POPs In Regional Seas regional Workshop on Management of Persistent Organic Pollutants. France, Kiribati,Republic of the Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, niue, Palua, Papua http://pops.gpa.unep.org/05regsea.htm
South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Meeting agreed that it should become an autonomous regional organisation, andin On 31 August 1995, SPREP officially became autonomous when niue (the tenth http://www.state.gov/g/oes/ocns/rsp/cta/12179.htm
Extractions: [Print Friendly Version] What's SPREP ? The South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) is a regional organisation established by the governments and administrations of the Pacific region to look after its environment. This is reflected in the Mission Statement of SPREP which calls on the organisation, "to promote co-operation in the South Pacific region and to provide assistance in order to protect and improve its environment and to ensure sustainable development for present and future generations". SPREP's members total 26, consisting of all 22 Pacific island countries and territories, and four developed countries with direct interests in the region: Australia, France, New Zealand and the United States of America. The importance of the environment to the Pacific region is exemplified by the fact that in an era where governments and administrations are seeking to consolidate, rather than to extend regional organisations, they decided to establish SPREP as a separate organisation. Through this action, the Pacific island governments and administrations saw the need not only for the people of the Pacific to focus their attention on environmental considerations, but also for SPREP itself to serve as the conduit for concerted action in this area at the regional level. The establishment of SPREP also sends a clear signal to the global community of the deep commitment of the Pacific island governments and administrations towards sustainable development.
Study Abroad: SDSU Program Options In Fiji Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, niue, Solomon Islands and literature, Pacifichistory/politics, management and (regional) public administration http://www.sa.sdsu.edu/isc/sites_fiji.htm
Extractions: One Program Option Institution Duration Majors Sponsor Language University of the South Pacific Semester only Marine Studies, Environmental Studies, Pacific language and literature, Pacific history/politics, management and (regional) public administration, and geography ISEP English Program Profiles This exchange program is sponsored by ISEP.
Museum Of Tropical Queensland - Natural History - Corals (Scleractinia) Local and regional patterns in the community structure Acropora coral species on NiueIsland (South ancestral polymorphism in evolutionary history of Acropora. http://www.mtq.qld.gov.au/04research/coralsite/publications.html
Extractions: Books Wallace, C. C. and Aw, M. (2000). Acropora Staghorn corals, A getting to know you and identification guide . OceanNEnvironment. Sydney. 128 pp. Wallace, C. C. (1999) Staghorn Corals of the World - A revision of the Genus Acropora . CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne. 421pp. Aw, M. and Wallace, C. C. (1995). Metamorphosea, a 24 hour sojourn on the Great Barrier Reef . Ocean Geographic. CDs Wallace, C. C. (1999) Staghorn Corals of the world: A key to Species of Acropora . Computer Software, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne. Recent Scientific Publications (sorry we can't provide reprints!) Cabioch, G., Wallace, C. C., Ayliffe, L. K., McCulloch, M. T., Zibrowius, H., Laboute, P. and de Forges, B. R. (2000). First records of a fossil coral platform surrounding the Marquesas Islands. Abstracts Ninth International Coral Reef Symposium Indonesia , pp. 298. Chen, C. A., Wallace, C. C. and Wolstenholme, J. (2001). Analysis of mitochondrial 12S RNA gene supports the two-clade hypothesis of evolutionary history of scleractinian corals.
The History Of Radio New Zealand International Tonga, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, niue, Cook Islands to fold, the only major regionalinternational broadcast examination of the station's history is essential http://radiodx.com/spdxr/RNZI2.htm
Extractions: RNZI's home 'Broadcasting House'. (Photo credit: David Ricquish) International broadcasting using the shortwave band has been in full force since 1927 when Britain, the Soviet Union and the United States began broadcasting overseas using high powered transmitters. Several years later the Soviet Union began a new trend when it began to broadcast programs in different languages. (Wood, 1994, p. 36) When World War II broke out, New Zealand, like other countries around the world, began to consider the need for an international broadcasting service. This service would be used to let the world know how New Zealand stood ideologically, and as a means for New Zealanders living abroad to maintain some limited contact with their country. Another determining factor was the issue of regional dominance. The major international broadcasters like the BBC, Voice of America, and Radio Australia had strong signals in the region and failure to establish a shortwave service may have been seen as handing the Pacific region over to Australia. New Zealand had strong ties with many Pacific Islands, and this service would be a way of strengthening those ties. Bryan Clark of the New Zealand Radio DX League says the original transmission consisted of a daily 2 hour broadcast of specially prepared programs. These included "Pacific Playground" a tourism show produced in conjunction with the tourism board and detailing New Zealand's appeal as a tourist destination; a weekly "Mailbox" session in which listener queries about New Zealand were answered; as well as specialist programs on Maori music and folklore, New Zealand musicians, sporting results, achievements, etc. (1985)
Country Reports Source niue Tourism Office. Represented at this site with national and regionalnews, travel information, people, culture, history, the flag and http://www.classbrain.com/cb_cr/cb_cr_tour/tour_no.html
Extractions: Nigeria (NI) Suriname (NS) Niue (NE) ... Southern Ocean (OO) New Caledonia (NC) New Caledonia Tourism Useful information such as maps, new developments, leisure, discoveries, photos, videos and literature. Source: New Caledonia World Skip Travel, people, culture, news, activities, sports, history and tons more literature on relevant issues. Source: World Skip Pictures Discovery View several hundred photos of the country. Source: South Pacific Online [Top of Page] Niue (NE) The People of Niue Photos of nature, scenic sights, culture, history, people, sports and more. Source: RockET Escape Artist.com A page of resources devoted to Niue. Source: Escape Artist Niue Tourism Source: Niue Tourism Office [Top of Page] Norfolk Island (NF) Tourist site A guide to the island, views of the island, forums, schools, activities and a search engine for more.
Extractions: About the ICRC ICRC Activities The ICRC worldwide Focus ... Annual Report Annual Report Manila Regional delegation (Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and the other island territories of the Pacific) The Asian financial crisis dealt a further blow to the weakened Philippines' economy and fuelled unrest in a volatile society in which it was increasingly difficult to distinguish between criminal and political activity. Confrontations between the armed forces and opposing Islamic or communist groups and infighting between various factions within the same movement affected Mindanao, Negros and Quezon in particular. Although negotiations between the government and the MILF* and NPA* produced some tangible results, guerrilla warfare remained the order of the day. Clashes in Mindanao forced thousands to flee their homes. Those who stayed behind were often subjected to various forms of abuse. A series of bomb attacks in Mindanao, killing 16 and injuring 175, targeted the civilian population rather than combatants. The ICRC repeatedly reminded the warring parties of their obligation to respect civilians and civilian property during military operations. The regional delegation approached various Pacific States to encourage ratification of the Additional Protocols and the Ottawa treaty. The latter was ratified by Fiji, Niue and Samoa. In August the ICRC conducted the first course on inter-national humanitarian law and human rights for Vanuatu's police and security forces. The ICRC attended the Eighth Programme Meeting of Pacific Red Cross Societies in Fiji. This event provided an opportunity to explore ways of strengthening the 13 National Societies concerned (some of which were in formation), in coordination with the Federation.
