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    Battling invasive species in the Pacific : outcomes of the regional GEF-PAS IAS project : prevention, control and management of invasive alien species in the Pacific islands 2011-2016.
    (Apia, Samoa : SPREP, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2016) Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
    This publication is a snapshot of how Pacific Invasive Species Battlers are protecting their islands with the assistance of the Global Environment Facility’s Pacific Alliance for Sustainability (GEF-PAS) project “Prevention, control and management of invasive alien species in the Pacific”. The project, one of the largest investments in invasive species management in Pacific history, has raised the benchmark of invasive species management in the Pacific and enhanced the regional mechanisms that are the envy of other oceanic regions. We hope the people within this story inspire and assist other battlers to join the fight and protect our islands from invasive species.
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    Practical guide to Solid Waste Management in Pacific Island Countries and Territories
    (Apia, Samoa : SPREP, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2018) Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP); Japanese – Promotion of Regional Initiative on Solid Waste Management (JPRISM).; Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
    This Practical Guide is the compilation of good practices identified and developed by experts in the region through J-PRISM Phase I. This covers all solid waste management (SWM) issues from the technical ones, such as waste generation survey and landfill improvement, to the managerial ones, such as contract management and user pays system. These good practices have high applicability to other Pacific islands, although modification and adaptation are always necessary.
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    Rapid Biodiversity Assessment of Republic of Nauru
    (Apia, Samoa : SPREP, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2015) McKenna, Sheila A.; Butler, David J.; Wheatley, Amanda
    this report presents the results and recommendations of a rapid biodiversity assessment survey (BIORAP) carried out in the marine and terrestrial environments of the Republic of Nauru (June 17-27, 2013). Nauru lies within the Polynesia-Micronesia Biodiversity Hotspot defined by Conservation International that includes all the islands of Micronesia, Polynesia and Fiji. the overall purpose of the Nauru BIORAP was to improve the state of knowledge of marine and terrestrial ecosystems which, in turn, could be applied to provide a scientific basis for the conservation and management of nationally, regionally and globally important ecosystems and biodiversity, including threatened species. A particular focus of the BIORAP process was to identify areas of conservation value and to investigate opportunities for establishing marine and terrestrial protected areas.
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    Rapid Biodiversity Assessment of the Vava'u Archipelago, Kingdom of Tonga
    (Apia, Samoa : SPREP, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2014) Atherton, J.N.; McKenna, S.A.; Wheatley, A.
    This report presents the results and recommendations of a Biological Rapid Assessment Programme (BIORAP) carried out in the marine and terrestrial environments of the Vava’u Archipelago, Tonga, from 13 to 28 February 2014. Vava’u lies within the Polynesia−Micronesia Biodiversity Hotspot defined by Conservation International, which includes areas with significant biodiversity that are also highly threatened
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    Synthesis Report: Rapid Biodiversity Assessment
    (Apia, Samoa : SPREP, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2012)
    A BIORAP is a biological inventory undertaken in marine and terrestrial environments, and is designed to rapidly assess the biodiversity of highly diverse areas. Options to manage threats and protect biodiversity of national or international significance are recommended to governing communities. This series of reports covers summarizes more comprehensive BIORAP reports for various Pacific Islands. For available full reports, click here.
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    PACC Technical Reports
    (Apia, Samoa : SPREP, 2013-09)
    Published irregularly by the Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (Program). Each number also has a distinctive title. Began with no. 1 (2013). The Pacific Collection holds print copies of no. 1 (September 2013) through no. 9 (July 2014).
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    Ecosystems, Climate Change and Development Scenarios, Vanuatu
    (Apia, Samoa: SPREP, 2017) Pacific Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Climate Change (PEBACC) Programme of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP); Weaver, Sean; Renwick, James; Rastandeh, Amin; Maxwell, Deb; Gual, Carles Martinez-Almoyna; Loubser, Dave; Livesey, Chris Chris; Komugabe-Dixson, Aimée; Jackson, Bethanna; Archie, Kelli M.; Zari, Maibritt Pedersen; Blaschke, Paul M.
    Port Vila is the capital and largest city of the Melanesian island nation of Vanuatu, and is situated on the southern coast of Efate, the third largest island in Vanuatu. Metropolitan Port Vila is where more than a quarter of Vanuatu’s total population live. In 2016 the population of the city was approximately 75 000 and current growth rates are as high as 8% per annum. Population growth in Port Vila is much higher than in other provinces and the city is attracting internal migrants from all other islands in Vanuatu. Most new internal migrants reside in outer urban or peri-urban settlements where they do not generally have formal access to housing or land for growing food.
    Tropical Cyclone Pam (TC Pam) in March 2015 was one of the most severe cyclones in living memory, causing at least 16 fatalities and more than US$360 million worth of damage. Efate was one of the worst affected islands by TC Pam because of the infrastructure and population concentration in Port Vila. Vanuatu’s experience of TC Pam, followed immediately by a severe El Niño-Southern Oscillation drought which caused widespread food shortages, highlighted the vulnerability of Vanuatu to natural hazards and other risk factors.
    The Pacific Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Climate Change (PEBACC) Project responds to these vulnerability challenges. The five-year Project (implemented by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)) explores and promotes Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) options for adapting to climate change in the Pacific region. EbA is the practice of strengthening ecosystems to increase people’s ability to adapt to the impacts of climate change. It draws upon knowledge of ecosystem services and is based on the premise that if ecosystems are protected, remediated, or regenerated, this leads to healthier ecosystems, more ecosystem services, and therefore greater human well-being and resilience to the impacts of climate change.
    The current study continues the PEBACC project in Vanuatu. It builds on an earlier PEBACC study that undertook a baseline ecosystem and socio-economic resilience analysis and mapping appraisal of the Port Vila Metropolitan area. The methodology approach adopted provided for mainly desk-top review work, supplemented by four key workshops (including one in Port Vila), interviews with Port Vila stakeholders, and brief field inspection in Port Vila." (From Executive Summary)
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    The Republic of the Marshall islands National Environment Management Strategy 2017-2022
    (Apia, Samoa: SPREP, 2018) South Pacific Regional Environment Programme
    "In 2015, SPREP worked with the RMI Government to produce a State of Environment (SoE) report, through its UNEP-ACP/MEA funding. An RMI National Environment Management Strategy (NEMS) was developed to guide RMI’s response to issues identified in the SoE." (From the NEMS introduction.)
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    Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme strategic plan, 2017-2026.
    (Apia, Samoa : SPREP, 2017) Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme, issuing body.
    Strategic plan of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme, or SPREP. Published in English and French. Pacific Collection also holds hard copy under call number S934.O3 S43 2017.
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    Annual report of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
    (Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2017) Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme; SPREP
    Annual report of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme. Began publishing under this title in 2005. Previously published under the title South Pacific Regional Environment Programme. Annual report. Pacific Collection holds hard copy of this publication from 2014 backward, cataloged under call number HC681.Z9 E5744 Published in both English and French (the latter as "Rapport Annuel."
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    SPREP Tok
    (2015-)
    "A monthly e-bulletin from the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme"
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    Climate Change Matters
    (Climate Change Division, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2014)
    Newsletter of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme's Climate Change Division.
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    Pacific Briefs
    (Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2017)
    Media and informational releases on a variety of environmental topics.
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