UNEP Regional Seas Ports and Studies No. 136.
SPREP Reports and Studies No. 49.
UNEP 1991
Status of the Coral Reefs in the Pacific and Outlook. Reports by the Global Coral Reef Network in collaboration with UNEP, IUCN and other agencies
Reports by Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Tuna Fisheries Status and Management in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean
A global review of species-specific shark-fin-to-body-mass ratios and relevant legislation
Documentation on getting started with the Inform Data Portal
Marine pollution originating from purse seine and longline fishing vessel operations in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean, 2003-2015.
The data was collected by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community's Observer Programme
This guide introduces environmental indicators and provides an overview of SPREP’S core indicators for Pacific island countries. In 2012, the SPREP members approved the development of a set of standardised indicators for use by member countries at the SPREP meeting. Through the Inform project, SPREP programmes then developed a set of 34 indicators that was endorsed by members at the 2018 SPREP meeting. This document explains the development and use of environmental indicators in Part 1 and provides a summary of each of the 34 ‘core’ indicators in Part 2.
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Please refer to dataset description for further information.
Chapter? PDF.
The islands of Vanuatu are relatively young geologically, having been formed through tectonic activity. They were colonised very early after their formation by plant species that have come from three main sources (northern Melanesia, New Caledonia and Fiji), carried by winds, ocean currents, birds and bats. When Lapita people arrived, they most likely found edible species there. This paper attempts to understand how settlers could have diversified their diets with plants collected directly from the local flora.
Report. PDF
The following checklist provides the currently accepted scientific name of Vanuatu’s vascular plants (lycophytes,
ferns, gymnosperms, and angiosperms). Following each entry, the currently understood distributional status of
each species in provided in square brackets. For the sake of simplicity, autochthonous species (native to Vanuatu
and some other landmass) are labeled “Native”, whereas native plants restricted to Vanuatu are labeled
“Endemic”. “Near endemics” refer to species restricted to Vanuatu and one of two small, adjacent archipelagos
Annual report. PDF
Department of Environmental Protection and Conservation
2016 Annual Report
Ministry of Climate Change Adaptation, Meteorology & Geo-Hazards, Environment, Energy and Disaster Management
Annual Report. PDF
Annual Report. PDF