Arthur Lyon DAHL - Curriculum Vitae relevant to
ISLANDS

I have worked on islands and advised island governments for 38 years, starting with a report to the Governor on the environmental problems of American Samoa in 1969, and continuing with work on islands and coral reefs across the Caribbean. In 1974 I moved to New Caledonia as Regional Ecological Adviser to 22 island countries and territories in the Pacific, and organized the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP). I led the IUCN Islands Task Force in the 1980s, reviewed the protected areas system in Oceania, and prepared an Island Directory for IUCN and UNEP. As Deputy Director of the UNEP Oceans and Coastal Areas Programme I helped organize regional seas programmes including all the Small Island Developing States (SIDS). In the secretariat for the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development I was responsible for drafting the islands section of Agenda 21, and then contributed to organizing the Barbados conference of SIDS in 1994, as well as participating in the follow-up Mauritius International Meeting in 2005. I maintain an islands database and an islands web site for UNEP, and am a founding board member of the Global Islands Network.

PERSONAL: United States citizen, Swiss resident, married to a French citizen, two adult children
LANGUAGES: Bilingual, English and French

EDUCATION:
A.B. in Biological Sciences with Departmental Honors, Stanford University, California, 1964;
Ph. D. in Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1969.

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE:

Five years scientific research and curatorial experience, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., USA, with special interests in coral reef ecology, marine algae, and island environments, and continuing activity on various international scientific committees.

Eleven years residence in the South Pacific (New Caledonia) as adviser to governments and international organizations in ecology, conservation and environmental management, with extensive field experience, including at the grass-roots level. Three years residence in Africa and twenty years in Europe. Wide knowledge of the Asia-Pacific region and of small island developing States, particularly the developing countries and territories of the Pacific Islands, complemented by experience in the Caribbean, the Indian Ocean, and visits to many other areas.

Thirty-five years programme management and administrative experience in the planning, organization and evaluation of international multi-disciplinary programmes of research, observation, and environmental assessment and management, including liaison with governments, organization of cooperation among international agencies, directing intergovernmental meetings, scientific symposia and training courses, and implementing the results of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Rio de Janeiro, 1992).

Producer of training and audio-visual materials for islands, lecturer and writer (in English and French) for scientific audiences and the general public on ecology, conservation, religion, environment and sustainable development.

Consultant to many international organizations and government agencies, with special emphasis on coral reef and coastal zone management, conservation of nature and biodiversity, environment and management of islands, environmental education and training, indicators of environment and sustainability, rural social and economic development, and applications of science in developing countries.

Academic experience including organizing curriculum development and teaching graduate level courses in social and economic development, coordinator of UNEP/University of Geneva Environmental Diplomacy Programme, member of scientific committee for University of Geneva Continuing Education Certificate in Sustainable Development, and occasional lecturer for other university courses.

Recent substantive interests have focussed on coral reef protection and management, information for environmental decision-making, indicators of sustainable development, organization of observations and assessments of the global environment, public participation in environmental observations, new economic paradigms, and the special problems of small island developing States.

POSITIONS:
Retired from the United Nations, August 2002.
Director, Coral Reef Unit, Division of Environmental Conventions, United Nations Environment Programme, Geneva, Switzerland, 2000-2002.
Coordinator, UN System-wide Earthwatch, United Nations Environment Programme, Geneva, Switzerland, 1992-2000.
Deputy Assistant Executive Director, Division of Environment Information and Assessment, United Nations Environment Programme, Geneva, Switzerland, 1996-1998.
Deputy to the Director, Oceans and Coastal Areas Programme Activity Centre, United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi, Kenya, 1989-1992.
Consulting ecologist to governments and international organizations, 1982-1989, including: Government of New Caledonia; South Pacific Regional Environment Programme; Kanak Cultural, Scientific and Technical Office (New Caledonia); Office of Technology Assessment, United States Congress; World Conservation Union (IUCN); Oceans and Coastal Areas Programme Activity Centre, United Nations Environment Programme; Institut Francais de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER); Environment and Policy Institute, East-West Center; UNESCO.
Regional Ecological Adviser, South Pacific Commission, Noumea, New Caledonia, 1974-1982 (organized South Pacific Regional Environment Programme).
Associate Curator (Algae), Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 1970-1974, and Research Associate, 1974-1982.
Visiting Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Botany, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., U.S.A., 1969-1970.
Teaching Assistant, Department of Biological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, California, 1965-1966.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE relevant to islands:
Development of quantitative marine ecological surveys in American Samoa, and long-term coral reef observing and monitoring techniques, 1969-present.
Research on deep coral reef ecology as an aquanaut in the Puerto Rico International Undersea Laboratory (PRINUL) habitat, Puerto Rico, 1972.
Survey and classification of marine and terrestrial ecosystems in the South Pacific region for South Pacific Commission and IUCN, 1975-1979.
Research into urban impact on the coastal zone in tropical island developing countries and studies of appropriate strategies for waste management, New Caledonia and other Pacific Islands, 1979-1982.
Environmental impact assessment of a hydroelectric project in the Riviere Bleue national park, New Caledonia, 1982-1983.
Studies of techniques for rural environmental resource management in tropical islands, including traditional approaches to environmental management, 1982-1989.
Detailed analysis of the biodiversity, nature conservation requirements and protected area system in Oceania, 1985-1986.
Analysis and quantification of storm effects on coral reefs in Aitutaki, Cook Islands, using SPOT satellite imagery, 1987-1988.
Analysis and classification of islands according to ecological, geographic and socio-economic criteria, as related to the effects of limits on complex systems, preparation of a database on islands, 1985-present. http://islands.unep.ch/

MEETINGS AND FIELD EXPERIENCE relevant to islands:

1969
Field collections of marine algae in Caribbean islands (Puerto Rico and Windward Islands).

1970
Visited Western and American Samoa to establish coastal monitoring surveys and to conduct ecological research.
Prepared ecological reports on American Samoa at request of government.

1971
Participant in diving reef surveys at Acklins Island, Bahamas; Caribbean and Pacific coasts of Panama; Belize, particularly Glovers Reef; Palau, Yap, Ant and Pakin (near Ponape) in Micronesia; and American Samoa.
Co-organizer and working group leader at Coral Reef Workshop on Glovers Reef atoll, Belize organized by Comparative Investigations of Tropical Reef Ecosystems program.

1972
Research on coral reef algae at Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama and in Belize.
Reef research, and lecture tour on coral reef ecology, Belize.
Aquanaut studying reef algal ecology in two-week saturation diving mission of Puerto Rico Inter-National Undersea Laboratory (PRINUL).

1973
Continued research on coral reef algae and reef ecology in Belize.
Presented paper at Second International Symposium on Coral Reefs, held along the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, and visited several reef habitats in Australia and Fiji.
Continued reef monitoring and environmental surveys in American and Western Samoa, and prepared revised ecological report for Government of American Samoa.

1974
Further field research on coral reef algae, reef surface area, and competition for space, Carrie Bow Cay, Belize.
Presented invited paper at International Symposium on Indo-Pacific Tropical Reef Biology, Guam and Palau; examined reef sites in Guam, Palau and Hawaii.
Moved from Washington, D.C. to Noumea, New Caledonia, to work for South Pacific Commission.
Discussions with governments on environment and conservation activities in American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Niue, Tonga, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and Western Samoa.
Drafted environmental legislation for Niue.
Attended Pacific Islands Tourism Conference, Samoa.
Attended meeting on Resource Utilization in the South Pacific, New Caledonia.

1975
Visited Solomon Islands at request of Government to prepare report on environmental management and conservation, and draft legislation.
Keynote speaker at South Pacific Conference on National Parks and Reserves, New Zealand.
Presented two papers (one invited) at Thirteenth Pacific Science Congress, Vancouver, Canada.
Presented paper at Symposium on Ecology and Conservation, Papua New Guinea.
Visited Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Guam, Palau, Yap, Saipan, Truk, Ponape, and Majuro to collect information for regional ecosystems survey as consultant to International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Constructed environmental exhibits and trained staff for Museum of American Samoa, and continued reef monitoring surveys.

1976
Visited Fiji, Gilbert Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia and New Hebrides to collect information for regional ecosystems survey.
Organized and directed Second Regional Symposium on Conservation of Nature, Apia, Western Samoa, and presented report on Regional Ecosystems Survey of the South Pacific Area.
Secretariat and observer at Plenipotentiary Meeting to conclude a Convention on Conservation of Nature in the South Pacific, Apia, Western Samoa.
Conducted survey of reef and lagoon areas for Government of Cook Islands.

1977
Organized and directed inter-governmental expert planning meeting for South Pacific environmental management programme, New Caledonia.
Resource person for Asian Development Institute Workshop on Development Planning with Special Reference to Evaluation, Western Samoa.
Visited Tonga at Government request to prepare environmental and ecological report on Tongatapu, including draft legislation.

1978
Directed seven-week Sub-regional Workshop in Environmental Planning and Assessment, Papua New Guinea, with participants from various Pacific countries.
Attended South Pacific Regional Meeting for United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development, Fiji.
Directed Second Technical Meeting on South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, Noumea, New Caledonia.
Presented paper at International Symposium on Marine Biogeography and Evolution in the Southern Hemisphere, New Zealand and Fiji.
Organized and directed Expert Meeting on Coral Reef Monitoring, Motupore Island, Papua New Guinea.
Visited Western Samoa to prepare report on national parks and conservation at request of Government, and planned underwater nature trail.

1979
Chaired panel session at Second South Pacific Conference on National Parks and Reserves, Sydney, Australia.
Consultant to UNESCO meeting on development of coral reef research and marine science activities in the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Continued assistance to Western Samoa in developing national parks and reserves and drafting environmental policy.
Attended IUCN Commission on Ecology and Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas meetings, Canberra, Australia.
Presented paper on port pollution at Sixth South Pacific Ports Conference, Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
Presented papers at Workshop on Natural Systems Management Training, East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Participant in Joint SPC/NMFS Workshop on Marine Turtles in the Tropical Pacific Islands, Noumea, New Caledonia.
Directed Territorial Workshop in Environmental Planning and Assessment for rural medical officers in New Caledonia.

1980
Directed major study for the government of New Caledonia of pollution problems and waste treatment strategies for the Noumea urban area.
Continued long-term monitoring surveys of coral reefs in American Samoa, and assisted with museum exhibits development.
Conducted Workshop on Environmental Planning and Assessment for Government of Niue.
Drafted country report on Vanuatu for South Pacific Regional Environment Programme.
Presented paper at UNESCO Tourism Workshop, Cook Islands.
Presented paper at Second International Symposium on Biology and Management of Mangroves and Tropical Shallow Water Communities, Papua New Guinea.
Invited participant in UNESCO Seminar on Marine and Coastal Processes in the Pacific, Papua New Guinea.

1981
  Organized and directed South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Technical Meeting, New Caledonia.
Invited participant in UNESCO Workshop in Research and Training Priorities for Coral Reef Management in Oceania, South Asia and Southeast Asia, Philippines.
Participant, 4th International Coral Reef Symposium, Manila.
Invited participant in UNDP-CCOP/SOPAC Inshore and Nearshore Resources Training Workshop, Fiji.
Visited Tuvalu to prepare country report for South Pacific Regional Environment Programme.
Participant, UNEP Inter-agency Meeting on Regional Seas, Geneva.
Participant in IUCN General Assembly, and meetings of Commission on Ecology and Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas, New Zealand.
Presented invited paper at SEPANRIT meeting, New Caledonia.

1982
Visited Western Samoa to advise on national park and reserve development.
Organized and directed ministerial-level Conference on the Human Environment in the South Pacific, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, as part of South Pacific Regional Environment Programme.
Reviewed environmental impact of development projects for Cook Islands Government.
Presented invited paper at World National Parks Congress, Bali, Indonesia.
Invited speaker, Seminar on Conservation and Development, and Training Course on Environmental Studies and Conservation, Fiji.

1983
Adviser on museum development in New Caledonia.
Prepared environmental impact study of a river diversion project in Riviere Bleue national park for government of New Caledonia.
Session organizer, session chairman and invited speaker at Fifteenth Pacific Science Congress, New Zealand.
Invited lecturer at IOI/FFA/USP Exclusive Economic Zone Management Course, Fiji.

1984
Consultations with international organizations in Paris and Geneva on environmental actions in the Pacific.
Visited Fiji for discussions on rural development.
Discussions in Western Samoa on park and reserve development.
Organized scientific symposia associated with 4th Festival of Pacific Arts, New Caledonia (cancelled at last minute due to political unrest).

1985
Attended IUCN Commission on Ecology meeting, Germany.
Consultations on islands with Office of Technology Assessment, United States Congress, Washington, D.C.
Participated as symposium organizer, chairman and speaker at 5th International Coral Reef Congress, Tahiti, and in associated meetings of international scientific committees.
Presented key issue paper at 3rd South Pacific National Parks and Reserves Conference, Western Samoa, and lectured to associated training course for park personnel.
Designed and installed underwater nature trail in Palolo Deep Marine Reserve, Western Samoa.
Directed Training Course on Rural Environmental Management for Government of Vanuatu.
Moved to France after 11 years residence in New Caledonia.

1986
Consultant to Oceans and Coastal Areas Programme Activity Centre, United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi, Kenya.
Presented invited paper in Symposium on Ecological Management of Coastal Zones at IV International Congress of Ecology, New York, U.S.A., and participated in meeting of IUCN Commission on Ecology.

1987
Participant in Unesco-IUBS Commission on Biology Education workshop, Bangsaen, Thailand.
Fellow, Environment and Policy Institute, East-West Center, Hawaii.
UNEP Symposium organizer and chairman, XVI Pacific Science Congress, Seoul, Korea.

1988
Workshop leader and participant, IUCN General Assembly, San Jose, Costa Rica.
Symposium organizer and chairman, and presented paper at 6th International Coral Reef Symposium, Townsville, Australia.
Consultant to Government of Vanuatu through IUCN for planning of a National Conservation Strategy.
Consultant to Oceans and Coastal Areas Programme Activity Centre, United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi, Kenya.
Lecturer to UNESCO/UNEP Workshop on Environment in Eastern Africa, Mauritius.
Consultant to World Tourism Organization/UNDP project for marine park development in Comoros.

1989
Organizer of Workshop on Island Conservation, Monaco.
Directed Experts and Intergovernmental Meetings on Eastern African Action Plan, Nairobi.

1990
Represented UNEP at Indian Ocean Commission, Committee on Environment (Moroni, Comoros); Intergovernmental Meeting on South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (Noumea).

1991
Represented UNEP at Intergovernmental and Contracting Parties meetings on South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, Noumea.
Seconded to the Secretariat for the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), Geneva, to assist in preparing an islands component of Agenda 21 for adoption at the "Earth Summit" in Rio de Janeiro.

1992
Consultant to FAO to prepare the Inter-regional Conference of Small Island Countries on Sustainable Development and Environment in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Christ Church, Barbados, and represented UNEP and presented paper at the conference.
Presented paper at 7th International Coral Reef Symposium, Guam.
Leader of UNDP Appraisal Team for the South Pacific Biodiversity Conservation Programme funded by the Global Environment Facility, Western Samoa.

1993
Represented UNEP at Preparatory Committee for Global Conference on Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, New York.
Chairman of Technical and Management Advisory Group for South Pacific Biodiversity Conservation Programme (GEF/UNDP/SPREP), Apia, Samoa (1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999), Port Vila, Vanuatu (1995, 1998), Wellington, New Zealand (2000).

1997
Invited participant in UN Expert Meeting on Island Vulnerability Indicators, New York.

2000
Participant in International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) Coordination and Planning Committee meeting, Noumea, New Caledonia.
Participant in International Coral Reef Action Network Partners Meeting, Penang, Malaysia.
Participant in 9th International Coral Reef Symposium and International Coral Reef Initiative Coordination and Planning Committee, Bali, Indonesia.

2001
Chaired Scientific Advisory Committee, National Caribbean Coral Reef Research Center, Miami, Florida.
Chaired Steering Committee for International Coral Reef Action Network, and represented UNEP in International Coral Reef Initiative Coordination and Planning Committee and ICRI Regional Workshop, Cebu, Philippines.
Participant in SOPAC/UNEP Global Environmental Vulnerability Indicators Meeting, Geneva.
Participant in International Coral Reef Action Network Regional Seas Meeting, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles.
Invited lecturer on islands, Royal Commonwearth Society, London, England.
Participant in NCORE Workshop on Priorities for Caribbean Coral Reef Research, and chaired NCORE Scientific Advisory Committee, Miami, Florida.
Participant in Global Islands Network Working Group, Hamburg, Germany.
Chaired International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN) Steering Committee, participant in International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) Coordination and Planning Committee and ICRI Regional Workshop, and organizer IGOS Coral Reef Theme team meeting, Maputo, Mozambique.
Consultations with government and other partners on coral reef action, Madagascar.

2002
Co-organizer Coral Reef Theme team meeting for Integrated Global Observing Strategy, and speaker, Workshp on Satellite Oceanography and Coral Bleaching, Magnetic Island, Australia.
Participant, International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN) Steering Committee, UNEP representative to International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) Coordination and Planning Committee and ICRI Regional Workshop, and organizer IGOS Coral Reef Theme team meeting, Cancun, Mexico.
Chaired Scientific Advisory Committee, National Caribbean Coral Reef Research Center, University of Miami, and participated in Workshop on the Future of Decision-support for Coral Reef Management, Miami, Florida.

2003
Lectures on sustainable development and coral reefs at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and various universities in Madagascar.
Chaired Scientific Advisory Committee, National Caribbean Coral Reef Research Center, University of Miami.
Participant, Annual meeting and Governing Board meeting, Global Islands Network, Isle of Skye, UK.
Participant, Integrated Global Observing Strategy Coastal Theme Workshop, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Invited discussant, Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts and Islands, UNESCO, Paris.

2004
Invited expert for South Pacific Applied Geosciences Commission (SOPAC) launch of Environmental Vulnerability Index at SIDS preparatory session of UN Commission on Sustainable Development, New York.
Participant in 10th International Coral Reef Symposium, Okinawa, Japan.

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE relevant to islands:

Planning and organization of international programmes, including the proposed program of Comparative Investigations of Tropical Reef Ecosystems involving 80 scientists, prepared for International Decade of Ocean Exploration Program of U.S. National Science Foundation, 1970-1972.; the Investigations of Marine Shallow-Water Ecosystems program at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, Smithsonian Institution, 1971-1974; the Special Project on Conservation of Nature, South Pacific Commission, 1974-1976; the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 1975-1982; the Regional Seas Programmes of UNEP, 1986, 1988, and 1989-1991; and International Coral Reef Action Network, 2000-2002.
Member of Council, Consortium for International Pacific Education and Communications Experiments by Satellite (PEACESAT), 1976-85.
Organized and directed the Second Regional Symposium on Conservation of Nature in the South Pacific, 1976; an Expert Meeting on Coral Reef Monitoring, 1978; technical meetings on the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 1977, 1978 and 1981; the ministerial level Conference on the Human Environment in the South Pacific, 1982; and UNEP symposia on regional co-operation on protection of the marine environment in the Pacific, 1983 and 1987.
Supervised development of curriculum materials in environmental education for islands, and directed production of educational films on island environmental management, 1978-1981.
Organizer of regional and national training courses on environmental planning and management in the Pacific Islands, 1978-1985.
Regional co-ordinator and secretary to the Co-ordinating Group of the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, one of the UNEP Regional Seas Programmes, 1980-1982, and consultant to the programme, 1982-1985.
Director, UNEP Coral Reef Unit, responsible for UNF/UNFIP International Coral Reef Action Network projects, 2000-2002.
Acting Director, International Coral Reef Action Network, 2002.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES relevant to islands:

Co-editor of special issue of Atoll Research Bulletin on Comparative Investigations of Tropical Reef Ecosystems (CITRE) program, 1974.
Vice-chairman (1975-1987) and Chairman (1987-1990), Pacific Science Association Scientific Committee on Ecology, Conservation and Environmental Protection.
Editor, SPC Environment Newsletter, 1975-1982.
Drafted major planning document for comprehensive environmental management programme in the South Pacific, 1977.
Member, Commission on Ecology, World Conservation Union (IUCN), 1979-1994.
Member of Advisory Panel on Nature Conservation in the Line and Phoenix Islands, 1981-1992.
Member, World Commission on Protected Areas, IUCN, 1981-present.
Member, IABO Coral Reef Committee, 1982-1985 and 1990-1993.
Edited volumes of scientific papers on Pacific environment for UNEP, 1983-1984 and 1987-1988.
Consultant to South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, developing extensive set of training materials and audiovisual supports on rural environmental resource management and development, 1983-1985.
Prepared report on tropical island ecosystems and conservation strategies for Office of Technology Assessment, United States Congress, 1985.
Consultant to IUCN for a survey of protected area system requirements in Oceania, 1985-1986.
Management and evaluation of Regional Seas Programmes in the South Pacific, Latin America and South-East Asia as a consultant to UNEP, 1986.
Consultant to IFREMER, the French Oceanographic Institute, on applications of remote sensing in the South Pacific islands, 1986-88.
Chairman of Task Force on Island Conservation, IUCN Commission on Ecology, 1986-1990.
Consultant to UNESCO on marine science education in the Pacific, 1987-1988.
Prepared world database and directory of islands for IUCN and UNEP, 1987-1991.
Contributed to the preparation of Chapter 17 (oceans, coastal areas, islands) of Agenda 21, the action plan for the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) "Earth Summit" as UNEP representative on the Oceans Working party and as member of the UNCED Secretariat, 1990-1992.
Chairman, Technical and Management Advisory Group of South Pacific Biodiversity Conservation Programme, 1993-2001.
Member, Commission on Ecosystem Management, World Conservation Union (IUCN), 1998-present.
Created and manage UNEP Islands web site (1998-present): http://islands.unep.ch/
Chairman, Steering Committee, International Coral Reef Action Network, 2000-2002. (http://www.icran.org)
Chairman, Scientific Advisory Committee, National Center for Caribbean Coral Reef Research, 2001-present. (http://www.ncoremiami.org/)
Co-leader, Coral Reef Sub-theme team, Integrated Global Observing Strategy (IGOS) Partnership, 2001-2003. (http://coral.unep.ch/igoscr.htm)
Member, Board of Directors, Global Islands Network, 2002-present. (http://www.globalislands.org)
Member, Coastal Theme Team, Integrated Global Observing Strategy (IGOS) Partnership, 2003-2004.
Represented Global Islands Network, South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission, and CSD Education Caucus at the Mauritius International Meeting on further implementation of the Programme of Action for Small Island Developing States, chaired side events for International Coral Reef Initiative and Education Caucus, and participated in the presentation of SOPAC Environmental Vulnerability Index, 2005.

SOME SIGNIFICANT PUBLICATIONS relevant to islands:

Environmental impact on a Samoan coral reef: a resurvey of Mayor's 1917 transect. Pacific Science 31(3):309-319 (1977). (with A. Lamberts) [Quantitative analysis of changes on a coral reef over 60 years].

Regional ecosystems survey of the South Pacific area. South Pacific Commission, Noumea. Technical Paper 179. 99 p. (1980). [Classification and analysis of the distribution of island ecosystems in Oceania].

The state of the environment in the South Pacific. p. 47-71. In Report of the Conference on the Human Environment in the South Pacific, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 8-11 March 1982. South Pacific Commission, Noumea, New Caledonia. (with I. Baumgart). Reprinted as UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 31. UNEP, 1983. [Summary of the environmental problems in the tropical Pacific Islands].

Traditional environmental management in New Caledonia: a review of existing knowledge. South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, Topic Review 18. South Pacific Commission, Noumea. 17 p. (1985). [Review of the aspects of traditional island culture concerned with resource management and the environment].

Review of the protected areas system in Oceania (including Oceania island list). International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Gland and Cambridge. 73 + 239 p. (1986). [Summary of the status of conservation of species and ecosystems on the islands of the South Pacific, including a more quantitative system for evaluating conservation importance and human impact].

IUCN/UNEP Island Directory. Regional Seas Directories and Bibliographies, No. 35, UNEP, Nairobi. 573 p. (1991). [Compiles geographic, ecological and socio-economic data on some 2,000 islands, with comparative tables]. Revised electronic version (1998): http://islands.unep.ch/isldir.htm

BIBLIOGRAPHY relevant to islands:

1970
Ecological report on Tutuila, American Samoa. (Report to the Government of American Samoa). Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C. 13 p.

1972
Ecology and community structure of some tropical reef algae in Samoa. p. 36-39. In Kazutosi Nisizawa (ed.), Proceedings of the Seventh International Seaweed Symposium. University of Tokyo Press, Tokyo.

1973
Benthic algal ecology in a deep reef and sand habitat off Puerto Rico. Botanica Marina 16:171-175.
Ecological report on American Samoa. (Report to the Government of American Samoa). Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 18 p.

1974
A preliminary coral reef ecosystem model. Atoll Res. Bull. 172:7-36. (edited with B.C. Patton, S.V. Smith and J.C. Zieman, Jr.)
A comparative survey of coral reef research sites. Atoll Res. Bull. 172:37-120. (with I.G. Macintyre and A. Antonius)

1975
South Pacific Commission environment programme. South Pacific Commission Env. Newsletter 1:2-13.
Environmental impact analysis in the Pacific Islands. S. Pac. Commission Env. Newsletter 2:2-4.
Coral reef surveys. S. Pac. Commission Env. Newsletter 2:8-10.
The challenge of preserving the South Pacific environment (Keynote address). In Proceedings of the South Pacific Conference on National Parks and Reserves. Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, New Zealand.
Report on conservation and environmental management to the Government of the Solomon Islands. South Pacific Commission, Noumea. 11 p.

1976
Ecology and conservation: the regional dimension. p. 77-79. In K.P. Lamb and J.L. Gressitt (eds.), Ecology and Conservation in Papua New Guinea. Wau Ecology Institute Pamphlet No. 2.

1977
Monitoring man's impact on Pacific Island reefs. In Proceedings: Third International Coral Reef Symposium 2:571-575. Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, Florida.
Environmental impact on a Samoan coral reef: a resurvey of Mayor's 1917 transect. Pac. Sci. 31(3):309-319. (with A. Lamberts)

1978
Environmental and ecological report on Tonga. Part I: Tongatapu. (Report to the Kingdom of Tonga). South Pacific Commission, Noumea. 47 p.
Environmental aspects of project planning in the Pacific region. In Ram C. Malhotra (ed.), Development Planning in the Pacific Sub-region with Special Reference to Evaluation, Report of a Workshop held in Apia, Western Samoa. United Nations Asian and Pacific Development Institute, Bangkok. Vol. V, Chpt. IX, No. 40 (CP.6), 7 p. Reprinted in S. Pac. Bull. 28(2):10-13.
Report on assistance to Western Samoa with national parks and conservation. (Report to the Government of Western Samoa). South Pacific Commission, Noumea. 28 p.

1979
Marine ecosystems and biotic provinces in the South Pacific area. In Proceedings International Symposium on Marine Biogeography Southern Hemisphere. New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Information Series No. 137. 2:541-546.

1980
Port pollution. S. Pac. Commission Env. Newsletter 3:6-10.
Report on marine surveys of Rarotonga and Aitutaki. (Report to Cook Islands Government). South Pacific Commission, Noumea. 13 p.
Conservation planning and environmental monitoring for tourism development. p. 125-128. In D.G. Pearce (ed.), Tourism in the South Pacific: the contribution of research to development and planning. Proceedings UNESCO Tourism Workshop. N. Z. MAB Report 6. Department of Geography, Univ. Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. Reprinted with revisions in S. Pac. Commission Env. Newsletter 4:22-26         (1982).
Regional ecosystems survey of the South Pacific area/ Inventaire des écosystèmes de la région du Pacifique sud. South Pacific Commission, Noumea. Tech. Paper 179. 99 p. (English)/ 105 p. (French).
Monitoring island ecosystems: an approach for conservation purposes. p. 150-159. In Proceedings Fourteenth Pacific Science Congress, Khabarovsk, USSR. Reprinted in N. A. Shilo and A. V. Lozhkin (eds.), Ecology and Environmental Protection in the Pacific Region. Publishing Office "Nauka", Moscow. p. 110-118. (with D. Mueller-Dombois)
Story of an island: managing your island environment (45 min. educational film). South Pacific Commission, Noumea.

1981
Monitoring coral reefs for urban impact. Bull. Mar. Sci. 31(3):544-551.
Coral reef monitoring handbook. South Pacific Commission, Noumea. 21 p. Reprinted as SPC/UNEP, Coral reef monitoring handbook. Reference Methods for Marine Pollution Studies No. 25. UNEP, 1984. 25 p.
Resources management (abstract), p. 45-46. In Report on the Inshore and Nearshore Resources Training Workshop, Suva, Fiji, 13-17 July 1981. Committee for Co-ordination of Joint Prospecting for Mineral Resources in South Pacific Offshore Areas, Technical Secretariat, Suva, Fiji.
Algal zonation on the Belize barrier reef, p. 303-306. In G. E. Fogg and W. Eifion Jones (eds.), Proceedings of the Eighth International Seaweed Symposium. The Marine Science Laboratories, Menai Bridge (U.K.).

1982
The state of the environment in the South Pacific. p. 47-71. In Report of the Conference on the Human Environment in the South Pacific, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 8-11 March 1982. South Pacific Commission, Noumea, New Caledonia. (with I. Baumgart). Reprinted as UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 31. UNEP, 1983.
Practical management of limited resources. p. 43-46. In Unique Island Status: Proceedings of Pacific Basin Coastal Zone Management Conference. Economic Development & Planning/Tourism Office, American Samoa Government, Pago Pago.
Gestion traditionnelle et moderne de l'environnement insulaire oceanien. In Proceedings SEPANRIT Conference, Noumea, New Caledonia.
Your changing island environment (25 min. educational film for school use). South Pacific Commission, Noumea.

1983
Etude preliminaire de l'impact du projet Ouinné-Pourina sur l'environnement et en particulier sur le Parc Territorial de la Rivière Bleue. Report to the Service des Eaux et Forets, New Caledonia. 112 p.
The further development of national parks and reserves in Western Samoa. (Report to Government of Western Samoa). South Pacific Commission, Noumea. 7 p.

1984
Biogeographical aspects of isolation in the Pacific. Ambio 13(5-6):296-301.
Oceania's most pressing environmental concerns. Ambio 13(5-6):302-305.
Future directions for the Oceanian Realm. In J.A. McNeely and K.R. Miller (eds,), Proceedings of the World Congress on National Parks, Bali, Indonesia, October, 1982. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington.

1985
Traditional environmental management in New Caledonia: a review of existing knowledge. South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, Topic Review 18. South Pacific Commission, Noumea. 17 p.
Tropical island ecosystems and protection technologies to sustain renewable resources in U.S.-affiliated islands. Unpublished report to Office of Technology Assessment, United States Congress. 52 p.
Conservation on small islands: the human dimension. IUCN Bulletin 16(7-9):88-89.
Status and conservation of South Pacific coral reefs. In Proceedings Fifth International Coral Reef Congress, Tahiti, 27 May-1 June 1985. Vol. 6, p. 509-513.
Environment and Resources in the Pacific: A Regional Approach. Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 69. United Nations Environment Programme, Geneva. (volume of papers edited with J. Carew-Reid).
The South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, p. 3-6. In A. L. Dahl and J. Carew-Reid (eds.), Environment and Resources in the Pacific: A Regional Approach. Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 69. United Nations Environment Programme, Geneva.
The potential for management of island ecosystems, p. 13-17. In A. L. Dahl and J. Carew-Reid (eds.), Environment and Resources in the Pacific: A Regional Approach. Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 69. United Nations Environment Programme, Geneva.
The challenge of conserving and managing coral reef ecosystems, p. 85-87. In A. L. Dahl and J. Carew-Reid (eds.), Environment and Resources in the Pacific: A Regional Approach. Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 69. United Nations Environment Programme, Geneva.
Inter-regional co-operation: summary of discussions, p. 287-289. In A. L. Dahl and J. Carew-Reid (eds.), Environment and Resources in the Pacific: A Regional Approach. Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 69. United Nations Environment Programme, Geneva.
Adequacy of coverage of protected areas in Oceania. In Report of the Third South Pacific National Parks and Reserves Conference, Apia, Western Samoa, Vol. 2, p. 2-8. South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, South Pacific Commission, Noumea.
Conservation on small islands: the human dimension. IUCN Bulletin 16(7-9):88-89.
Training materials for rural environmental management (48 units and supporting audio-visual materials). South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, South Pacific Commission, Noumea (unpublished).

1986
Coastal ecosystems and rapid sea-level rise. The Siren 31:18-22.
Review of the protected areas system in Oceania (including Oceania island list). International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Gland and Cambridge. 73 + 239 p.

1988
The marine environment. In P.J. Kelley (ed.), Field Work in Ecology for Secondary Schools in Tropical Countries. Science and Technology Education, Document Series No. 30. Unesco, Paris, ED-88/WS/47. Reprinted as Field Work in Marine Ecology for Secondary Schools in Tropical Countries. MARINF/80. Unesco, Paris, 1990. 90 p.
Co-operation for Environmental Protection in the Pacific. Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 97. United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi. 293 p. (editor).
The need for and potentials of inter-regional co-operation. In UNEP, Co-operation for Environmental Protection in the Pacific. (A.L. Dahl, ed.) Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 97: 283-285. United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi.
Discussion on inter-regional co-operation (summary). In UNEP, Co-operation for Environmental Protection in the Pacific. (A.L. Dahl, ed.) Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 97:287-289. United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi.

1989
Traditional environmental knowledge and resource management in New Caledonia. In R.E. Johannes (ed.), Traditional Ecological Knowledge: a Collection of Essays. IUCN, Gland and Cambridge. 64 p. http://islands.unep.ch/dtradknc.htm
Are human impacts, either through traditional or contemporary uses, stabilizing or destabilizing to reef community structure? In Proceedings Sixth International Coral Reef Symposium, Vol. 1:63-69. (with Bernard Salvat).
Impact assessment of Cyclone Sally on the almost-atoll of Aitutaki (Cook Islands) by remote sensing. In Proceedings Sixth International Coral Reef Symposium, Vol. 2:455-462. (with L. Loubersac, P. Collotte, O. Lemaire, L. d'Ozouville and A. Grotte).

1991
IUCN/UNEP Island Directory. UNEP Regional Seas Directories and Bibliographies, No. 35, Nairobi. 573 p.
Regional and inter-regional co-operation for the protection of the marine and coastal environment of the Pacific basin, p. vi-viii. In UNEP, Regional Co-operation on Environmental Protection of the Marine and Coastal Areas of the Pacific Basin (J.C. Pernetta, ed.). UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 134.

1992
UNCED and small islands. The Siren 47:19-20. September/December 1992.

1993
The Large Marine Ecosystem approach to Regional Seas Action Plans and Conventions: a geographic perspective, chpt. 2, p. 15-17. In K. Sherman, L.M. Alexander and B.D. Gold (eds.), Large Marine Ecosystems: Stress, Mitigation and Sustainability, AAAS Press, Washington, DC.
Planting seeds: personal reflections on the importance of small beginnings. Herald of the South 37:42-43. October-December 1993.

1998
Island Directory. http://islands.unep.ch/isldir.htm
Small Island Environmental Management Training Course. http://islands.unep.ch/siem.htm

2001
Globalising the Environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI): Proceedings of the EVI Globalisation Meeting, 27-29August 2001, Geneva, Switzerland. SOPAC Technical Report 345, 54 p., 3 appendices, 14 tables (with U.L. Kaly, C.R. Pratt, E. Khaka, L. Briguglio and E. Sale-Mario).
http://list.sopac.org.fj/Projects/Evi Files/Global EVI Meeting.pdf

2002
Linking science and indigenous knowledge for community environmental management. Paper presented at the Seminar on Integrating Science in Local Communities, World Summit on Sustainable Development, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2 September 2002. http://www.bcca.org/ief/ddahl02b.htm

2004
Report on the Environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI) Think Tank II. Suva, Fiji, 4-6 October 2004. SOPAC Technical Report 377. South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission, Suva, Fiji, October 2004. (with Jackie Alder, Ursula Kaly, Jonathan Mitchell, Ned Norton, Craig Pratt, and Michael Witter)
http://www.sopac.org/tiki/tiki-download_file.php?fileId=159

Note: as a United Nations official from 1989 to 2002, it was not possible to claim individual authorship for work produced as an international civil servant and published by the United Nations. However, major contributions were made to the following publications relevant to islands, among others:
Issues and requirements of small island countries for sustainable development and environment in agriculture, forestry and fisheries. FAO AGR:SIC 1. 9 p. (April 1992)
Agriculture, forestry and fisheries in small island countries within the framework of UNCED Agenda 21. FAO AGR:SIC 2. 11 p. (April 1992)
Agenda 21, Chapter 17: Oceans and Coastal Areas (1992). [including Sustainable Development of Small Islands]