UNEP In Asia And The Pacific Fiji halted its use in 2000, while the Cook Islands and niue are currently their history of strong regional cooperation, and the demands of other more http://www.roap.unep.org/html/nr/nr02-08.htm
Extractions: World's first regional strategy receives nearly US$ 1 Million Bangkok, May 17, 2002 - The Pacific Islands have been given a major boost in their efforts to phase ozone-depleting substances (ODS), required under the Montreal Protocol. A meeting in Nadi, Fiji next week will plan implementation of the first 'regional-scale' ODS phase out strategy to be approved by the Protocol's Multilateral Fund. The Fund's Executive Committee allocated US$880,000 million for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - managed project at its meeting in Canada in March. The project will enable the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Palau, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu to completely phase out the use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) by the end of 2005. CFCs and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), used in refrigeration and air-conditioning, and methyl bromide, a fumigant in quarantine and pre-shipment applications, deplete the ozone layer, a natural shield in the earth's upper atmosphere that filters out harmful UV rays from the sun. Pacific island countries currently consume about 50.6 tonnes of CFCs annually. Fiji halted its use in 2000, while the Cook Islands and Niue are currently preparing to ratify the Protocol, with assistance from New Zealand.
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Extractions: Sun Sep 19 08:09:06 NZST 2004 Last Week's News We have 3 guests online Top Pacific avifauna conservationists and biologists have been on Niue researching the status of fruit bats and birds following Cyclone Heta. Dr. Anne Brooke of Guam, Ralph Powlesland and David Butler of New Zealand were funded by the UNDP after a request from Niue's environmental officials. It's understood preliminary results indicate that most bird species on the island were not adversely affected by the cyclone but the fruit bats (peka) and wood pigeons (lupe) are under threat... due to excessive shooting. Government may have to consider imposing a shooting ban for several years to allow bat and pigeon stocks to increase.About 430 people have
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.
History Of Programmes These included a few regional people who were able to get aid to come to Fiji . In 1991 the Cook Islands, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, niue, http://www.usp.ac.fj/library/librarystudies/history_prog.htm
Extractions: Fiji Certificate in Librarianship began. The Fiji Certificate had the remarkable distinction of not having any budget. All lectures were voluntary, offered in the 'spare time' of USP Library staff. It was the only library qualification offered in the region and emphasised basic library practices. It was best suited for the assistant who worked under the guidance of a professional. When this program ended in December 1980, 72 persons had gained the Certificate . These included a few regional people who were able to get aid to come to Fiji. Certificate in Librarianship In July 1981, the USP Senate approved the offer of a programme under the auspices of the Extension Services and the Institute of Education. Support for the
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Flight To Niue - Alofi , Niue the Cook Islands and niue) attended the Pacific Island regionalCounterterrorism (CT) Workshop Namibia Namibia is not a regional financialcenter. http://creekin.net/k16045-c5395-n138-flight-to-niue-alofi-niue.html
Extractions: (1) As DEA also points out, "In some cases, the agent (business) may represent a variety of remittance companies. When this is the case, the agent may suggest dividing the deposit, sending a portion with each of the represented businesses (companies). Thus, detection is increasingly challenging."Federal authorities at the conference also highlighted the recent growth of smaller independent remitters (beyond the more established Western Union and MoneyGram systems), particularly of those providing service to and from Mexico. DEA reported that although these remitters provide important legitimate services to migrant worker populations, the location of these businesses, "do not necessarily parallel the employment centers for these laborers. Rather, it appears that the agent locations are primarily located in states without regulations governing the money services industry." ... [ Read More AUSTRALIA - *Passport, Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) or non-electronic label visa, proof of onward or return ticket, and sufficient funds are required. An ETA or non-electronic label visa is required for tourist or business stays of up to 3 months. An ETA is an electronically stored authority to travel to Australia and can be obtained online at www.ETA.immi.gov.au or through participating travel agencies or airlines. Minors not accompanied by a parent or traveling with only one parent need notarized written parental consent from the absent parent(s). AIDS test required for permanent resident visa for applicants age 15 and older; tests taken in the U.S. are acceptable. More information about entry requirements to Australia (including for longer stays) is available on the Embassy of Aus ... [
Extractions: Home The Mission Nauru and the UN Foreign Affairs ... NAURU HOUSE in Melbourne, Australia: a 183 metres (52 storeys) landmark building situated at 80 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia is owned by the Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust. Built in 1977, the building has undergone substantial refurbishment and modernisation in recent years. ABOUT NAURU NAURU: Country Profile GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS ECONOMY: Phosphate Mining, Air Nauru, Game Fishing, Travel and Tourism Nauru: Historical Presentation and Setting, People, Life In The Sea IMPORTANT LINKS Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Asian Development Bank (ADB) A development finance institution promoting the economic and social progress of developing countries in Asia and the Pacific.
Extractions: SPREP Members News Publications ... Home Find out about: SPREP Natural resources Nature conservation Coastal management ... Legal Documents Search powered by Google Home Topic The Pacific islands region is the largest continuous marine habitat on the planet, the Pacific ocean. It is home to a wide range of large marine animals including mammals like whales, dolphins, porpoise and dugongs and marine turtles. Maintaining healthy populations is essential to maintaining oceanic productivity. Despite efforts in certain areas and on certain species e.g. humpback whales, detailed knowledge of marine mammals is at best extremely limited. This is in part due to limited resources and expertise to undertake research in the region, the vastness of the region itself and the diversity of its marine mammals in it. Blue Fin Sei Humpback recovery uncertain, currently under investigation through an integrated research programme - total population of Oceania probably of the order of 2000 animals
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Extractions: History The key to Niue's early history lies in its language, which is based on Samoan and Tongan, and contains traces of the Cook Islands' Pukapukan dialect. These Polynesian settlers arrived just over 1000 years ago, but with little inter-island trade they faced a severely isolated and somewhat difficult existence on a limestone island lacking rivers and useful soils. Niue entered the 'modern' era in 1774, with the arrival of that most intrepid of Yorkshiremen, Captain Cook. Finding the islanders less welcoming than others he'd met on his travels, Cook dubbed the landfall Savage Island, in marked contrast with the Tongans' Friendly Islands. Cook's attempts to land were repulsed on three occasions, a fact which the friendly locals have been trying to atone for ever since. Christianity came to the island in 1846 thanks to the efforts of one of Niue's most famous sons, Peniamina, who converted to the religion whilst in Samoa. By the end of the century the islanders' conversion was complete, just in time for Niue to be made a British Protectorate and handed over to New Zealand administration. The Niueans were not consulted about their new status, and didn't particularly relish the idea of being lumped in with the Cook Islands group. Independence came in 1974, but Niue continues to operate in 'free association' with NZ, and the islanders hold NZ citizenship. Niue celebrated the centenary of this free association in October 2001.
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Extractions: History There is still some debate about where the Polynesians who first colonised Samoa actually came from, though conventional wisdom suggests people arrived from the East Indies, the Malay peninsula or the Phillipines. The Samoans themselves are far from conventional on this issue however: other Polynesians might have come from Asia, but Samoans, they say, come from Samoa. They believe themselves to be the cradle of Polynesian culture, the race of people created by the god Tagaloa while he was cooking up the world. In fact the Samoan legend of the beginning of the world is startlingly similar to that told in the Bible; a fact that assisted the later transition to Christianity. Carbon testing on the remnants of a village on the island of 'Upolu (in independent Samoa) date the site from about 1000 BC. It's actually a testament to the Samoans' easy-going nature that the missionaries who arrived in the early 19th century, brandishing their Bibles and threats of everlasting hell and damnation, weren't killed immediately. Instead there were wholesale conversions, explained by the fact that Christianity and the old Samoan beliefs were not dissimilar and that the god Nafanua had - in a curious move by a deity - predicted the coming of a newer, better, stronger religion. The firepower and obvious wealth of the palagi (Europeans, or 'sky bursters' as they were known) was obvious and the enthusiastic embracing of Christianity may have had more to do with a pragmatic approach to the affairs of god and men than with blind faith.
World Telephone Numbering Guide regional Services regional Services Special Services Special Services 1 April2000 Integration of history into the World Telephone Numbering Guide. http://www.wtng.info/wtng-hst.html
Extractions: Introduction... This is an attempt to trace the development of ITU's (formerly CCITT's) country codes assignments. Information was gleaned from vintage ITU/CCITT "Books" (i.e. the Recommendations which are the international telecommunications standards), and whatever else was available. There will be numerous details to be filled in (dates of changes, introductions, circumstances etc). Additional, corrected or updated information to this end would be welcome at wtng(at)wtng.info Document History... Format... This file is ordered first by time (when country codes were established, changed, deleted, etc) then within each particular time by country code. The initial list of 1964 is shown; only the changes are listed thereafter. The 1960 CCITT Red Book featured a list of country codes for Europe that was the precursor for the modern international telephone country code system. Whether this was ever available for subscriber use is unknown; this could have been intended for operator dialling rather than customer dialling. That list went as follows (* represents a code that remains in use in today's country code plan): Note from Dik Winter regarding 60-Luxembourg: "At least this country code has been used in the Netherlands (but at the same time the country code used for Belgium was 32). That must have been in the early sixties indeed. I do not have parts of a phone book showing it, I have only parts of Amsterdam phone books and when direct dialling from Amsterdam to Luxembourg was allowed much later the country code was changed to 352 as it is now, but I have noted it down from another Dutch phone book (presumably that of the province of Zeeland)."
Issues : Colonial History Marshall, Nauru, New Caledonia, niue, Norfolk, Marianas, Palau, Papua New Guinea, One region of islands in a common sea. Map of colonial history http://www.abc.net.au/ra/carvingout/issues/colonial.htm
Extractions: The legacies of colonialism ... Map of colonial history While the winds of change swept through European colonies in Asia and Africa after the Second World War, decolonisation came later in the Pacific region. And even as we move to the end of the twentieth century, the age of colonialism is not over in the Pacific In 1990, the United Nations commenced the Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism - but today, there are still outliers of empire in the Pacific region. The United Nations Decolonisation Committee maintains a list of non-self-governing territories, which includes Pacific nations such as New Caledonia, Guam, East Timor, American Samoa and even tiny Pitcairn, the last element of the British empire in the region. Rapanui (Easter Island) remains under Chilean administration. Other Pacific peoples are seeking the right to self-determination: in Bougainville, Ka Pae'aina (Hawai'i), Te Ao Maohi (French Polynesia) and West Papua (Irian Jaya). The Pacific islands live with the legacies of more than a century of colonial rule
Pacific Regional Branch Of The International Council On Archives Formed in 1981, the Pacific regional Branch International Council on Archives Photographic and oral history holdings relating to the Pacific of the http://www.archivenet.gov.au/archives/parbica/parbica10.html
Extractions: Wellington, New Zealand, 21-26 July 2003 Anonymous PARBICA 10 delegate Formed in 1981, the Pacific Regional Branch International Council on Archives (PARBICA) is a volunteer organisation representing government agencies, non-government organisations and individuals working in the field of archives or records management in the Pacific region. It is one of ten regional branches of the International Council on Archives (ICA), and covers the most diverse and largest geographic area. Twenty-five nations, states and territories are represented in PARBICA, with 44 institutional and thirteen individual members. ICA's mission is the advancement of archives through international cooperation. Archives, by providing evidence of human activities and transactions, underlie the rights of individuals and states, and are fundamental to democracy and good governance. ICA works for the protection and enhancement of the memory of the world. PARBICA's objectives are: to establish, maintain and strengthen relations between archivists in the region and between institutions and professional organisations concerned with the custody and administration of archives;
Western Union - About Us - Company History the company continues to build upon its diverse 150year history. International presence continues to expand with new regional offices in Paris, http://www.westernunion.com/info/aboutUsHistory.asp?country=U1
Extractions: Newcastle upon Tyne ... Accessibility S earch Skip to Navigation 12 months full time To study the history of regions and regionalism across time and space at an advanced level, through an extended programme of research training and teaching in the approaches used by regional historians. This unique new research training programme is designed to provide a springboard to PhD-level work. It is offered in collaboration with the AHRB Centre for North-East England History, which means students benefit from the combined expertise of regional historians based in the universities of Durham, Newcastle, Northumbria, Sunderland and Teesside. Compulsory modules (120 credits) are offered through a programme of workshops and seminars, covering a wide range of topics including: introduction to information skills; dissertation preparation; research methods in history; IT and history; issues in regional history; approaches to regional history. All modules are assessed by submitted course work. In the final semester students complete a dissertation on their chosen aspect of regional history (60 credits). A good 2:1 Honours degree in history or a related field. Applicants whose first language is not English require IELTS 6.5, TOEFL 575 (paper-based) or 233 (computer-based), or equivalent.
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Extractions: Pacific Islands Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (PIANGO) HOME Australia Cook Islands Fiji , Samoa, Tonga New Zealand Tuvalu Guam , Hawaii, Palau Nauru Solomon Is Kiribati ... Pacific Regional NGO's Archives Email PIANGO Thanks to PIANGO's Supporters: PIANGO's History PIANGO had its origins in the growing movement towards increased networking amongst Pacific Island NGOs which commenced in the late 1970s. The historical framework of the region has included both French and British colonialism, which has left a legacy that needs addressing in order to enable selfhood for all the communities within the Pacific. Pacific island nations vary between fully sovereign and independent countries, to freely associating states and non-self governing territories relating to the United States, France and New Zealand. Geographic distance is also a factor which inhibits communication between the nations of the Pacific, given the logistics of transport, communication and language. Following a process of regional consultation, the first PIANGO Council was held in August 1991 in Pago Pago, American Samoa. The Council was funded by a range of donors, including the Australian International Development Assistance Bureau (AIDAB), the Commonwealth Foundation, the Government of New Zealand, and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
