Guam
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Geography
Guam lies between 13.2°N and 13.7°N and between 144.6°E and 145.0°E, and has an area of 209 square miles (541 km2), making it the 32nd largest island of the United States. It is the southernmost…
Birdlife [Avifauna] Profiles
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]
Guam
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 alsoImportant bird areas of the Pacific [IBAs] (2010) [Birdlife Pacific]
Pacific Climate Change Portal (NEW)
IBA Profiles:
IBA Reports:
* 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 State of the World's birds website and report [Birdlife International] - including Pacific country case studies
Earthtrends Thematic Country Profiles [WRI]
Agriculture and food, Biodiversity and protected areas, Climate and atmosphere, Coastal and marineecosystems, 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.
Ecoregion Profiles [World Wildlife Fund]
Tropical & Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
Marianas [Northern Mariana Islands, Guam]
Environment Statistics - Country Snapshots [UN; 2009]
Forestry Country Profiles
Mongabay Rainforest profiles:
Invasive Species : Country Profiles [ISSG]
see NBII Invasive Species information Node profiles
Laws and legislation
SPREP National Laws and Legislation clearinghouse
Mangrove and Wetlands Profiles
see : 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] - Guam
Marine Resource Profiles
State of Coral Reef Systems
Guam (2005; 1.52mb) , Guam (2008; 2.74mb)
see also:
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State of the marine environment in the South Pacific Region (1990; 3.48mb)
see also:
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:
NOAA's Coral Reef Information System - Pacific profiles
see also:
Marine Resources Assessment for the Marianas Operating Area (2005; 15.28mb)
Pacific Regional information System - PRISM [SPC]
Environmental and Climate Statistics
Political Reviews [Contemporary Pacific]
Guam
Protected Areas
Pacific Islands Protected Areas Portal (NEW)
Protected Planet - Search the World Database on Protected Area
Protected area profiles in Guam
Reefbase GIS data for marine protected areas in Guam
see also GIS data for marine protected areas in the Pacific - browse by country and ecosystem
SocMon profiles (Socioeconomic Monitoring Initiative for Coastal Management ) - Pacific
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
UNEP Country Profiles [* poorly maintained and little information available]
Guam
Water Data Country Profiles [USGS]
Guam
World Factbook Country Profiles [CIA]
Guam
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
Guam (2008; 5.67mb)
Fishery ecosystem plan for the Mariana Archipelago [WPRFMC] (2005; 2.31mb)
Mariana Islands Range Complex: Environmental Impact Statement
Volume 1 (37.5mb) ; Volume 2 (9.2mb)
Marine Resources Assessment for the Marianas Operating Area (2005; 15.28mb)
Ships' Waste Management in Pacific Islands Ports: Country reports
State of the Environment Reports
see the archive of SPREP Country Reports between 1980-1983 as follows:
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
Guam Environmental Protection Agency
Guam Meteorological Office
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.
The Marine Laboratory [Univ. of Guam]
The Marine Laboratory serves the greater Micronesian region, including the Territory of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia (Yap, Chuuk, Kosrae and Pohnpei), the Republic of Palau and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The lab's mission is to perform basic and applied research on the biology of tropical marine organisms, emphasising conservation and management of coastal marine resources and to provide community service through environmental assessments, technical reports and educational materials. Includes access to many full text publications.
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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."
http://www.sprep.org/att/IRC/eCOPIES/Birdlife-Pacific/2.%20%20CONTENTS.htm
Academic literature and research
via Google Scholar