SPREP/APAN
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- Published on 11 April 2012
As the sub-regional node for the Pacific Islands region, SPREP will cooperate with APAN to disseminate information on best practices and lessons learned, both from the PICTs to a wider audience, and from APAN to the PICTsDownload PDF (2MB)
MEA Pacific Wetlands Factsheet 4
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- Published on 22 March 2012
Wetlands are areas where water is the primary factor controlling the environment and the associated plant and animal life. These freshwater, brackish or marine areas provide tremendous economic and conservation benefits...Download PDF (1MB)
MEA CBD Factsheet 2
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- Published on 07 March 2012
MEA Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Factsheet 2The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is an international treaty dedicated to sustaining the rich diversity of life on earth while recognizing the need for human and economic development. The CBD is an outcome of the Earth Summit discussions held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. By signing the agreement, 150 world leaders recognized, for the first time, that the conservation of biological diversity
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Building MEA Capacity Factsheet 1
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- Published on 07 March 2012
Since the Earth Summit in 1992, countries around the world have established a number of agreements to legally commit themselves to managing their environment. These are called “MEAs” - Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs). SPREP..Download PDF (1MB)
MEA Biodiversity FAQ Factsheet 3
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What is Biodiversity? Biodiversity is the term used to describe the variety of life on earth (it is the short form of “Biological Diversity”). All living things are collectively called biodiversity. Every living thing has an important and significant role to play in anecosystem – and in the lives of people. Answers to FAQs on Biodiversity are provided for you in this factsheet.
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Samoa’s Tafaigata Landfill Rehabilitation Project in Action
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The Tafaigata landfill in Upolu, Samoa, has been transformed from a messy, smelly dump to a clean and fresh semi-aerobic landfill structure using the Fukuoka method, now the standard method of landfill in Japan. ...Download PDF (1.04 MB)
