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 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

Threatened Species Factsheet No. 1

2 pages. pdf

VESS

Dugongs are herbivores (plant-eaters) that feed mostly on seagrass, up to 40 Kg every day. Female dugongs have  their first calf when they are between 7 and 17 years. The have calves every 2 - 5 years depending on the quality and  quantity of the seagrass available. If there is not much seagrass the time between calves will be longer the females will mature and have their first calf later. They live in many countries in the Pacific and Indian ocean basins. They can be found in coastal regions of the tropics and sub-tropics, usually found where there is seagrass in shallow calm

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

Threatened Species Factsheet No. 4

2pages. pdf

VESS

These are micro-bats that use sonar to find their food (echolocation). They eat insects and can be seen flying around to catch  them in coconut groves, on farmland, in forests and even over the sea, near to the coast. They are found on Malo and Santo but their biggest population is in Fiji. Not very much is know about them. They roost in large  numbers often thousands, inside caves. They breed seasonally with the young being born around December.

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

Threatened Species Factsheet No. 3

2 pages. pdf

VESS

In Vanuatu they are found on Ambae, Aneityum, Efate, Emae, Erromango, Gaua, Malakula, Malo, Mota Lava, Espirito  Santo and Tanna. They roost in caves in large colonies and come out to feed in the forests or in gardens. They eat  lowers and fruits and can travel to different areas depending on what is flowering in which season.

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

Threatened Species Factsheet No. 2
2 pages. PDF

VESS

These are small fruit bats. They are endemic to Vanuatu and are only found on Mota and Vanua Lava in the Banks group. They roost in trees individually or in small groups. We don’t know much about their biology or ecology  because they haven’t been studied very much by scientists. They have been seen feeding on coconut flowers and the fruit of Vaveli tree.

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

Threatened Species Factsheet No. 22

2 pages. PDF

VESS

This tree is in the palm family. The Montgomery Palm was once thought to be a separate species but now botanists think that it belongs to the Veitchia arecina species. Montgomery palms grow as tall canopy trees at low altitudes often in shallow soil, on coral substratum or close to rivers and streams. They are also found in lowland rainforests up to 350m in elevation.

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

Threatened Species Factsheet No. 24

2 pages. PDF

VESS

Voutmélé palms  small palms endemic to the Cumberland Peninsula on Santo. This species has relatively small individuals and grows in small colonies. It commonly grows between 900m - 1200m elevation and in volcanic soils.

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

A Report for the MESCAL Project, IUCN Oceania Office, Suva

Report No. 12/13

November 2012

 

This report documents and reviews the results of plant diversity surveys of mangrove vegetation
conducted during 2012 by Dr Norm Duke in collaboration with five MESCAL country teams in
Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga and Samoa. Work in each country involved team training,
support and consultation, as well as the compilation and preliminary review of data gathered.
2) Data presented in this report includes species keys and checklists for each country, noting a
number of significant new discoveries for most. Success was measured not only by these new

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

Report in the Wetlands of Oceania 1993

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Dahl (1980 & 1986) lists the following wetland habitats as occurring in Vanuatu:
• permanent lake (Ambae, Ambrym, Efate, Epi, Espiritu Santo, Gaua, Maewo, Malekula, Tanna and
Thion);
• hot springs with algae (Efate);
• freshwater swamp and marsh (Anatom, Efate, Epi, Erromango, Espiritu Santo, Gaua, Maewo, Tanna
and Thion);
• mountain streams (common);
• lowland rivers (common);
• riverine forest on alluvial soils;
• swamp forest (Efate, Malekula and Espiritu Santo);
• non-tidal salt marsh (Loh);

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

ACIAR MONOGRAPH SERIES
This peer-reviewed series contains the results of original research supported by ACIAR. or material deemed relevant to ACIAR's research objectives. The series is distributed internationally. with an emphasis on developing countries.

174 pages. PDF

The two studies reported in this chapter have both concluded that there are substantial benefits to be enjoyed by Australians as a result of forest conservation initiatives in Vanuatu. The magnitude of these benefits more than eclipses the costs born by the ni-Vanuatu landowners because of foregone extractive use income. From a global  perspective, there are clear net benefits to be gained from forest conservation in Vanuatu. To ensure  intragenerational equity, it is important for the ni-Vanuatu landowners to be adequately compensated for the costs  they incur as a result of conservation.

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

2014 Report updating the 1993 Report

Wetlands are among the world’s most productive (and threatened) ecosystems and the
services that they provide to humanity are significant. In order to effectively conserve and
manage wetlands, a first step is to document and understand their distribution and status
through conducting detailed baseline wetland inventories. Across the Pacific region, The
Directory of Wetlands in Oceania 1993 documented available information on the distribution,
status and values of wetlands in Pacific Island Countries and Territories, however, much of