The Convention for the Protection of Natural Resources and Environment of the South Pacific Region (1986) is also known as the SPREP Convention or Noumea Convention. The Convention has two Protocols that also entered into force in 1990. This Convention is the major multilateral umbrella agreement in the Pacific Region for the protection of natural resources and the environment.
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent the world’s plan of action for social inclusion, environmental sustainability and economic development. The mining industry has an unprecedented opportunity to mobilize significant human, physical, technological and financial resources to advance the SDGs.
Short, quick pops of information to help enhance your speeches, media interviews and soundbites, presentations and general message sharing when it comes work done by Pacific islands with support from the Inform Project on environmental data use in the Pacific.
A recently published paper, titled “Coastal proximity of populations in 22 Pacific Island Countries and Territories” details the methodology used to undertake the analysis and presents the findings. **Purpose** * This analysis aims to estimate populations settled in coastal areas in 22 Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTS) using the data currently available. In addition to the coastal population estimates, the study compares the results obtained from the use of national population datasets (census) with those derived from the use of global population grids.
Draft report of the Regional Inform Meeting held August 2019 for comments from meeting participants
The guide seeks to rekindle debate and discussion about the value of freedom of information laws, as well as to provide a practical roadmap for their introduction, where necessary.
The guide is in three parts.
Part 1 traces developments in the field across the Pacific
Part 2 examines the principles necessary to underpin sound freedom of information laws.
Part 3 identifies 13 key elements needed for proper and effective freedom of information legislation.
This guide helps communities understand the pressures people may place on beaches and suggests how natural processes or ecosystem based approaches can be used can encourage sand to come back and stay put.
Data and Palau's modelling reports on coral bleaching and other marine threatening events
Data on Solid Waste Management in Palau
Waste Management Policies & Practices in Pacific Island Countries including Palau
Reviews of Solid Waste Management
Data on Fisheries in the Economies of Pacific Island Countries and Territories. Information useful for Palau's Fisheries
Data on Linking Farmers to Markets in Palau
Data on Policies for Food security
Information and Data on Palau's Energy resources
Data on Palau's National Health including anuual reports, reviews and other documents
Data on the Palau Compact Road
Data on Alien Invasive Species in Palau including scientific and annual reports, reviews and policies
This dataset hosts Palau's State of Environment (SOE) reports.
Socio-economic Baseline Studies in Palau including reports on Koror, Ngchesar, Ngiwal, Peleliu and Ngaraard States including the Ebiil Marine Protected Area (MPA).