Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Protected areas - Oceania - Pacific
Environment - Protection
Watershed - Pohnpei
Pohnpei Conservation Area Project
Protected areas - Management
Protected areas
Protected areas - Oceania
Protected areas - Management
Reserves
Reserves - Oceania - Pacific
Reserves - Federated States of Micronesia - Pohnpei Watershed forest reserve
Mangroves
Forest
Federated States of Micronesia
The conservation values and biodiversity of Pohnpei's forests are perhaps as important as their hydrological buffering function. A combination of strong traditional respect for the upland forest, heavy human depopulation during the last century, and relatively difficult access to inland areas have spared the upland forests of Pohnpci Island from much of the disturbance and destruction that has occurred in the island's lowlands and
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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 BY ANONYMOUS
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