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This action track session will provide a brief snapshot of the current state of knowledge on terrestrial protected areas based on recent analyses conducted for the Oceania region, It will examine how community development needs and livelihoods shape the success of protected areas, it will look at protected area management effectiveness and tools for assessing effectiveness.

The session will take participants on a journey to explore nature-based solutions, starting with global best practice standards, to learning about field examples from mangrove ecosystems in the Pacific region and then how NBS contributes to multiple policy objectives across climate, nature and development agendas. We will discuss some of the risks and challenges associated with scaling up NBS, and provide recommendations to support in the region.Call Number: [EL]Physical Description: 1:01:30

This session will explore the different types of habitats in the Pacific and their status and trends, what are the threats, tools (including seed bank and fire modelling) and options for solutions such as restoration, seed banking.Call Number: [EL]Physical Description: 1:02:49

The Environment Investigation Agency, WWF Pacific, Centre for International Environmental Law and Massey University will bring together panelists to discuss key gaps in current frameworks governing plastics and highlight the role Pacific islands states play as champions for a global Convention to combat plastic pollution, supporting action at global, regional and national levels.

Opening session of the 10th Pacific Islands Conference Nature Conservation and Protected Areas with welcome words from the conference organisers (New Caledonia, PIRT and SPREP) and a keynote speech presenting the State of Environment and Conservation in the Pacific Islands in the year 2020.Call Number: [EL}Physical Description: 1:04:23

The first edition of the State of Finance for Forests (SFF) report provides an overview of global public and private financial flows to forests in 2023, comparing these finance flows to the investment needed to unlock forests' potential to address climate change, biodiversity loss and land degradation.Call Number: [EL]ISBN/ISSN: 9789280742336Physical Description: 66 p.

Tofua'a or Humpback whales - conservation in Vava'u in the Kingdom of Tonga, as a national tourism development also for their conservation site seeing of Whale Watching initiative to assist the conservation of the endangered specie.Physical Description: 8 : 55 mins

It is important to respect Samoa’s traditional knowledge, values, pre-existing
perceptions and relationship towards environment, conservation, and community
development. Effective community engagement needs cooperation from community members,
stakeholders, community leaders, partners, and all those in association with the
engagement effort—especially village and community leadership. This must be trustbased.
Building relationships is a key part of reciprocal respect and a foundation of

The Green Livelihoods project is being led by Samoa Conservation Society (SCS) with funding from the Civil Society Support Programme (CSSP). It has two objectives that are closely related to Samoa: 1. to raise awareness amongst youths of Samoa's environment of the range of threats facing it and how to manage these environmental threat. 2. to promote and demonstrate Green livelihood options amongst youthCall Number: [EL]Physical Description: 65 p.

The critically endangered Manumea or Tooth-billed pigeon is found only in Samoa and is highly significant in its cultural heritage. The pigeon only lives within and on the edges of intact mature native forest. Its number appear to have dropped dramaitically during the last 10-15 years, mostly through loss of habitat, hunding and possibly due to the impact of introduces invasive predators. Call Number: [EL]Physical Description: 50 p.