Links by Themes: Biodiversity, Coastal and Marine Resources, Climate Change, Energy, Sustainable Tourism and Other Issues

Key Island Websites

SIDSnet related documents
Barbados Programme of Action 
Caribbean Ministerial Meeting on the Programme of Action (Barbados, 10-14 November 1997) 
Mahé Declaration - Outcome of the African Small Islands Developing States Ministerial Meeting on the Seychelles (7th - 10th July, 1998) 
Mahé Programme of Action  - Programme of Action to implement the objectives of the Mahé Declaration 
 Pacific Forum Communiqué - Released after the Pacific Forum meeting in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, 24th of August 1998 
Valletta Declaration - Outcome of the Ministerial Meeting on the Sustainable Development of the Small Island Developing States in the Indian Ocean, Mediterranean and Atlantic Regions, Valletta, Malta: 24-27 November 1998 

United Nations

Caribbean Environment Programme (CEPNET) - United Nations Environment Programme - Caribbean Regional Co-ordinating Unit 
Economic Commission for Latin America and The Caribbean (ECLAC) - Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean 
Food and Agriculture Organization - Website on Small Island Developing States (FAO) 
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
The Island Gateway - A Gateway to Island Resources on the Web, provided by the United Nations University 
Island Webpage by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Small Islands Developing States webpage - Webpage by UN Department of Social and Economic Development 
Special Unit for Technical Cooperation between Developing Countries (TCDC)
IT for Development Programme (UNDP)
UN Agencies Mauritius
United Nations Climate Change Secretariat
UNDP Office in Fiji 
UN Department for Economic and Social Development
World Meteorological Organization
World Tourism Organization (WTO)

Governmental Organizations

Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)
Caribbean Community Secretariat (CARICOM) 
Caribbean Planning for Global Climate Change (CPACC) - An initiative by CARICOM 
Environmental Management Authority (EMA) - Government Agency for the managment of the 
nvironment within Trinidad and Tobago 
Indian Ocean Commission
Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) - Government Agency responsible for the management, conservation and protection of the natural resources of Jamaica 
Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States - Natural Resources Management Unit
The Pacific Forum Secretariat
Secretariat of the Pacific Community
South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

Research and Science

Caribbean Environmental Health Institute (CEHI)
Caribbean Marine Research Center
Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development
The Islands and Small States Institute of the University of Malta
University of Guam
University of the South Pacific
University of the West Indies
Institute of Island Studies at the University of Prince Edward Island
South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) - Information on the South Pacific 
SOPAC page on Environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI)

Non-governmental Organizations

Caribbean Biodiversity Resources - a jumpstation for scientist, conservationists and others who require information on species and their distribution in the Caribbean Basin 
Environment Tobago - conserves Tobago's natural and living resources and advances the knowledge and understanding of such resources and their sustainable use 
Caribbean Conservation Association
Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO)
Counterpart International - NGO with extensive partnerships around the world and close relationship to AOSIS 
Earth Island Institute
ECSIEP - European Centre on Pacific Issues 
ENVIRO - Envrionmental consultancy organisation in Seychelles 
The Fijilive Network - Fiji's biggest online resource 
Insula - The Virtual Island 
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) - Canadian NGO committed to promote sustainable development globally. 
Island Resource Foundation (IRF) - Research and education organization based in the US Virgin Islands, dedicated to solving the environmental problems of development in small tropical islands 
Island Web Consortium  (IWC) - non-profit corporation which promotes the use of the internet as well as traditional forms of communication to support the sustainable development of small islands 
Maui Pacific Center - The mission of the Maui Pacific Center is to assist local, national, and regional leaders in the Pacific develop new ways to resolve social and economic challenges 
Microstate Network - Network on Development, providing consulting and project administration/support services 
NGO Oceans Network
South Pacific Information Network (SPIN) - Various information on the South Pacific, including seminares, important meetings and scientific resources 
World Resource Institute (WRI)