SPREP is the intergovernmental organization responsible for environmental matters in the South. Pacific region. .... the Pacific region. Each Review identified the major laws relating to the environment and to natural resource ... between the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme and the Environmental Law Centre.

SPREP, above n 5, [4]. A more detailed discussion of the obstacles to implementation of CITES in the South Pacific Region is at Section IIIC. 10. C Giraud-Kinley, 'The effectiveness of international law: sustainable development in the South. Pacific Region' (1999) Georgetown International Environmental Law Review 12:125 ...

in the SPREP Convention itself. Detailed discussion of these negotia-. 3. Convention for the Protection of the Natural Resources and Environment of the. South Pacific Region, Nov. 25, 1986, 26 I.L.M. 38 (1987) [hereinafter SPREP Convention]. The SPREP legal regime consists of the Convention for the Protection of the ...

Governments and non Government. Agencies with. Coastal. Management related . Responsibilities. SPREP. South Pacific Regional Environment Programme. COASTAL ... provided an overview of integrated coastal management (ICM)1 issues and information, or the agencies involved in ICM, in the Pacific islands region.

The South Pacific does have its own environmental problems. In 1981, the South Pacific. Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP)11 co-ordinated the preparation of eighteen country reports and thirteen topic reviews for presentation to the Conference on the. Human Environment in the South Pacific in 198212.

South Pacific Regional Environmental Law. Capacity Building Project. Scoping Report. Pepe Clarke, Ilona Millar, Kaspar Sollberger. Environmental Defender's Office, Sydney, Australia ...

BIODIVERSITY RELATED LEGISLATIONS. 11 ... Samoa is an independent small island developing state located in the South Pacific region, with a total land ..... Division of Environment and. Conservation. NATIONAL PARKS. ACT 1974. To establish and manage protected areas in Samoa. Division of Environment and.

Customary Law convened in Cairns, Australia, Tradewinds Hotel from 21-24 th. November,. 2005 was sponsored by the Christensen Fund. This workshop was co-organized by the. United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies ( UNU-IAS) and the Pacific. Regional Environment Programme (SPREP). There were ...

Possey D and Oxford Centre for the Environment, eds. (1999). Cultural and Spiritual Values of Biodiversity. Nairobi: United Nations Environment Programme. Pulea M. (1985). Customary Law Relating to the. Environment. SPREP Topic Review 21. Noumea,. New Caledonia: South Pacific Regional Environment.

Strengthening environmental impact assessment: guidelines for Pacific Island countries ... progression of EIA in the. Pacific region. For specific direction and guidance SPREP member countries should refer to their national legislation or consult with an EIA specialist. ... Governance 1.1: to develop Pacific-related models for.

Review of the. Barbados Programme of Action. Kanayathu Koshy, Melchior Mataki, and Murari Lal. Pacific Centre for Environment and Sustainable .... of defining and outlining sustainable development challenges and responses in the Pacific island region. .... principles and are often regarded as the ultimate land law.

Oct 7, 2003 ... Workshop, as well as in preparing key studies on customary law in the region. In a similar fashion ... Although, this report relies heavily upon the Andean and South Pacific workshops and comments ..... Section I provides an overview of issues relating to protection of TK and recognition of customary law.

Law. Publication Details. Warner, R. M. (2008). Joining forces to combat crime in the maritime domain: cooperative maritime surveillance and enforcement in the South Pacific region. New Zealand Armed Forces Law Review, 8 1-20. This journal article is available at Research Online: http://ro.uow.edu.au/lawpapers/ 170 ...

servation and Protected Areas, which was organized by the South Pacific. Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and held at Port Vila in. Vanuatu in September 1989. One of the topics .... KNOWLEDGE, TECHNIQUES, AND CUSTOMS. There is no need here to duplicate Klee's review of traditional knowledge,.

Secretariat of the Regional Environment Program (SPREP) for their contributions to Issue 2. From the ... Further details p6. Talanoa. In this issue: ▫ Focus Issue: Cybercrime. ▫ PacLII Search Tips. ▫ Case Notes: NZ, Tonga &. Palau. ▫ Spotlight on SPREP ..... its review of its Crimes Act. Legislation is also being drafted in Papua ...

dispiriting: climate change and the related topic of “environmental refugees”. I then move to the more .... customary law – see Handl “Human Rights and Protection of the Environment” in Eide, Krause and. Rosas (eds) ..... 75 Convention for the Protection of the Natural Resources and Environment of the South Pacific Region.

natural science intern (UNESCO), for support in identifying participants; the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) for kindly promoting the workshops; Daniel Creasey, Asia Pacific Pro Bono Manager, DLA Piper, for organising the workshops ...

regional and international activities. Among its immediate priorities is maintaining the. Huvalu Conservation Area Project, following the end of the South Pacific Biodiversity. Conservation Programme that initiated it. Overall, the lack of enacted legislation in the environmental area is seen as a major problem. Some proactive  ...

Jun 19, 2015 ... Small Island Developing States. SPC. Secretariat of the Pacific Community. SPREP. Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme ... Recent developments have seen the topic of climate change related loss and damage ...... What value can customary law contribute to future international.

environment. It looks at how various governments and official bodies have approached the problems in the light of recent reports and legal precedents. .... Pacific Regional. Environment. Programme,. Radioactivity in the South. Pacific ( Topic Review No 14), South Paci- fic Commission, Noumea, New Caledonia,. 1983. 5F.