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Remediation of Kiritimati Island and the Challenges of Hazardous Waste Disposal
Kiribati Environment Data Portal Publications
This paper describes the work undertaken by Safety and Ecology Corporation Ltd (SEC) on Kiritimati Island, formerly known as Christmas Island. The discussion gives an overview of the type...
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The soils of Kiritimati (Christmas) Island - new information and comparison with previous studies
Kiribati Environment Data Portal Publications
Two soils investigations were investigated in the 1960s, but no additional information on the soil resource of the island has been produced since that time. In this study, 15 soil types...
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Guideline for Monitoring Birds and Invasive Species at Kiritimati Island
Kiribati Environment Data Portal Publications
These guidelines provide a framework for bird species monitoring and invasive species surveillance at Kiritimati.
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Flora of Kiritimati Island
Kiribati Environment Data Portal Publications
This paper is a compilation and analysis of all vascular plants that have been reported on Kiritimati (Christmas) Atoll in the Northern Line Islands of the Republic of Kiribati. It is...
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An island for gardens, an island for birds and voyaging: A settlement pattern for Kiritimati and Tabuaeran
Kiribati Environment Data Portal Publications
Throughout this paper, the authors have taken a regional approach, pioneered by Weisler (1996), that allowed them to understand the contrasting settlement patterns on two adjacent...
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Baselines and Degradation of Coral Reefs in the Northern Line Islands
Kiribati Environment Data Portal Publications
Effective conservation requires rigorous baselines of pristine conditions to assess the impacts of human activities and to valuate the efficacy of management. The study found that top...
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Reef Fishes Have Higher Parasite Richness at Unfished Palmyra Atoll Compared to Fished Kiritimati Island
Kiribati Environment Data Portal Publications
This study compared parasite communities at two coral atolls in the Line Islands chain of the central Pacific (Kiritimati Island and Palmyra Atoll). Palmyra Atoll is relatively pristine...
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Biofuel Feasibility Study, Kiritimati Island
Kiribati Environment Data Portal Publications
The objective of this study is to determine the available coconut resources in the Line group and analyse the technical, economic, social, institutional, environmental feasibility of...
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Implication of climate change for the livelihoods of urban dwellers in Kiribati
Kiribati Environment Data Portal Publications
The focus of this academic study is on the country’s two main urban areas: South Tarawa in the Gilbert group and Kiritimati in the Line group. The study assesses the dependence of urban...
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Plants of Christmas Island
Kiribati Environment Data Portal Publications
An old report on an entomological survey of Christmas Island.