly feasible with successful action to date in various cities (e.g. Wellington City) and with the governments national 2050 predator-free goal. Here we specifically detail the potential benefits of urban rat eradication and find these cover a wide range of topics including a potentially reduced risk of infection from at least seven zoonotic diseases (e.g. leptospirosis, toxoplasmosis, trichinellosis, murine typhus; and three enteric diseases). Other potential benefits include: psychological benefits from increased native bird life in cities; reduced damage to food supplies; reduced rat damage to building insulation and to building walls and roofing; and reduced fires in buildings associated with rat damage. However, there is considerable uncertainty on the size of such impacts and so we outline a tentative research agenda as a first step towards quantification of the likely key public health benefits of rat eradication.

A review of integrated environmental assessment and planning procedures in Pacific island countries

Island and Ocean Ecosystems

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McIntyre Matt

Young Erin

The Secretariat for Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) have commissioned Cardno (Qld) Pty Ltd (Cardno) to undertake a comprehensive review of integrated environmental assessment approaches and procedures in Pacific Island Countries (PICs), and to provide advice on regional priorities for capacity building requirements in this regard.

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