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protected. Copyright Posters. F1000 protected. F1000 Copyright Posters. protected. Copyright Posters. F1000 protected. Posters. F1000 Copyright Posters. F1000 Melanesian Gprotected.eo Copyright Posters. F1000 protected. A Grassroots PublicationPosters. Ded icated to Regional Biological and Cultural Diversity Patrick Pikacha, David Boseto, Tamara Osborne Naikatini, Brian Weeks, and Chris Filardi F1000 protected. Copyright Posters. F1000 protected. Copyright Posters. The Purpose A Brief History F1000 protected. Melanesia, a globally significant region with incredibly rich biological and cultural diversity, isPosters. both one Melanesian Geo is grassroot environment magazine that was founded by Patrick Pikacha in 2005. Copyrightof the most threatened and yet intact tropical regions on Earth. Until recently, there has not been a platform The initiative was supported by Tamara Osborne Naikatini and David Boseto. Bound by a shared F1000 devoted to discussions of regional biological and cultural diversity (e.g., Australian Geographic, Canadian interest in the environment and the enormous challenges in protecting it, this team of young Posters. Geographic, etc.) where Melanesians couldprotected. share their experiences and research with others facing similar Copyrightgeographers and biologists worked together to produce the magazine while enrolled as graduate situations across the region. Melanesian Geo now fills this gap; it is a grassroots F1000publication that focuses students at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji. Melanesian Geo is a grassroots on the people and environment of Melanesia. Based in the Solomon Islands, by combining a mixture of environment magazine and organizationprotected. thats purpose is to disseminate environmental information Copyright Posters. Posters. journalism, creative writing, and local storytelling, Melanesian Geo raises the awareness of environmental to local communities, schools and NGOs in the Melanesian region. and social issues affecting the people and ecosystems of Melanesia. With a focus on local researchers and F1000 writers, it provides a unique forum for regional dialogue that is fostered by, and accessible to, Melanesian Since the team members are graduate students and they have only been able to commit part protected. decision-makers. OnlineCopyright availability (http://melanesiangeo.org ) provides access to an international audience, Posters. of their time to producing the magazine--and the publication of the magazine is based on their F1000 and with 7 issues published to-date, Melanesian Geo exemplifies a successful grassroots initiative. By bringing unpaid efforts, personal funding, and sporadic funding from individuals, educational intuitions, F1000 together a variety of voices related to biological and cultural issues,protected. the journal has both empowered local non-governmental organizations and museums--publication has been slightly sporadic. Posters. actors and raised regional awareness of issues with clear global significance.Melanesian Geo strives to inform Copyright Melanesians about the rich biological and cultural diversity of the Melanesian region, its global significance, F1000 The motivation behind this work continues to be a desire to share the rich and distinct biodiversity and the challenges facing its conservation; hopefully it can begin to address the silence on these issues that of Melanesia, which is increasingly threatened each year, to ourprotected. readers--especially the average Copyright Posters. Melanesian Geo the local populace has faced to this point. PEOPLE, PLACES , AND CREATURES OF MELANESIA JAN - APRIL 2007 people of Melanesia, who we hope will find to be something interesting to read, NEW F1000 informative, and useful in finding ways to protect and use their resources sustainably. protected. Melanesian Geo Poste