MEA Negotiator's Handbook : Pacific Region 2017 (rev)

 

Government officials throughout the world are participating in international negotiations, whether multilateral or bilateral. This Handbook has been developed to respond to the needs of these negotiators, as a practical reference tool to assist them in handling the many complex challenges they will encounter.

 

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Environmental Impact Assessment : Guidelines for Coastal Tourism Development in Pacific Island Countries and Territories

EIA is a tool that is used to assess and manage individual development projects, with an aim of maximising positive and minimising negative impacts for local communities.

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Cook Islands : State of Environment Report (SOE) (brochure)

The SOE report provides us with the chart to make informed decisions to accurately report on key environmental issues.

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The Republic of the Marshall Islands National Environment Management Strategy (NEMS) 2017-2022

The National Environment Strategy 2017-2022 is a commitment by the Republic of the Marshall Islands to conserve and improve its environment for current and future generations.

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The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) : State of Environment Report 2016

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PECCO

Pacific Environment and Climate Change Outlook Report

The report presents concrete evidence that food, freshwater and the livelihoods of the Pacific islanders are under threat due to climate  change, and concludes that the Pacific is at the frontline in humanity's efforts to combat and adapt to climate change.

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Samoa : State of Environment (SOE) Report (2013)

Samoa's State of the Environment (SOE) report is the result of a comprehensive review and assessment of the changes and trends occurring in Samoa's natural and human environments in response to the impacts of the economic, social and environment forces. The Report assess the states, changes and trends in Samoa's environment since last reporting in the 1993 and 2006 SOE.

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Samoa : State of Environment (SOE) Outlook (2012)

This document is the initial state of assessment for Samoa's State of the Environment (SOE), which is currently underway. This developing framework is intended to support national planning processes including the SDS, NBSAP, NAPA, NAP, IWRM, and NEMS.

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Samoa : State of Environment Report (SOE) (2006)

The 2006 State of Environment Report (SOE) provides the Government of Samoa through the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE), the latest up-to-date account of the status of Samoa's environment with the sole aim of attracting a much broader multi-sectoral dialogue about how best to attain sustainable livelihoods for all in Samoa within the foreseeable future.

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Environmental impact of large-scale mining in Papua New Guinea: sedimentology of trace metals from mine-derived materials deposited in Fly River floodplain

Environmental impact of large-scale mining in Papua New Guinea: sedimentology of trace metals from mine-derived materials deposited in Fly River floodplain ...
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Outlook Report on the State of the Marine Biodiversity in the Pacific Islands Region

This report provides a summary of current information regarding pressure, state and responses to these threats for the Pacific Islands region, as well as the responses by PICTs in addressing, alleviating and/or mitigating these threats.
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Strategic environmental assessment and future potential shoreline impacts of the oil spill from WW11 shipwreck Hoyo Maru. Chuul Lagoon - Federated States of Micronesia

This report is a strategic environmental assessment (SEA) of the risks posed by the chronically leaking Hoyo Maru in Chuuk Lagoon, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM).
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