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Abbreviations Used in the Text
| AusAID | Australian Agency for International Development |
| BYU | Brigham Young University |
| BP | British Petroleum |
| BRT | Biodiversity Research and Training (Thailand) |
| CABS | Center for Applied Biodiversity Science |
| CBCA | Community Based Conservation Area |
| CDB | Convention on Biological Diversity |
| CBO | Community-based Organization |
| CEPF | Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund |
| CI | Conservation International |
| CII | Cooperative Island Initiative (of ISSG) |
| CITES | Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora |
| CNMI | Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands |
| CROP | Council of Regional Organizations of the Pacific |
| EBA | Endemic Bird Areas |
| EVI | Environmental Vulnerability Index |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization |
| FFA | Forum Fisheries Agency |
| FSM | Federated States of Micronesia |
| FSPI | Foundation of the Peoples of the South Pacific International |
| GEF | Global Environment Facility |
| GIS | Geographical Information System |
| GTZ | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (German Aid) |
| IBA | Important Bird Area |
| IUCN | World Conservation Union |
| IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| ISSG | Invasive Species Specialist Group (of IUCN) |
| MCT | Micronesia Conservation Trust |
| MEA | Multilateral Environmental Agreement |
| NBSAP | National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan |
| NCSA | National Capacity Self Assessment |
| NEMS | National Environmental Management Strategy |
| NGO | nongovernmental organization |
| NZAID | New Zealand Agency for International Development |
| PA | Protected Area |
| PABITRA | Pacific Asia Biodiversity Transect Network |
| PBIN | Pacific Basin Information Node |
| PICT | Pacific Island Country or Territory |
| PIER | Pacific Islands Ecosystems at Risk Project |
| PSA | Pacific Science Association |
| SGP | Small Grants Program |
| SPC | Secretariat for the Pacific Community |
| SOPAC | South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission |
| SPREP | Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program |
| TNC | The Nature Conservancy |
| UNCCD | United Nations Convention on Combating Desertification |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Program |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| USP | University of the South Pacific |
| USAID | United States Agency for International Development |
| WCS | Wildlife Conservation Society |
| WWF-SSP | World Wide Fund for Nature- South Pacific Program |