Proposed Project Objective: Enhanced use of data for decision making in the environment sector throughout the Pacific region. Building on the tools and momentum the Inform project established, this scaled up project will expand the user base and fill significant gaps including in situ monitoring, increased partnerships between the environment ministries and other ministries, increase use of spatial tools, and the establishment of standardise environmental standards and key indicators for key resources.
Focusing management efforts on thermal refugia may only be effective in the short-term. Promoting adaptation to higher temperatures and facilitating migration will instead be needed to secure coral reef survival.
The study indicated that the sampling locations at an industrial site of Suva City is highly predominated with almost all of the studied metals and is a concern to the general public who live and work within the vicinity of Walu Bay industrial area.
At present in the Fiji Islands, no guidelines are available only for biological parameters for receiving water bodies commonly used for recreational activities. The ANZECC (2000) guidelines recommend the use of Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Enterococci (Faecal Coliforms) as indicator organisms for fecal contamination of fresh and marine recreational water. This study compiled results for 3 biological parameters, namely, Total Coliforms (TC), E. coli and Faecal Coliforms (FC) at 3 sites in Fiji, namely; My Suva park, Wailea settlement and Centre Point.
By the end of this module, you should be able to have some basic understanding of
- What a GIS is?
- Understand the key components and functions of a GIS
- Understand how spatial data is represented in a GIS.
- Understand how data are stored and accessed to use in mapping
At the end of this module we hope that you will understand the
- steps of downloading and installing QGIS software on your computers?
- Be able to open up GGIS and familiarize yourself with the software interface and
- Know how to add both vector and raster data to QGIS
Learning Objectives
- Layout manager and Map Composer
- Basic Map Composition
- Loading Map Elements
- Exporting the Map
- Saving and Closing Project
A desktop assessment of the population status of the Kakerori (Rarotonga Flycatcher, Pomarea dimidiata) throughout the Cook Islands (Rarotonga & Atiu).
This was conducted to fulfill the final reporting requirements of the Ridge to Reef (R2R) project.
Surveying of finfish, invertebrates and substrate in Aitutaki & Manuae from September to November 2017.
The study was conducted to develop baseline data on ocean processes that contribute to the beach erosion in the vicinity of the Rarotongan Hotel, estimate the degree of exposures to action by the sea, and recommend alternative action that can provide various levels of protection.
An analysis was made of the sedimentation and erosion problems at Ngatangiia Harbour and Muri Bay.
The OECM Workshop Report consolidates the discussions, outcomes, recommendations and next steps following the "Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures Workshop," hosted by the National Environment Service, in partnership with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program and the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre on the 24th - 25th January 2023 in Rarotonga, Cook Islands.