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New Caledonia

Compiled by the SPREP IRC and Library the Pacific Environment Information Network [PEIN] Country Profiles are a browsable compilation of country profiles , national environment reports , technical reports and academic literature for the countries of the Pacific Islands. Contributions of weblinks and documents, whether in hardcopy or digital form are welcome and can be sent to irc@sprep.org .

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Contents

Overview
Country Profiles

Country Reports

Technical Reports

Multimedia - posters, videos etc
Academic literature and research
Websites

Overview

see BIODIVERSITÉ ET CONSERVATION EN OUTRE-MER - Pacifique: New Caledonia

Country Profiles

BIODIVERSITÉ ET CONSERVATION EN OUTRE-MER - Pacifique
New Caledonia

Biodiversity Clearinghouse Mechanism websites
New Caledonia: Southern Province / New Caledonia: Northern Province

Birdlife [Avifauna] Profiles
New Caledonia

see also Avibase - Bird Checklists of the World - browsable by country and by individual island within the Pacific region - excellent data source

see also Species profiles [*For the Globally Threatened Birds (those evaluated as Critically Endangered, Endangered and Vulnerable), each factsheet contains a summary account, range map and an illustration, plus additional data tables. For Extinct, Extinct in the Wild, Near Threatened, Least Concern and Data Deficient species, each contains a concise summary paragraph and some additional data tables.] [Birdlife International]

see also Endemic Bird Areas [EBAs] of the Pacific [incl. Aitutaki (secondary area) ; East Caroline Islands ; Fiji ; Gilbert Islands (secondary area) ; Henderson Island ; Mariana Islands ; Marquesas Islands ; Marshall Islands (secondary area) ; Nauru (secondary area) ; Niuafo‘ou (secondary area) ; Niue (secondary area) ; Northern Line Islands (secondary area) ; Palau ; Pitcairn (secondary area) ; Rapa (secondary area) ; Rimatara ; Rotuma (secondary area) ; Samoan Islands ; Society Islands ; Southern Cook Islands ; Tonga (secondary area) ; Tuamotu archipelago ; Wake Island (secondary area) ; Wallis and Futuna (secondary area) ; Yap Islands ] [Birdlife International]

see also Important bird areas of the Pacific [IBAs] (2010) [Birdlife Pacific]

IBA Profiles:
New Caledonia

* order the complete CD-ROM 'Important bird areas in the Pacific: a compendium' from the SPREP IRC

see also Pacific regional overview [Birdlife International]
see also Globally Threatened Birds (those evaluated as Critically Endangered, Endangered and Vulnerable) of Oceania [Birdlife International]
see also State of the World's birds website and report [Birdlife International] - including Pacific country case studies

Climate change and biodiversity profiles [from Climate Change and Biodiversity in the
European Union Overseas Entities ]
New Caledonia

Earthtrends Thematic Country Profiles [WRI]
Agriculture and food, Biodiversity and protected areas, Climate and atmosphere, Coastal and marine ecosystems, Economics, business and the environment, Energy and resources, Environmental governance and institutions, Forests, grasslands and drylands, Population, health and human well-being, Water resources and freshwater ecosystems.

Environmental Vulnerability Index - Country Profiles [SOPAC / UNEP]
New Caledonia

EU Pacific Country Environment Profiles

see EU Country Partnership Profiles [incl. environment and EDF10 strategies]
New Caledonia

Fishbase Biodiversity Country Profiles (all fish)
New Caledonia

Forestry Country Profiles
Forestry Department Country Profiles [FAO]
New Caledonia

see also FAO Forest Resource Assessment : Country Reports [2010]
New Caledonia (2010; 482kb)

see also State of the World's Forests 2007: Asia and the Pacific [FAO] (2008; 1.77mb)
see also Tropical and subtropical forest profiles prepared by the World Wildlife Fund

Global Biodiversity Information Forum [GBIF] Country Profiles
New Caledonia

see also GBIF Google Earth Country Links
New Caledonia

Invasive Species : Country Profiles [ISSG]
New Caledonia

see also Espèces exotiques envahissantes dans les collectivités françaises d'outre-mer Etat des lieux et recommandations (2008; 5.28mb)

see also Les espèces exotiques envahissantes en outre-mer

Land-based pollutants inventory for the South Pacific region: Part 2: Regional summary and country profiles [SPREP] (1993; 19mb)

Laws and legislation
New Caledonia

SPREP National Laws and Legislation clearinghouse
New Caledonia

Mangrove and Wetlands Profiles [ *from Proceedings of the Pacific Regional Workshop on Mangrove Wetlands Protection and Sustainable Use . SPREP, 2002.]
New Caledonia (2002; 208kb)

see also: A Directory of Wetlands in Oceania [1993]
see also: Wetlands of the Pacific Island Region (2008; 882kb)
see also: IWMI Global Wetlands - Interactive Web Map Server - includes countries of Oceania
see also: Wetlands in Oceania - country profiles and wetlands information [UNEP-WCMC] - New Caledonia

Marine Resource Profiles

see:

State of Coral Reef Systems
New Caledonia (2004))

see also:

State of the marine environment in the South Pacific Region (1990; 3.48mb)

see also:

Reefbase Country Profiles (coral reefs, reef fish, biodiversity)
New Caledonia

see also GIS data for corals in the Pacific from Reefbase - browse by country and reef profile
see also GIS data for marine protected areas in the Pacific from Reefbase - browse by country and ecosystem

see also:

Status of Coral Reef Systems of the World: 2008 (2008; 20mb)

Chapter 12 - Status of the Coral Reefs in the South West Pacific: Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu (2008; 1.79mb)

MPA Global Profiles (marine protected areas database)
New Caledonia

see also Millennium Coral Reef Mapping - South Pacific products
IMARS Geomorphological classification is publicly available on the University of South Florida web site from http://www.imars.usf.edu/MC/output_south_pacific.html . Vanuatu, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Tonga, Samoa, New Caledonia, Cook Is, French Polynesia and East Solomon are there (PNG will hopefully be coming shortly). Files are distributed as Shapefiles (ArcGIS) and can be opened in MapInfo.

Pacific Biodiversity Information Forum Country Data:
New Caledonia

Pacific islands Environmental Laws
New Caledonia

Pacific Regional information System - PRISM [SPC]
Environmental and Climate Statistics
New Caledonia

Political Reviews [Contemporary Pacific]
New Caledonia

Protected Areas

~Pacific Protected Areas database (PBIF)
New Caledonia

~World Database on Protected Areas - Pacific site profiles
New Caledonia

see also: Protected Areas of the Pacific Islands profiles [UNEP / WCMC]
Maps of the Pacific Islands
Wetlands in Oceania - country profiles and wetlands information - New Caledonia

see also Protected Area profiles on www.protectedplanet.net
New Caledonia

see also GIS data for marine protected areas in the Pacific - browse by country and ecosystem
see also MPA Global Profiles (marine protected areas database) above

SPC Country Profiles:
New Caledonia

SPREP Country Profiles: Exchange of Information by Members at SPREP Annual Meetings:
- Exchange of information by Members on National Developments related to Natural Resource Management Priority of the Action Plan [2007]
see Agenda Item 6.1: Country Profiles of the Report and record of the 18th SPREP Meeting of Officials in Apia, Samoa on 11th to 14th September 2007

- Exchange of information by Members on national developments related to Pollution Prevention priority of the SPREP Action Plan [2008]
see Agenda Item 8.6: Country Profiles of the Report and record of the19th SPREP Annual Meeting of Officials in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia on 8–12 September 2008

- Exchange of Information by Members on National Developments Related to the Climate Change Focus Area of the SPREP Action Plan [2009]
see Agenda Item 11.2: Country Profiles of the Report and record of the 20th SPREP Annual Meeting of Officials in Apia, Samoa on 17 - 20 November 2009

- Exchange of Information by Members on Year of Biodiversity [2010]
see Agenda Item 11.3: Country Profiles of the Report and record of the 21st SPREP Meeting of Officials in Madang, Papua New Guinea on 6-10 September 2010
see also individual profiles for: New Caledonia / Eng.

Threatened species: Summary of species on the 2008 IUCN Red List
New Caledonia

World Bank Environment indicators
New Caledonia

World Factbook Country Profiles [CIA]
New Caledonia

World Ocean Database 2005 [NOAA]
Geographically sorted data for the Pacific Ocean [datasets]

see also Environmental indicators: South Pacific (UNEP: 2004; 6.23mb)
see also Polynesia / Micronesia Biodiversity Hotspot Ecosystem Profile (2007; 1.16mb)

see also Paciifc Biodiversity Information Forum website and databases

National Reports

Code de l'environnement – Partie Législative: version applicable en Nouvelle-Calédonie
Code de l’environnement (partie réglementaire): version applicable en Nouvelle-Calédonie

National Biodiversity Strategic Action Plans (NBSAP)
En France d'outre-mer (2004), France - incl. French Territories (2004)

National Invasive Species Strategy

see Invasive alien species in the Austral-Pacific region: national reports and directory of resources [GISP] (2002; 3.75mb)

see also Espèces exotiques envahissantes dans les collectivités françaises d'outre-mer Etat des lieux et recommandations (2008; 5.28mb)

Ships' Waste Management in Pacific Islands Ports: Country reports
New Caledonia

State of the Environment Reports

see State of the Environment of the South Pacific 2005 (2005; 382kb; see also ~ http://www.unescap.org/esd/environment/soe/2005/mainpub/ ~)
see also State of the Environment of the South Pacific 1983 (UNEP: 1983; 1.66mb)
see also State of the marine environment in the South Pacific Region (1990; 3.48mb)

see also Regional perspectives: Asia and the Pacific (UNEP, GEO-4. 2007; 382 kb)

see also the archive of SPREP Country Reports between 1980-1983 as follows:
New Caledonia (1980; 963kb)

Technical Reports

Reports available online from the SPREP Library and IRC database
Reports available online from SOPAC [Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission]
Reports available online from ReefBase Pacific

search also SPC Coastal and Oceanic Fisheries Digital Library

Multimedia - posters, videos etc

New Caledonia; a biodiversity gem of the South Pacific
- New Caledonian biodiversity and WWF's efforts to protect it.

Academic literature and research

via Google Scholar

Websites

AEL-LEA Environnement
L’objectif de AEL/LEA est de devenir un des laboratoires de référence en matière d’analyses et expertises environnementales en NC pour la gestion des écosystèmes marins tropicaux. Ce projet vient combler un besoin et un manque en Nouvelle-Calédonie en apportant la technicité incontournable pour développer une surveillance environnementale de qualité du milieu lagonaire.
Analyse et étude de l'environnement marin, expertise des impacts de l’industrie minière dans le milieu lagonaire .

Centre d'Initiation à l'Environnement
Les objectifs du CIE sont de développer des activités éducatives et culturelles liées à l'amélioration des connaissances du milieu naturel

New Caledonia - govt. website

New Caledonia - Meteorological Office

Biodiversité de la Nouvelle-Calédonie

Endemia: Faune & flore de Nouvelle-Caledonie
Le site ENDEMIA est consacré à la flore et à la faune endémiques et autochtones de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. Son objectif est de faire connaître toute l'étendue et la spécificité de notre biodiversité, notamment son caractère relique et fragile.

Ensemble pour la planète [Nouvelle-Caledonie]
Ensemble pour la Planète est une association de type loi 1901 constituée d’autres associations mais aussi de simples citoyens désireux d’agir pour la sauvegarde de notre environnement.

Foret seche [Nouvelle-Caledonie]

IRD. L'Institute de Recherche pour le Developpement
A pour mission de developper des projets scientifiques centres sur les relations entre l'homme et son environnement dans la zone intertropicale.

L'Opération Cétacés Nouvelle-Calédonie
"Depuis plusieurs années l’Opération Cétacés cherche à promouvoir la connaissance et le respect de la nature néo-calédonienne. Les objectifs de l’association sont d’observer et de mieux comprendre les mammifères marins qui peuplent les eaux de la Nouvelle-Calédonie afin de pouvoir mieux les protéger et les conserver. "

Société Calédonienne d'Ornithologie [ affiliée à BirdLife International ] ; Protégeons ensemble les oiseaux de Nouvelle-Calédonie et leurs habitats
"Les temps changent et les objectifs de notre société sont plus résolument tournés vers la conservation du patrimoine naturel dans son milieu, par la protection des habitats, la mise en place d'une réglementation adaptée sur la chasse et les espèces protégées, la lutte contre les espèces introduites envahissantes ou prédatrices, la sensibilisation des communautés humaines concernées à la valeur et à la fragilité de leur patrimoine. "

see also VISITER LA PROVINCE NORD : L'environnement [New Caledonia Northern Province Environment website]
see also Province Sud : L'Environnement [New Caledona Southern Province Environment website]

see also:

The Pacific Environment Information Network [PEIN] Regional Frameworks and Strategies Directory [SPREP]

SPREP Library and IRC collection [SLIC] - includes online full text access to a wide range of Pacific environment materials.

The Pacific Environment Information Network [PEIN] Virtual Library - full text publications from SPREP, SOPAC, SPC and other CROP agencies, Pacific govt. environment depts. , regional institutions, and NGOs active in the area of environment conservation.

Pacific Environment Databases and Recommended Internet Resources

see also:

SPREP's International Instruments' webpage
"International instruments relevant to SPREP's work in the areas of Sustainable Economic Development, Ecosystems Management, Climate Change, and Waste Management."

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Compiled by Peter Murgatroyd. Last updated 12 January 2011
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