Otobed, Demei and Iosefa A. Maiava. 1994. Republic of Palau: State of the Environment Report 1994. Apia, Western Samoa: South Pacific Regional Environment Programme.
State of Environment Report published in 2004 for Palau.
State of the Environment Report published in 2017
2019 State of the Environment Report Republic of Palau, May 2019. National Environmental Protection Council (NEPC).
Updated regulations. See also the Water Quality Regulations Implementation Guidance Manual
Water quality studies in Pacific Lagoons UNEP 1991
This guide assists PICs to build on existing laws and institutions to protect their environments, economies and societies from plastic pollution, improve waste management and recovery, and find alternative and practical solutions to avoidable plastic use.
An overview of the purpose and how Aqua Maps work.
These guidelines detail the process, timeline, and steps taken to complete a State of Environment Report.
A selection of islands was chosen for the study, representative of the two main island forms: (i) atolls and limestone islands dependent on rainwater and groundwater – nauru, Majuro Atoll (in Republic of the Marshall islands) and Fongafale islet (Tuvalu); and (ii) volcanic islands with river systems – including Rarotonga (cook islands), Viti levu (Fiji), new Guinea (Papua new Guinea) and Upolu (Samoa).
This fact sheet covers info on;
* What are aquatic invasive species?
* How are aquatic invasives introduced?
* Some facts about aquatic invasives
The purpose of this document is to support economic analysis in Pacific island countries (government and non-government organisations) by:
* illustrating the various steps involved in conducting a CBA using examples that are familiar to Pacific Islanders in context, content and challenges;
* providing practical tools to support local CBA; and
* promoting a consistent approach to CBA.
sharing stories of women from mangrove-dependent communities
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