Pacific development sustained : Policy for Pacific environments

Abstract This book provides an analysis of existing policies and policy alternatives facing Pacific Island countries in their quest for sustainable development. Chapters of the book cover: (1) the Pacific context: socioeconomic characteristics of Pacific Island countries, and preservation versus conservation in the Pacific; (2) forest conservation and use in the Pacific (forest sector policy, planning tools, trust funds, covenants); (3) management of South Pacific marine resources (oceanic resources, tuna and regional development, inshore resources, financial and fiscal instruments); (4) the economic and social sustainability of mining; and (5) economics for urban environmental management in the Pacifi