Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

Country Profiles

Country Profiles

BIODIVERSITÉ ET CONSERVATION EN OUTRE-MER - Pacifique
Wallis and Futuna

UICN/OIF (2010). Atlas - BIODIVERSITÉ de la francophonie - richesses et vulnerabilites
Wallis et Futuna

Birdlife [Avifauna] Profiles

see 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]
Wallis and Futuna

see also Endemic Bird Areas [EBAs] of the Pacific [incl. Wallis and Futuna (secondary area) ] [Birdlife International]

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

IBA Profiles:
Wallis and Futuna

IBA Reports:
Wallis and Futuna

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

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

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.

Environment Statistics - Country Snapshots [UN; 2009]
Wallis and Futuna.

Environmental Vulnerability Index - Country Profiles [SOPAC / UNEP]
Wallis and Futuna

EU Pacific Country Environment Profiles

see EU Country Partnership Profiles [incl. environment and EDF10 strategies]
Wallis and Futuna

Fishbase Biodiversity Country Profiles (all fish)
Wallis and Futuna

Forestry Country Profiles
Forestry Department Country Profiles [FAO]
Wallis and Futuna

Global Biodiversity Information Forum [GBIF] Country Profiles
Wallis and Futuna

see also GBIF Google Earth Country Links
Wallis and Futuna

Invasive Species : Country Profiles [ISSG]
Wallis and Futuna

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

Laws and legislation

SPREP National Laws and Legislation clearinghouse
Wallis and Futuna

Mangrove and Wetlands Profiles

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] - Wallis and Futuna

Marine Resource Profiles

see :

State of Coral Reef Systems
Wallis and Futuna (2004)

see also:

Reefbase Country Profiles (coral reefs, reef fish, biodiversity)
Wallis and Futuna

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

Chapter 13 - Status of Coral Reefs in Polynesia Mana Node Countries: Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Niue, Kiribati, Tonga, Tokelau and Wallis and Futuna (2008; 1.85mb)

Pacific Biodiversity Information Forum Country Data:
Wallis and Futuna

Pacific Regional information System - PRISM [SPC]
Environmental and Climate Statistics
Wallis and Futuna

Political Reviews [Contemporary Pacific]
Wallis and Futuna

Protected Areas

~Pacific Protected Areas database (PBIF)
Wallis and Futuna

~World Database on Protected Areas - Pacific site profiles
Wallis and Futuna

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

see also Protected Area profiles on www.protectedplanet.net
Wallis and Futuna

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

SPREP Country Profiles: Exchange of Information by Members at SPREP Annual Meetings:
- Exchamge 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: Wallis and Futuna

Threatened species: Summary of species on the 2008 IUCN Red List
Wallis and Futuna

UNEP Country Profiles [* poorly maintained and little information available]
Wallis and Futuna

World Factbook Country Profiles [CIA]
Wallis and Futuna.

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)