Organisation
Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Report
Niue marine ecological surveys, 2016 and 2017
There have been no extensive surveys of Niue’s coral reef fisheries stocks over the past 10 years since the 2005 Pacific Regional Oceanic and Coastal Fisheries survey. To rectify this, the Coastal Fisheries Programme of the Pacific Community conducted two marine ecological surveys around Niue in September and October 2016 and in September and October...
Report
Growing root crops on Atolls
Development and use of technologies to increase food crop production will improve both local food security and nutritional security for atoll populations. This manual provides guidelines for growing four root crops in atoll conditions: sweet potato, taro, cassava and yam.
Report
An overview of the market for Pacific Island coconut products and the ability of industries to respond
This market study was supported by the Coconut Industry Development for the Pacific (CIDP) project, a Euro 4 million (FJD 9.3 million) joint initiative of the European Union, the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) and the Pacific Community (SPC).
Book
Vulnerability of Pacific agriculture and forestry to climate change
This book identifies a range of potential response measures that could be implemented to significantly reduce exposure to climate related risks and enable the Pacific Community to better cope with emerging impacts.
Report
An assessment of the costs and benefits of mining deep-sea minerals in the Pacific Island region
This report describes a preliminary economic (cost-benefit) analysis of deep-sea minerals (DSM) mining in the Pacific Island region.