This policy statement recognised the need to integrate conservation with the development of the islands natural resources and it was seen that the role of conservation could only be rationalised in the wider context of the present and future social and economic needs of the country.SPREP holds `A management plan for nature conservation in the Line and Phoenix Islands : Part 1 @ 658 MANCall Number: 658 MAN [EL]Physical Description: 149 ; 29 cm