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 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) is the most comprehensive global database of marine and terrestrial protected areas, updated on a monthly basis, and is one of the key global biodiversity data sets being widely used by scientists, businesses, governments, International secretariats and others to inform planning, policy decisions and management. The WDPA is a joint project between UN Environment and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

Redlist species of Samoa as of 09/04/2019

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

Resources for the SPREP Inform workshop in Samoa

 Kosrae Department of Resource and Economic Affairs

Giant clams on Kosrae's reefs are still considered as an important food resources, but over harvesting has widely depleted the reefs of Kosrae. Restocking the reefs is an effective means for building resiliency and diversity for rural communities, promoting food security and economic well being for the island people. Alarming now is the increasingly higher distance between two wild clams, making natural spawning- is less or very limited.

 Department of Environment, Climate Change & Emergency Management (DECEM), FSM

The FSM SoE Report reveals the current state of knowledge about the environment in FSM along the following thematic areas: atmosphere and climate, water, land, marine, biodiversity, built environment, and culture and heritage.

 Department of Environment, Climate Change & Emergency Management (DECEM), FSM

Pictures of the outreach

 Department of Environment, Climate Change & Emergency Management (DECEM), FSM,  Department of Resources & Development, FSM,  Yap State Government

This is the Vegetation Survey of Yap Main Island from 1986

 Department of Environment, Climate Change & Emergency Management (DECEM), FSM,  Department of Resources & Development, FSM,  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Pohnpei State, FSM,  Pohnpei State Government,  Pohnpei State NGO
 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Chuuk State, FSM

Special thanks to the other groups making this event possible.

 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Chuuk State, FSM

May 25, 2019 At the request of the (OECMA) Oneisom Environment Conservation Management Association, EPA Chuuk held a workshop on Solid Waste Management at Truk Stop Hotel today. Mayor of Oneisom Municiapality, Mr Enrino Paul, Director of OECMA, Ms Evelyn Paul along with a number of coordinators from different Municipal groups attended the workshop. Concepts of waste management focusing on 3Rs, Segregation of waste, policies and regulations and Proper Disposal of wastes were some of the topics of today's workshop.

Map of the protected areas for the Pacific Islands Region with regional-level summary statistics on the amount of area under protection, count for each type of protected area (terrestrial or marine), and the count of their designation.

FSM has a long history of disturbance from human settlement and use, which influenced the forest structure and species composition over time. This is usually marked by conversion of native forest to agroforestry. In 2016 the percentage of forest area showing signs of disturbance from human activities and climate events was 45%.

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