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Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network data portal
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
GOA-ON works to improve our understanding of global ocean acidification conditions and ecosystem responses by making ocean acidification data easily accessible. This data portal contains...
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UN Biodiversity Lab
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
The UN Biodiversity Lab is an online platform that allows policymakers and other partners to access global data layers, upload and manipulate their own datasets, and query multiple...
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Protected Seas
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
Open dataset of boundaries and regulations that apply to marine protected areas (MPAs) and fishery management areas in U.S. and international marine waters.
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Mapping Ocean Wealth Explorer
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
The Mapping Ocean Wealth data viewer is a live online resource for sharing understanding of the value of marine and coastal ecosystems to people. It includes global maps, regionally-...
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Framework for Pacific Regionalism
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
Forum Leaders embrace Pacific regionalism as: The expression of a common sense of identity and purpose, leading progressively to the sharing of institutions, resources, and markets, with...
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Dataset
SPREP core national environment indicators
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Dataset
This list of indicators was developed through the Inform project at SPREP for use by Pacific Islands countries (PICs) to meet their national and international reporting obligations. The...
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Inform Project Regional Meeting 2019
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
The objective of this regional meeting is to build the capacity of the 14 project target countries, with an aim to build an open data community amongst the users of the national data...
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Dataset
Greening of the Pacific Games 2019
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Dataset
SPREP is leading the charge to make the Pacific Games in July in Samoa go plastic free in an awareness and outreach initiative aptly called Greening of the Games. This dataset holds a...
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Assessing Tropical Marine Invertebrates: a Manual for Pacific Island Resource Managers
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This manual is designed for fisheries and environmental officers, and non-governmental partners who are tasked with assessing the state of fisheries resources and macro-invertebrate...
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Developing a Marine Spatial Plan - a toolkit for the Pacific
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This toolkit outlines the basic process of developing a national marine spatial plan. It has been tailored specifically for use by Pacific Island countries based upon lessons learned in...
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Regional coastal susceptibility assessment for the Pacific Islands
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
A major objective of this report was to develop a regional assessment of Pacific Island sensitivity to projected climate change as a component of the Pacific-Australia Climate Change...
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Community Based Actions in Small Island Developing States - Best Practices from the Equator Initiative
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This publication features fourteen (14) case studies from small island developing states from the Caribbean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Pacific Ocean. The stories range...
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Pacific Islands Regional Marine Spill - contingency plan
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This report is related to the prevention and minimization of the damage to marine and coastal environments and resources from major marine spills, and to hasten the recovery of any...
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Guidance to Dumping of Materials at Sea
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This guidance offers no judgment on the type of method best suited to any particular Nation, but identifies some of the options available for consideration in materials dumping at sea....
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Pacific Integrated Island Management - principals, case studies and lessons learned
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
Integrated Island Management (IIM), responds to the unique circumstances of small island ecosystems through development of holistic integrated management systems that operate at the scale...
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Marine Protected Area Networks in the Coral Triangle : Development and Lessons
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
The Coral Triangle is a marine area located in the western Pacific Ocean. It includes the waters of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Timor Leste and Solomon...
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Rubbish is a Resource - A Waste Resource Kit for the Pacific Islands
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This Kit comprises a wide range of information ranging from practical help with the nuts and bolts of recycling different materials, all the way through information about toxic wastes and...
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Guidance Document on Improving National Reporting by Parties to the Basel Convention
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous and their Disposal (the Basel Convention) is the broadest and most significant international treaty on...
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MEA Negotiator's Handbook
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
The number of multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) and institutions has grown steadily over the last few decades. The work taking place under these agreements and within these...
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Protected Areas Working Group (PAWG) Action Plan 2014-2020
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
The Protected Areas Working Group (PAWG) Action Plan 2014-2020 aligns with the Framework for Nature Conservation and Protected Areas (Framework) in terms of time span and objectives. The...