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Factsheets

2009

Pacific Year of Climate Change
- Pacific climate change
- Coral reefs and climate change
- Ten ways to take action
- Waste and climate change
- Climate change mitigation
Pacific wetlands conservation
Mangroves in the Pacific

2008

Plastic bags
Leatherback turtles
Invasive species
The Waigani Convention
Climate change and the Pacific
Aquatic invasive species
Reducing solid waste
Turtle tagging
The Waigaini Convention
About SPREP

Pacific Climate Change Film Project

2006

Pacific Land: Sustaining our environment, economies, and way of life [2006] (alt. version)
Pacific Wetlands Conservation: Ramsar Convention on Wetlands [2006]
Samoa's Tafaigata Landfill Rehabilitation Project in Action [2006]
Working together to save turtles: 2006 Year of the Sea Turtle [2006]
Island life: our land our sea: protecting the uniqueness of island biodiversity [2006]

2005

2005 Pacific Year of Action Against Waste: Frequently Asked Questions [2005]
2005 Pacific Year of Action Against Waste Let's not waste another second!: information sheet [2005]
Action Strategy for Nature Conservation in the Pacific (Roundtable factsheet) [2005]
Action today - impact tomorrow: 2005 Year of Action Against Waste [2005]
Coastal Management programme (CMP) [2005]
Conserving turtles in the Pacific: the Regional Marine Turtle Conservation Programme (RMTCP) [2005]
Education for a sustainable Pacific: to build capacity of people and institutions [2005]
Environment Day 2005: information kit [2005]
International Waters Project: Strengthening the management of coastal fisheries, freshwater and waste in the Pacific Islands [2005]
Invasive species: unwelcome pests in the Pacific [2005] Pacific Regional Centre for the Joint Implementation of the Basel and Waigani Conventions [2005]
Protecting the ozone layer: the Regional Strategy to implement the Montreal Protocol in the Pacific region [2005]
The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme: What is SPREP? [2005]
Take steps to a cleaner Pacific [general] [2005]
Take steps to a cleaner Pacific: ten steps for schools [2005]
Take steps to a cleaner Pacific: top ten steps to reduce waste in your home and work place [2005]

1998-2008 (various dates - exact date unknown)

Community planning: Strengthening community-based frameworks to integrate environmental and development planning
Linking land, coasts and oceans : Integrated coastal and watershed management in the Pacific Islands
Mainstreaming conservation: Achieving conservation objectives through cooperation and partnerships
Pacific Regional Centre for the Joint Implementation of the Basel and Waigani Conventions
Protecting the ozone layer: A regional strategy to implement the Montreal Protocol in the Pacific region
Seagrass in the Pacific
Strengthening partnerships and coordination: for better planning, delivery and monitoring of capacity building for environmental management in the Pacific Region
Understanding climate change
Where does waste come from?

1997

Coral reef: their health our future [1997] (factsheet 14) / Fr

1996

EIA Guidelines: Environment impact assessment guidelines for mine development and tailings disposal [1996] (factsheet 14/2)

1995

The SPREP Convention [1994] (factsheet 12/4)
The Apia Convention [1995] (factsheet 12/5)
London Convention [1995] (factsheet 12/6)

1994

The World Heritage Convention [1994] (factsheet 12/2)
The Ramsar Convention [1994] (factsheet 12/3)
Saving biodiversity: Convention on Biological Diversity [1994] (factsheet 11/1)
Sea turtles of the South Pacific [1993] (factsheet 10/1)
Les tortues marines du Pacifique sud [1994] (factsheet 10/5)

1993

An introduction to man made climate change [1993] (factsheet 8-1)
The role of greenhouse gases [1993] (factsheet 8-2)
An introduction to the climate system [1993] (factsheet 8-3)
Is the earth warming up? [1993] (factsheet 8-4)
How predicatble is climate? [1993] (factsheet 8-6)
Why are "climate change" and "global warming" not the same thing? [1993] (factsheet 8-7)
Climate change and agriculture [1993] (factsheet 8-8)
Climate change and rising sea levels [1993] (factsheet 8-9)
Climate change and water resources [1993] (factsheet 8-10)
Climate change scenarios: why are the poor most vulnerable? [1993] (factsheet 8-11)
Climate change scenarios: will the gap between south and north widen? [1993] (factsheet 8-12)
How are policy makers responding to global climate change [1993] (factsheet 8-13)
International law and climate change [1993] (factsheet 8-14)
Climate change, small islands states and their coast areas [1993] (factsheet 8-15)
Phasing out CFCs: the Vienna Convention and Montreal Protocol [1993] (factsheet 8-16)
The economics of climate change [1993] (factsheet 8-17)
The language of climate change [1993] (factsheet 8-18)

1992

Mangroves in the South Pacific [1992] (factsheet 6)

Environmental Case Studies

1. The effects of mining on the environment of high islands: a case study of nickel mining in New Caledonia = Les effets de l'exploitation miniere sur l'environnement des iles hautes le case de l'extraction du minerai de nickel en Nouvelle-Caledonie / [1986]

2. Wallis and Futuna: man against the forest [1986]

3. Atolls and the cyclone hazard: a case study of the Tuomotu Islands / Fr [1986]

4. Pacific phosphate island environments versus the mining industry: an unequal struggle [1989]

5. The effects of mining on the environment of high islands: a case study of gold mining on Misima Island, Papua New Guinea [1989]

6. Not always a pretty face: urban growth versus the environment in the Pacific islands [1993]

7. Overexploiting coral reefs: reef blasting in Nauru [1993]

Posters

Pacific Year of Climate Change 2009: "Our Century's Challenge: Our Pacific Response" [2009]
Climate Change and Media Poster [2009]
Principles for nature conservation in the Pacific: 2008-2012 Action Strategy for Nature Conservation [2009]
Strong islands. Strong future [2007]
Stop solid waste [2001]
Conserving our unique heritage [2001]
Don't dump in the Pacific [2001]
Coral reefs: their health our future [1997]

Miscellaneous

Biodiversity in the South Pacific: a matter of survival [year?]
Linking population and environment: a key issue for sustainable development [1994]
Oil pollution: its potential impact on the environment of the South Pacific region [1989]
Seagrass in the Pacific [year?]
Think Don't Throw [year?]
Waste not want not: recycling oil for profit in Western Samoa [year?]

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