Pacific

Islands

Monthly

Vol. 59 No. 16

Voice Of The Pacific

April/May, ’B9

Cover Story

Developed Western nations may have the luxury of time in which to debate the possible consequences of the Greenhouse Effect. But in the Pacific, where whole islands may disappear in the face of even a slight increase in sea level, time is running out. Peter Roy of the New South Wales Department of Mineral Resources and University of Sydney geography lecturer John Connell examine the horrific consequences of the Greenhouse Effect on the region’s fragile island environments.

MILITARY IMPLICATED IN SPREAD OF MYSTERY DISEASE. 8 Bomb tests and other destructive activity promote ciguatera, new study finds TAHITI TRIES TO FIND ITS ADMINISTRATION 9 The scandal of the disappearing ministers rocks Papeete PALAUAN VOTERS BACK ON THE PLEBISCITE PATH 10 The Republic prepares for yet another Compact vote

Violence Shatters Bougainville's Uneasy Truce 12

No longer a compensation claim, say landowners: now ifs war AUSTRALIAN AID WHERE IT'S MOST EFFECTIVE.. 22 Development assistance goes to those who can profit by it

Feral Nightmare In The Marianas 24

The brown tree snake threatens wildlife, agriculture, human lives and power supplies NEW THIS ISSUE: EIGHT PAGES OF COMPREHENSIVE

Business Reporting 27

Business, Trade Winds and more essential reading!

Not-So-Slow Boat To Nukulaelae 36

A cruise on Tuvalu’s new inter-island ferry

Saving Wilderness Saves Money In Development

Projects 38

World Bank study proves that con servation can be profitable

Png's Capital: A Photo

Profile 40

Behind the sensational headlines is a city very much on the move

Departments

Opinion 7

Transition 43

Island Press 43

Pacific Report 44

Tropicalities 48

Shipping Schedules 50

Out Of The Past 54

Acting Editor Carson Creagh Deputy Editor Richard Dinnen Editorial Adviser John Carter Art Director Adam Brooke Contributors Robin Bromby John Connell David Haden Ed Rampell David Robie Peter Roy Frank Senge Liz Thompson Sven Wahlroos John Zubrzycki

Publisher Geoffrey Hussey

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