Federated States of Micronesia

Asian Development Bank Country Environmental Analysis Reports
Federated States of Micronesia - draft (2005; 20.3mb),

Country Strategy Papers and National Indicative Programmes [European Union - EDF9]
Federated States of Micronesia (2002-2007;547kb)

Country Strategy Papers and National Indicative Programmes [European Union - EDF10]
Federated States of Micronesia (2008-2013; 2.45mb)

E-waste (electronic waste) - National reports and inventories
Federated States of Micronesia (2009; 8.35mb)

Legislative Reviews 
Federated States of Micronesia (2009; 244kb) 
Federated States of Micronesia (1992; 15.21mb)

Mauritius Strategy + 5 Review: National Assessment Reports [5-year Review of Progress Made in Addressing Vulnerabilities of Small Islands Developing States Through Implementation of the Mauritius Strategy for Further Implementation (MSI) of the
Barbados Programme of Action (BPOA) ] 
Federated States of Micronesia (2010; 231kb)

National Biodiversity Strategic Action Plans (NBSAP)
Federated States of Micronesia (2002; 1.16mb) - Chuuk State (2004; 211kb),Kosrae State (2004; 128kb), Pohnpei State (2004; 5.32mb) ,Yap (2004; 1.85mb) - - - see also FSM 'blueprint' (2004; 2.3mb)

NBSAP Stocktake Reports: Federated States of Micronesia (marine biodiversity) (2002; 85kb), Federated States of Micronesia (terrestrial biodiversity) (2002; 231kb)

see also A BLUEPRINT FOR CONSERVING THE BIODIVERSITY OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA

see also National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans: Pacific Regional Review (2007; 269kb)

National Capacity Self Assessment (NCSA)

NCSA Status (NCSA website)
Federated States of Micronesia

National climate change policies
Federated States of Micronesia (2009; 3mb)

National Environment Management Strategy (NEMS) 
Federated States of Micronesia (1993; 12.46mb)

National Invasive Species
Invasives reports:Federated States of Micronesia - Chuuk (2000; 323kb) / Kosrae (2000; 343kb),Micronesia - region(1999; 878kb)

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

see also Invasives Species on Pacific Islands [reports] - HEAR / PIER project website

National [Sustainable] Development Plans / Strategies [ForumSec]
Federated States Of Micronesia 2004-2023 (Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3) and FSM Strategic Planning Matrix: Environment (2004: 151kb)

National Assessment Reports: Federated States of Micronesia (2006; 300kb)

ADB Reports: Federated States of Micronesia (2005; 638kb)

ADB Economic Reviews: Federated States of Micronesia (2000; 465kb)

Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change [PACC] - reports, activities and PACC news updates
Federated States of Micronesia

Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change [PACC] - report of in-country consultations 
Federated States of Micronesia - Kosrae (2009; 110kb)

Pacific Regional Consultation on Water in Small Island Countries - Country briefings
Federated States of Micronesia (2003; 211kb),

Pacific Regional Energy Assessment: Country Reports (PIREP) 
Federated States of Micronesia (2004; 883kb),

Regional overview report (2004; 2.59mb)

Peristant Organic Pollutants (POPs): Country Plans
Federated States of Micronesia (2003; 855kb),

The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (Basel Convention, 1989), the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (Rotterdam Convention, 1998) and the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) (Stockholm Convention, 2001) together provide an international framework for the environmentally sound management of hazardous chemicals throughout their life cycles.

Sea Level & Climate: their present state: Country reports
Federated States of Micronesia (2006; 2.11mb)

see also:

Climate Risk Profiles
Federated States of Micronesia (2005; 474kb)

Ships' Waste Management in Pacific Islands Ports: Country reports
Federated States of Micronesia

State of the Environment Reports
Federated States of Micronesia (1992; 3.9mb)

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 State of the Environment of the South Pacific 2005 (2005; 382kb; see also ~ http://www.unescap.org/esd/environment/soe/2005/mainpub/ ~) 
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:
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (1980; 3.42mb)see also the 1982 Conference on the Human Environment in the South Pacific (1mb) plus working papers (1.84mb).

United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED: Brazil, 1992)
Country Reports : Federated States of Micronesia (1991 ; 290kb)

The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED, 1992) and the Rio Declaration highlighted the need for sustainable development-socially responsible economic development that protects the resource base and the environment for the benefit of future generations. The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which was one of the outcome instruments of the UNCED process, also highlights the need for conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components, and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources.

United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD)
National Reports: Federated States of Micronesia 1 (2001 ; 122kb), Federated States of Micronesia 2 (2001 ; 274kb)

Fourth National Reports: 
Federated States of Micornesia (2010; 5.54mb)

see also Country profiles compiled by the Secretariat for the UNCBD.

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which was one of the outcome instruments of the UNCED process, highlights the need for conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components, and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources.

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (Land Degradation) (UNCCD)
Second National Report: Federated States of Micronesia preliminary report (2002; 152kb)

see also UNCCD Country Profiles:
Federated States of Micronesiasee also UNCCD Reports clearinghouse mechanism

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification is an agreement to combat desertification and mitigate the effects of drought through national action programs that incorporate long-term strategies supported by international cooperation and partnership arrangements.

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

(i) National Communications and In-depth Reviews
Federated States of Micronesia (1997; 199kb)

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC,1992) is concerned with global warming and the consequent rise in sea levels that may result in the flooding of coastal areas, and submerging islands, which could adversely affect coastal communities. The treaty aims at reducing emissions of greenhouse gas in order to combat global warming. Although the treaty as originally framed set no mandatory limits on greenhouse gas emissions for individual nations and contained no enforcement provisions; it did include provisions for updates (called "protocols") that would set mandatory emission limits. The principal update is the Kyoto Protocol.

World Summit on Sustainable Development [Rio+10 - Johannesburg 2002]

National Assessment Reports: 
Federated States of Micronesia (2002; 564kb)

Pacific WSSD Regional Assessment (2002; 91kb) and Pacific Position Paper (2004; 91kb)
see also: Synthesis Report for Asia and the Pacific (2001; 1.22mb)

The WSSD Plan of Implementation calls for the management of the natural resources base in a sustainable and integrated manner. In this regard, to reverse the current trend in natural resource degradation as soon as possible, it is necessary to implement strategies which should include targets adopted at the national and, where appropriate, regional levels to protect ecosystems and to achieve integrated management of land, water and living resources, while strengthening regional, national and local capacities. The Johannesburg Declaration and the Plan of Implementation arising from the World Summit for Sustainable Development (WSSD, 2002) reconfirmed the commitment of States to advance and strengthen the interdependent and mutually reinforcing pillars of sustainable development-economic development, social development and environmental protection-at the local, national, regional and global levels.

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

Biodiversity Clearinghouse Mechanism website
Federated States of Micronesia

Conservation Society of Pohnpei
"The Conservation Society of Pohnpei was founded in 1999 by a group of local individuals concerned with the need to preserve Pohnpei’s natural heritage while encouraging sustainable development. Over the past eight years we have grown to become one of the region’s premier conservation groups, leading the way in Pohnpei’s environmental movement through our myriad of partnership work with local communities, government agencies and organizations. We strive to mobilize community participation in resource management, promote conservation policies and laws, and develop successful alternatives to resource exploitation."Website iIncludes information about projects plus access to marine and terrestrial factsheets and results from Rapid Ecological Surveys.

Epinup Community Mangrove Conservation Project [FSM]

Govt. website
Federated States of Micronesia

Island Research and Education Initiative
Island Research & Educational Initiative (IREI) is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization committed to upholding the unique environmental and cultural legacies of islands and island peoples. We initiate and implement our own projects and collaborate with like-minded groups. The scientific and educational work by IREI is carried out in direct response to specific concerns in specific locales.

Meteorological Office
Federated States of Micronesia

Micronesia Challenge

Micronesia Challenge blog

Micronesia Conservation Trust [MCT]

Micronesians in Island Conservation [MIC]
The purpose of MIC is to strengthen the collaborative, organizational, technical, and policy skills of leaders and organizations so that, together with communities, they can advance the conservation and management of important natural areas in Micronesia. Site includes a blog of latest news and developments.

Micronesian Seminar

National Oceanic Resource Management Authority (NORMA)

Office of Statistics, Budget and Economic Management, Overseas Development Assistance and Compact Management (SBOC)

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."

Academic literature and research