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Research Brief on Land Tenure and Climate Mobility in the Pacific
Climate Change Resilience
Available Online
2022
This research brief considers land tenure and human mobility in the context of climate change. This brief uses the shortland description climate mobility to refer to human mobility related to climate change.
2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent
Environmental Monitoring and Governance, Climate Change Resilience, Island and Ocean Ecosystems
Available Online
2022
All Pacific people have an undeniable connection to their natural environment, resources, livelihoods, faiths, cultural values and traditional knowledge.
Climate, Land, Energy and Water systems Interactions – From key concepts to model implementation with OSeMOSYS
Environmental Monitoring and Governance, Climate Change Resilience, Island and Ocean Ecosystems
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Alfstad, Thomas

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Niet, Taco

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Ramos, Eunice Pereira

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et al

2022
The climate, land, energy and water systems (CLEWs) approach guides the development of integrated assessments. The approach includes an analytical component that can be performed using a simple accounting methods, soft-linking tools, incorporating cross-systems considerations in sectoral models, or using one modelling tool to represent CLEW systems.
Eradicating Pacific rats (Rattus exulans) from Nu'utele and Nu'ulua Islands, Samoa - some of the challenges of operating in the tropcial Pacific
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Butler, D.J.

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Tipamaa, F.T.

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Tye, A.

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Wylie, M.

2011
The restoration of the small offshore islands of Nu’utele (108ha) and Nu’ulua (25ha) has long been identified as a priority for biodiversity conservation in Samoa. The first step towards restoration was the aerial spreading of brodifacoum to eradicate Pacific rats (Rattus exulans) in August 2009. Procedures for the eradication followed those used in New Zealand and involved technical experts from that country. Particular challenges included a tight operational time-frame (two months), technical problems magnified by the remote location, variable reliability of weather forecasting,working with the local community, and mitigating rodenticide exposure risks for the friendly ground-dove (Gallicolumba stairi) (IUCN: vulnerable). Solutions to these challenges are discussed as guidance for similar projects in remote island locations. Follow-up monitoring between August 2009 and March 2010 indicated that the eradication had been successful, but Pacific rats were detected on Nu’utele in May 2011. Nu’ulua has yet to be rechecked in 2011. DNA analyses are being organised to determine if these rats are survivors or re-invaders.
Comprehensive Desk-top Review of Biodiversity, Conservation and Invasive Species Information for the Kingdom of Tonga
Island and Ocean Ecosystems, BRB
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Pagad. Shyama

2013
Situated between Fiji to the west and Samoa to the northeast, the Kingdom of Tonga (referred to as Tonga) is comprised of 171 scattered islands of which less than 50 are inhabited. The islands are mainly composed of limestone formed from uplifted coral. Current critical environmental concerns have arisen due to deforestation; damage to coral reefs and the introduction and spread of invasive alien species. Anthropogenic pressure has resulted in extensive modification of all ecosystems on the limestone islands of this group. Only uninhabited and steep volcanic islands still support large tracts of forest.
Restoration of Nu'utele & Nu'ulua islands, Aleipata island group, Samoa: report of expedition to trial the capture and holding of friendly ground doves (Gallicolumba stairi)
BRB
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Butler, David J.

2005
The restoration of the Islands of Nuutele and Nuulua is a priority of the Government of Samoa and the communities of Aleipata District. Planning is well advanced on a key element of this, the eradication of Pacific Rats (Rattus exulans) by aerial spreading of toxic baits in mid-2006. The Friendly Ground Dove has been identified as a non-target species that may be at risk of taking the baits and one for which the Nuutele and Nuulua populations are significant. Several approaches for safeguarding these have been discussed and this expedition was designed to test the feasibility of the preferred approach, namely the capture and holding of birds in a safe situation on Nuutele during the aerial operation and their release once the baits are non-toxic.

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