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The development of a 'standard' task list against which Members' current levels of knowledge and skills were assessed, was extremely useful not only in enabling data gathering and comparison but also in serving as a training tool in and of itself, because it enlightened Member participants on the range of tasks involved in the different environmental fields. Most importantly it highlighted that most jobs held a diverse array of knowledge and skills that current SPREP training does not adequately fulfil, particularly those of conservation practitioners and meteorological staff.

Mangroves are amazing trees which live half-way between the land and sea. Unlike other plants mangroves grow with their roots in an alternating environment of sea water and freshwater runoff from the land.