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Geographies: Asia Pacific

Arnavons Community Marine Conservation Area: First Endowment for a Marine Protected Area in the Pacific
An overview of the Arnavon Islands project in the Solomon Islands, one of the first sustainably financed community managed marine parks.
Author(s): The Nature Conservancy

Coral Triangle Center of Excellence: Protecting the Most Diverse Reefs on Earth
The Coral Triangle Center works to make resilient networks of marine protected areas by implementing on-site conservation, providing technical support and influencing policy.
Author(s): The Nature Conservancy

The Coral Triangle Program: Reefs for the Future, Fish for the Future
Information highlighting The Nature Conservancy's work with partners in Kimbe Bay and Papua New Guinea to establish the first MPA network resilient to climate change.
Author(s): The Nature Conservancy

Kimbe Bay MPA Network: Addressing Global and Local Threats to Coral Reef Habitats
A summary of The Nature Conservancy’s work in Kimbe Bay, the design and implementation of a resilient network of Marine Protected Areas.
Author(s): The Nature Conservancy

Scientific Design of a Resilient Network of Marine Protected Areas - Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Guide to The Nature Conservancy’s process in working with local communities, governments and other stakeholders to establish a resilient network of marine protected areas in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea
Author(s): The Nature Conservancy, USAID, David and Lucile Packard Foundation

Micronesia: Protecting Micronesia’s Island Ecosystems
A summary of The Nature Conservancy’s work in Micronesia.
Author(s): The Nature Conservancy

Partnerships: The Heart of the Conservancy’s Micronesia Program
A fact sheet summarizing how The Nature Conservancy works in Micronesia- through partnerships.
Author(s): The Nature Conservancy

Micronesia Challenge
An overview of the Micronesia Challenge: to effectively conserve at least 30% of the near-shore marine resources and 20% of the terrestrial resources across Micronesia by 2020.
Author(s): Micronesia Challenge Support Team

Micronesia Challenge: Lessons Learned
A brave look at some of the key lessons learned during the first two years since the inception of the Micronesia Challenge. This information is specifically designed to help other island nations, and nations with islands, as they strive to make bold conservation commitments of their own.
Author(s): FSM, Palau, RMI, CNMI, Guam

Papua New Guinea: Involving Local Communities in Conservation Efforts from Land to Sea
A summary on how The Nature Conservancy works with the government, local communities and other partners to address the threats of deforestation, logging, agriculture and destructive fishing to biodiversity in Papua New Guinea.
Author(s): The Nature Conservancy

Watershed Valuation as a Tool for Biodiversity Conservation: Lessons Learned from Conservancy Projects
Case studies based on The Nature Conservancy's experience in Latin America and Indonesia offer insight into payment for environmental services (PES) in the water sector.
Author(s): The Nature Conservancy, USAID

Nature’s Investment Bank: How Marine Protected Areas Contribute to Poverty Reduction (Executive Summary)
This policy brief summarizes the results and their relevance to conservation initiatives of a study conducted in four Marine Protected Areas in the Asia Pacific Region to determine whether and if so in what ways they are contributing to poverty reduction.
Author(s): The Nature Conservancy, DEWR, PREM, WWF

Nature’s Investment Bank: How Marine Protected Areas Contribute to Poverty Reduction (Full Report)
This study is one of the first to empirically analyze the link between biodiversity conservation initiatives and poverty reduction, to determine whether four particular marine protected areas have contributed to poverty reduction, and if so, why. The four study sites do not represent a random sample but were deliberately chosen because local experts believe they have contributed to poverty reduction.
Author(s): The Nature Conservancy, DEWR, PREM, WWF

Small Island Developing States and Invasive Alien Species: Briefing Papers
A series of papers on islands and invasive species addressing pathways and control measures, capacity-building, legal and institutional issues, and the international trade regime.
Author(s): The Nature Conservancy, CIEL, DOW