Data on Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) includes information on Palau's forests 2013-2014. The Pacific Northwest Forest Inventory and Analysis (PNW-FIA) program measures and compiles data on plots in coastal Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, and U.S.- affiliated Pacific Islands. Most data are available in Access databases and can be downloaded by clicking one of the links below. PNW data are combined with data from all states in the U.S. and stored in the national FIADB. Data for any state can be accessed on the national website (see links to national tools below).
Estavillo C, Pardini R, Rocha PLBd (2013) Forest Loss and the Biodiversity Threshold: An Evaluation Considering Species Habitat Requirements and the Use of Matrix Habitats. PLoSONE 8(12):e82369. doi:10.1371/journal. pone.0082369
One of the cheat sheets in the FIA Database. To use the database, please follow the link https://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/rma/fia-topics/inventory-data
Cheat Sheets - Common query selections. To download more information and use FIA database, please follow the link https://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/rma/fia-topics/inventory-data
Country Codes used in FIA database. Please follow the link below to download and use FIA database
https://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/rma/fia-topics/inventory-data
Forest Evaluation ID Codes for FIA Database, FIA database can be downloaded and accessed on this link
https://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/rma/fia-topics/inventory-data
Provides the Forest Types and their codes used in FIA database which can be accessed and downloaded from this link https://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/rma/fia-topics/inventory-data
Provides information on the Forest Types and Group Codes. FIA Database can be downloaded and accessed on this link: https://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/rma/fia-topics/inventory-data
Kitalong, Ann. 2008-a. Forests of Palau: a long-term perspective. Micronesica 40(1/2): 9-31.
VanderWerf, E.A. 2007. 2005 Bird Surveys in the Republic of Palau. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Honolulu, HI.
PAN Report: Gupta, Anuradha and Palau Protected Areas Network Office. 2015. PAN Status Report 2003-2015. Koror: Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment & Tourism and Protected Areas Network Fund
TNC ERA (The Nature Conservancy Ecoregional Assessment): David Hinchley, Geoff Lipsett-Moore, Stuart Sheppard, Umiich Sengebau, Eric Verheij and Sean Austin). 2007. Biodiversity Planning for Palau’s Protected Areas Network: An Ecoregional Assessment (ERA). TNC Pacific Island Countries Report No. 1/07.
Most of the development activities that generate foreign earnings for the economy of Solomon Islands are heavily dependent upon the exploitation and utilization of natural resources. For many years, economic development activities in Solomon Islands have not integrated environmental considerations.
Most of the development activities that generate foreign earnings for the economy of Solomon Islands are heavily dependent upon the exploitation and utilization of natural resources. For many years, economic development activities in Solomon Islands have not integrated environmental considerations.
To introduce this collection of studies, a logical first question to ask is why produce a “lessons learned” publication?
Avariety of factors can affect the biodiversity of tropicalmammal communities,
but their relative importance and directionality remain uncertain. Previous
global investigations of mammal functional diversity have relied on range
maps instead of observational data to determine community composition. We
test the effects of species pools, habitat heterogeneity, primary productivity
and human disturbance on the functional diversity (dispersion and richness)
of mammal communities using the largest standardized tropical forest camera
With increasing globalization of markets, rising environmental awareness, and attention from international conventions and agreements, the vast majority of countries are looking into managing their forests more sustainably. The main limitation appears to be lack of funding for improving forest management. Traditional sources include the government, targeted investments from the private sector, international donor support, and contributions in kind from rural communities. But these are grossly inadequate, and additional finances are required.
Promote and encourage the use of standard wetland inventory methodologies following the Ramsar Framework for Wetland Inventory (Resolution VIII.6), to undertake, update and disseminate national (or, where appropriate, provincial) scientific inventories of wetlands.
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This first state of the environment report for the Pacific region uses regional environment indicators to assess the status, trends, and data quality and availability for the endorsed Pacific environmental priorities. This report also includes an update of the State of Conservation in Oceania report produced in 2013, which was endorsed and published in 2017.