This dataset shows the global distribution of seamounts and knolls identified using global bathymetric data at 30 arc-sec resolution. A total of 33,452 seamounts and 138,412 knolls were identified, representing the largest global set of identified seamounts and knolls to date. Seamount habitat was found to constitute
approximately 4.7% of the ocean floor, whilst knolls covered 16.3%. The research leading to these results received funding from the European Community’s Seventh Framework Programme, and from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Conservation International, GRID-Arendal and Geoscience Australia recently collaborated to produce a map of the global distribution of seafloor geomorphic features. The global seafloor geomorphic features map represents an important contribution towards the understanding of the distribution of blue habitats. Certain geomorphic feature are known to be good surrogates for biodiversity. For example, seamounts support a different suite of species to abyssal plains.
Ridge to Reef Data on Vegetation Type A located on Nauru, limited metadata, compiled for 1994 and earlier
zip file "Pacific_shape_draft15112018", containing all the shape files from the first workshop
This new set of 60 indicator icons can be used in a State of Environment report to indicate the status of environmental issues and progress in a country.
ridge to reef data on the EEZ of Nauru, limited metadata compiled in 2018
Ridge to reef data on the fishing vessel density in Nauru, limited metadata that was compiled in 2018
As of 1969, the scientific community had no general information on the natural history of Namoluk Atoll in the Eastern Caroline Islands of Micronesia. The only significant published source for the atoll was an ethnographic and linguistic account provided by the German physician.
Most of the 96 national monuments designated under U.S. law
are on land. The majority are managed by the National Park
Service, though some are administered by the Bureau of Land
Management and other agencies. At this point neither the
name of the proposed Mariana Trench Marine National Monu-
ment (MTMNM) nor the management structure has been de-
termined. For guidance one could review the process of the
recently designated Papahanaumokuakea Marine National
Monument (PMNM), which is placed within the purview of the
Ridge to reef data on the fish survey sites in Nauru, limited metadata compiled in 2018
Ridge to Reef Data on the Landmarks of Nauru, limited metadata compiled in 2018
Ridge to Reef Data on Nauru's Locally Managed Marine Area (LMMA), limited metadata compiled in 2018
Ridge to Reef Data on Observer Pollution Events over the last 10 years in Nauru, limited metadata compiled in 2018
Ridge to Reef Data on the Reef outline of Nauru, limited metadata, compiled in 2018
Climate change is real and Asia is already experiencing its adverse impacts. Projections from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) suggest that such impacts will become even more intense in the future. While the contribution of developing countries in Asia to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is increasing rapidly, per capita emissions are still low and developmental challenges remain significant.
Ridge to Reef Data on Seamounts in Nauru, limited metadata, compiled in 2018
Ridge to Reef Data, Grassland Vegetation Class, Limited Metadata, Compiled in 2018