Chapter I Intro & Objectives - SPREP

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Table of Contents
List of Acronyms
I. INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE
1. INTRODUCTION
A. Settting
B. Need for Management Plan
C. Previous Phoenix Islands Management Plans
2. VISION AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES
3. MANAGEMENT PLAN OBJECTIVE
4. REFERENCES CITED
II. METHODOLOGY
1. LITERATURE SEARCH
2. SYNTHESIS OF BACKGROUND MATERIALS
3. STAKEHOLDER INPUTS
A. Residents of the Phoenix Islands
B. Government of Kiribati
C. Foreign Stakeholders
4. CRITICAL ISSUES
5. ALTERNATIVE MANAGEMENT APPROACHES
6. SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT POLICIES AND APPROACHES
7. REFERENCES CITED
III. BACKGROUND
1. PHYSICAL SETTING OF THE ISLANDS
A. Geological
B. Oceanographic
C. Bathymetric
D. Meteorological
E. References Cited
2. HUMAN ACTIVITIES
A. Archaeological Aspects
B. Discovery
C. Guano Era (c1856 to 1887)
D. Post-Guano Era to the Start of World War II (c1887 to
1939)
E. World War II (1940 to 1945)
F. Post World War II to Independence (1946 to 1979)
G. Post Independence (1979 to present)
H. References Cited
3. TERRESTRIAL RESOURCES
A. Freshwater
B. Vegetation and Fungi
C. Insects
D. Other Invertebrates