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Vitrina CERO. Dineros del mundo: Melanesia [PDF]

open access: yesBoletín del Museo Arqueológico Nacional, 2020
El Museo Arqueológico Nacional (MAN) conserva una destacada colección de dineros tradicionales, objetos utilizados como medida de valor, instrumento de pago y acopio de riqueza en diversas áreas del mundo, formada en su mayoría en los últimos veinticinco
Paloma Otero Morán
doaj  

Pacific journalism solidarity in the face of overwhelming forces

open access: yesPacific Journalism Review, 2020
Commentary: The Melanesian Media Freedom Forum (MMFF) notes democracy is in retreat and journalists like Victor Mambor (West Papua), Scott Waide (Papua New Guinea) and Dan McGarry (Vanuatu) are carrying the baton for media freedom.
Fred Wesley
doaj   +1 more source

Additions to the Fern Flora of Niue (Polynesia): First Records of Ophioglossum lusitanicum L., Ophioderma falcatum (C.Presl) O.Deg. and Psilotum complanatum Sw. and the Disjunct Occurrence of Ophioderma intermedium (Hook.) Nishida

open access: yesNew Zealand Journal of Botany, Volume 64, Issue 2, June 2026.
During recent field survey for threatened and uncommon vascular plants in Niue, four ferns were collected and confirmed as additions to the indigenous flora. Ophioderma intermedium (Hook.) Nishida and O. falcatum (C.Presl) O.Deg. were collected from terrestrial habitats in primary tropical forest.
Peter B. Heenan
wiley   +1 more source

Local-level governance in the Pacific [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
Throughout Melanesia and many parts of the Pacific, systems of government continue to be reviewed and restructured. Decentralisation of state powers and responsibilities from the national to provincial and lower levels of government is a recurring theme.
Schoeffel, Penelope, Turner, Mark
core   +1 more source

Discussion of Marai: Melanesian Consensus: Questions?

open access: yesJournal of Pacific Rim Psychology, 2007
Leo Marai's article proposes to study the central role of consensus in conflict resolution in Melanesia and to describe its particular psycho-cultural characteristics.
Martin Kesselman
doaj   +1 more source

Drivers of fishing at the household scale in Fiji

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2018
Coral reefs sustain millions of people worldwide, yet in recent years, social, environmental, and climate change have caused major declines in coral reef fisheries.
Rachel Dacks   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Legacy effects of European colonialism on hotspots of biocultural diversity threat

open access: yesPeople and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 6, Page 1742-1754, June 2026.
Abstract Patterns of biological diversity have been shaped by cultural practices in the past, while in turn, cultures and languages have evolved in close interaction with local species and ecosystems. However, in the Anthropocene, human activities are putting increasingly diverse pressures on ecosystems and cultures, resulting in accelerating threat ...
Bernd Lenzner   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antibiotic Exposure in Early Life and Risk of Type 1 Diabetes: A Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesDiabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, Volume 28, Issue 6, Page 4653-4670, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Early‐life antibiotic use may increase the risk of childhood type 1 diabetes (T1D), potentially through gut microbiota dysbiosis and associated effects on immune development. This meta‐analysis evaluated associations between early‐life antibiotic use and T1D.
Sharan Ram   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Editorial

open access: yesPacific Journalism Review, 1995
Last year we promised the content would be more regional for this second issue. Once again it is heavily concentrated on Melanesia, particular Papua New Guinea. We make no apologies for this.
David Robie
doaj   +1 more source

The Psychology of Consensus in Melanesia

open access: yesJournal of Pacific Rim Psychology, 2007
Consensus is an essential ingredient for conflict resolution, reconciliation, agreement, and peace in Melanesian societies. The psychological aspects of its positive influence in establishing a common ground between conflicting parties have not been ...
Leo Marai
doaj   +1 more source

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