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ADAPTIVE FOREST MANAGEMENT

Adaptive forest management is intended to enhance the functionality of forests and productivity of commercial forest ventures

Pros and cons
Increases the adaptive capacity of natural and management forests including commercial plantations.
Whether by active restoration or assisted succession, there’s a long lag (>10-15years) before the full range of benefits is realized. During the establishment phase, seedlings sites are vulnerable to impacts.
Resource required

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Adaptive forest management implementatio...

AGROFORESTRY

Agroforestry is a land use management system that combines trees or shrubs with agricultural land use such as crops orImage removed.
Pros and cons
Agroforestry can increase biodiversity by creating more habitat for birds, bats and other species that help to keep pests under control.
Agroforestry is relatively complex, meaning that there can be unintended consequences. For example, as shrubs and trees grow so do their root systems which, if not carefully managed, can interfere with nearby crops.
Resource required

Agroforestry Guides for Pacific Islands.

Research on Ecosystem Research on Ecosyst

Promoting Agroforestry to Develop Resilie

Human health and Climate change in Pacifi

Agroforestry for Adaptation and Mitigatio

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Agroforestry implementation would be of ...

BEACH NOURISHMENT

Beach nourishment is the addition of sand to increase the width or sand volume of a beach. It is commonly used to rehabilitate or prevent coastal erosion.
Pros and cons
Relatively environmentally friendly response to coastal erosion if well planned and implemented.
Beach nourishment is not a permanent solution and requires periodic renourishment every few years.
Resource required

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Future Development of Be

The project for pilot gr

A sustainable coastal co

Artificial Intelligence

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Beach nourishment can be low (e.g. inla...

COASTAL SETBACKS/BUFFERS OR MANAGED RETREAT

Coastal setbacks, buffers or managed retreat stipulate areas or zones along the coastline within which all or certain types ofImage removed.
Pros and cons
A coastal setback zone can ensure that property is not developed in high-risk locations, thus preventing loss of property and lives during extreme events.
Technical expertise and detailed data is required to develop accurate setback zones, which may not be available for many countries in the Pacific. For example, good quality historic data on coastal flooding extents might not be readily available.
Resource required

Coastal Change in the Pacific Islands, Vo

Technologies for Climate Change Adaptatio

Coastal Change in the Pacific Islands, Vo

Responding to the challenges of climate c

UN Climate Technology Centre & Networ

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Coastal retreat or managed retreat can r...

CONSERVATION TILLAGE

Conservation tillage is a method of establishing crops in the leftover waste of a previous crop.
Pros and cons
Maintains soil fertility.
The change in soil structure may present new challenges like different pests and weeds.
Resource required

Adaptation to and mitiga

Mainstreaming Ecosystem

Conservation Tillage.

On-site trial for conser

Indicative cost
Conservation tillage is very low cost th...

CORAL REEF REHABILITATION AND RESTORATION

Coral reef rehabilitation and restoration efforts are designed to support the resilience of degraded reef environments.
Pros and cons
Can support reef recovery, especially after extreme bleaching events or cyclone damage.
Restoration doesn’t address underlying causes of degradation, so conditions may still lead to impacts.
Resource required

Collaborating on Coral R

Giving coral reefs a fut

Coral Restoration for Cl

ADE Project.

Spawn, grow, sow: how co

Seagrass Restoration Gui

 

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Coral reef rehabilitation and restoratio...

CROP DIVERSIFICATION

Crop diversification is the practise of cultivating multiple crops on a farm.
Pros and cons
Relatively easy to achieve once the planning phase is complete.
Diversity can complicate farm management requiring research input, careful planning, crop supply and active management of multiple crops.
Resource required

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Soil fertility, crop bio

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Crop Diversity for Yield

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Increasing Crop Diversit

Exploitation of Diversit

Crop diversification and

Regional strategy for th

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Crop diversification implementation is l...

FISHERIES MANAGEMENT PLANS

Well-developed and implemented fisheries management plans can offset and reverse ecosystem decline.
Pros and cons
Protected areas can maintain biodiversity and fish stocks.
Loss of access to fishing areas can create conflict in the local community.
Resource required

The benefits

Fish Aggrega

Deploying and Maintaining FAD System.

Port Resolution Community Conservation Area Lau

Indicative cost
Fisheries management plan Low to medium ...

MANAGED AQUIFER RECHARGE

Managed aquifer recharge, or MAR, refers to the intentional recharge of water to aquifers for subsequent human use or environmental benefit.
Pros and cons
Provides an alternative reliable water source in areas of increasing variability in surface water availability.
Overextraction of groundwater can lead to saltwater intrusion and land subsidence.
Resource required

Freshwater under threat

Pacific Island Groundwat

Managed Aquifer Recharge

Indicative cost
Managed Aquifer recharge can be low (e.g...

MANGROVE REFORESTATION AND COASTAL HABITAT CONSERVATION

Coastal mangrove habitats shape coastal dynamics and can protect shorelines from coastal erosion.
Pros and cons
Reforestation efforts can create local job opportunities.
Highly dynamic coastlines can cause poor mangrove planting survival, requiring replacement planting.
Resource required

Mangrove Res

Technologies

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Mangrove reforestation and coastal habit...

MARINE PROTECTED AREAS (MPAs)

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are widely used to promote biodiversity and enhance productivity for commercial and recreation fisheries.
Pros and cons
MPAs can be an effective intervention for the improvement of biodiversity and fish stocks as well as the protection of critical coastal habitats.
Effective MPA implementation often relies on significant community participation. Effective stakeholder management is time consuming process for all involved and, if not done well, can lead to burn out of the individuals involved and an eventual loss of interest in the process.
Resource required

Guidelines fpr applying the IUCN protected area management

Applying IUCN’s Global C

Revisiting “Success” and

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Marine protected areas’ implementation i...

RAINWATER HARVESTING FOR POTABLE WATER SUPPLY

To be climate resilient, it is important to utilise and diversify water sources.
Pros and cons
Rainwater harvesting can be a cheaper alternative to centralised water supply systems.
Some Pacific Islands may not have the facilities or materials to manufacture the equipment required for rainwater harvesting. Reliance on importing materials can cause delays in implementation (as highlighted in the case study below).
Resource required

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Community To

Human health

1Harvesting the Heavens: Guidelines for Rainwater Harvestin

Indicative cost
Rainwater harvesting is relatively low c...

REVEGETATION

Pacific Islands face natural landscape modification because of population explosion, urbanisation and development activi
Pros and cons
Revegetation is inexpensive and can be adapted to traditional knowledge on native plants and horticulture.
During the establishment phase, restored vegetation can easily impacted by natural (e.g. flooding) or manmade processes (e.g. grazing).
Resource required

ALIVE: Adapt

Coastal Ecos

Pacific Isla

Coastal Chan

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Revegetation is relatively low to implem...

RIDGE TO REEF (R2R) / IWRM

Holistic, integrated and scale-sensitive approaches to ecosystem-based adaptation enable communities and resource managers to consider a wide range of potential hazards and the co
Pros and cons
Integrated approaches enable connections between component parts of the socio-ecological system.
Integrated, holistic approaches to resource management are difficult, due to the complexity and large number of interested parties.
Resource required

Ridge to ree

Ridge and re

Pacific R2R

Indicative cost
Ridge to reef implementation is difficul...

RIVERBANK STABILISATION USING VEGETATION AND BIOENGINEERING

Riverbank erosion is a naturally occurring process where water wears away the banks of the river.
Pros and cons
Native vegetation (e.g. vetiver grass growing along a river or stream) helps in retaining sediment.
Due to the economic value of bamboo, it can be harvested unsustainably by the community for economic benefit.
Resource required

Transfer of

Mainstreaming ecosystem services and biodiversity into agri

Internationa

The Use of B

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Riverbank stabilization using vegetation...

SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION (SWC) TECHNOLOGIES/PRACTICES

Overuse of natural resources (land and water) and increasing use of unsustainable agriculture practices have degraded soil and water resources across the Pacific.
Pros and cons
Preventing soil erosion can curb sedimentation which clogs up rivers causing flooding and water quality issues on-farm and downstream.
Relatively complex so requires knowledge to implement.
Resource required

Ecosystem-ba

Mainstreaming ecosystem services and biodiversity into agri

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Soil and water conservation technologies...

WATER SENSITIVE CITIES (WSC) PRINCIPLES

Water Sensitive Cities approaches aim for holistic management of the integrated water cycle.
Pros and cons
Water Sensitive Cities approaches provides environmental benefits as well as social well-being.
Water Sensitive Cities approaches work on cooperation among various government departments and diverse stakeholders which can cause an issue of fragmentation of responsibility.
Resource required

Materials from the Cooperative Research Centre for Water Se

Adoption Guidelines for Stormwater Biofiltration Systems Ci

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Water sensitive cities principles implem...