Lessons From Contemporary Resettlement in the South Pacific

Conservation lessons from the Pacific Islands

‘Pooled regional governance’ in the island Pacific? Lessons from history

Organochlorine contaminants in albatross from the South Pacific Ocean

1. Albatross eggs and embryos were collected in field seasons from 1996 to 1998 by Department of Conservation field staff. Species collected were the Northern Royal albatross (Diomedea sanfordi), Northern Buller's mollymawk (Thalassarche (platei) (nova sp.)) and Chatham Islands mollymawk (Thalassarche eremita). 2. Tissues were submitted to ESR for chemical analysis. Chemicals of particular inte...

Search for Extraterrestrial Particles in Sediment from the South Pacific

Introduction: Micrometeorites and IDPs dominate the flux of extraterrestrial material to the earth [1] and have long been collected from the stratosphere, polar ice, and deep-sea sediments [e.g., 2]. Recent efforts have focused on locating new locations from which cosmic dust grains can be easily collected and identified. Certain regions in the Pacific Ocean with limited sources of terrestrial ...

France: “in”, “of” or “from” the South Pacific region?

In the 1980s, amid regional controversy over France’s policies in South Pacific, a debate emerged around the idea of whether France was simply a sovereign presence ‘‘in’’ the region, or could also be seen as being ‘‘of’’ or ‘‘from’’ the region. It is an important question, as it goes to the heart of how France wants to be seen in the South Pacific region, and in the world. If France wants to re...