A series of free online courses related to different environmental thematic areas:
1. Biological Diversity
2. Chemicals and Waste
3. Climate, Atmosphere and Land
4. International Environmental Governance
5. Oceans and Freshwater
Users can freely participate on any course and receive certificates upon completion of each course syllabus.
Watch this YouTube video to learn more about the InforMEA platform.
These guidelines detail the process, timeline, and steps taken to complete a State of Environment Report.
This is a template that can be used when creating a State of Environment report, and sections can be added or adapted to fit a country’s needs.
This new set of 60 indicator icons can be used in a State of Environment report to indicate the status of environmental issues and progress in a country.
SPREPs recommended template for individual indicators in national SoE reports. The full SoE template will be updated in the coming months.
The manual is designed to be generic in nature and each user is encouraged to adapt the material for use in his or her country.
This paper provides information on degradable plastics and is intended to provide guidance on potential mechanisms for achieving reductions in plastic bag consumption
Natural resource management
The purpose of this document is to support economic analysis in Pacific island countries (government and non-government organisations) by:
* illustrating the various steps involved in conducting a CBA using examples that are familiar to Pacific Islanders in context, content and challenges;
* providing practical tools to support local CBA; and
* promoting a consistent approach to CBA.
This policy applies to SPREP’s own data as well as data held by SPREP on behalf of government agencies and partners within the Pacific.
The purpose of this policy is to:
• encourage the free exchange of data with other government agencies and partners within the Pacific and with the public in the Pacific and beyond
• promote the benefits of data sharing, and its links to good governance, accountability, public participation and the rule of law
This Guidebook is primarily targeted at practitioners of solid waste management in Pacific island countries and territories. Many parts of this book are also applicable, either directly or with modifications, to other small island developing states where similar problems associated with solid waste are common.
vegetation types within the mainland coastal region provinces
vegetation types for the provinces in the PNG highlands region
The Action Plan was endorsed by PAWG members at the Annual Meeting and was presented to the 18th Pacific Islands Round Table (PIRT) Annual Meeting held in July 2015.
The handbook is a joint publication of Environment Canada and the University of Joensuu – United Nations Environment Programme Course on International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy. Environment Canada initiated this project and provided core contributions for the main text. UNEP generously provided the glossary, as well as expert advice on the handbook as a whole.
This document is expected to complement existing guidance documents such as the Manual on the Implementation
of the Basel Convention etc
A waste resource kit sharing the experiences of others in the Pacific who have found solutions to some of the waste problems.
State of Environment (SoE) reports provide in-country partners with a process to gather data on current environmental indicators, document their status, and formulate a plan for keeping these indicators on track or developing policies and programs as needed. This SoE Toolkit dataset contains resources that serve as guides to help create up-to-date State of Environment reports.