Professor of Pacific Island Biogeography Head of School   Research Interests Biogeography Environmental Studies Pacific Ethnobiology Agroforestry Environmentally Sustainable Development Community-Based Biodiversity Conservation

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Current Departmental Activity

Lecturer-in-charge
GE 201--Biogeography: Plants, Animals and the Human Environment
GE 301--Applied Pacific Islands Biogeography and Ethnobiology
GE 407--Advanced Pacific Islands Biogeography and Ethnobiology

Academic Background

1966 B.A. (Geography), University of California, Berkeley.
1968 M.A. (Geography), University of California, Berkeley. Thesis Title: "The Feasibility of Mapping Vegetation on a World-Scale Using Satellite Photography".
1975 Ph.D. (Geography), University of California, Los Angeles. Thesis Title: "The Tongan Agricultural System: With Special Emphasis on Plant Assemblages".

 

Important and recent publications

BOOKS, MONOGRAPHS, PROCEEDINGS OR REPORTS ON CONFERENCES/ WORKSHOPS AND OTHER MAJOR WORKS

Thaman, R.R. 1976. The Tongan agricultural system: With special emphasis on plant assemblages (published version of Ph.D thesis, University of California, Los Angeles, 1975). University of the South Pacific, Suva. 433pp.

Thaman, R.R. (ed.). 1976. Food production in the South Pacific (The R.W. Parkinson Memorial Lecture Series). The University of the South Pacific, Suva. 52pp.

Thaman, R.R. and Clarke, W.C. (eds.). 1983. Food and national development in the Pacific Islands. Ray Parkinson Memorial Lectures 1982. The University of the South Pacific, Suva. 156pp.

Thaman, R.R. 1988. Environmental issues in the Pacific Islands: Constraints to sustainable island development. Pacific Issues 1:1-77 (complete). Pacific Circle Consortium, Woden, Canberra, Australia.

Thaman, R.R. (ed.). 1989. Applied atoll research for development: Proceedings of the Kiribati Applied Atoll Research for Development Consultation, Tarawa 27 February to 2 March 1989. Ministry for Natural Resource Development, Bairiki, Tarawa, Kiribati. 253pp.

Thaman, R.R. and Neemia, U. 1991. Republic of Kiribati: National Report for the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 1992. Ministry of The Environment and Natural Resources Development, Bairiki, Tarawa and South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), Noumea. 279pp.

Thaman, R.R. and Neemia, U. 1991. Tuvalu: National Report for the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 1992. Office of the Prime Minister, Vaiaku, Funafuti, Tuvalu and South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), Noumea. 231pp.

Chase, R. and Thaman, R.R. (eds.). 1991. Atoll agricultural research: Problems and prospects. Proceedings of the International Conference on Developing Agricultural Research Programmes for Atolls, Pacific Harbour, Fiji, November 9 - 13, 1990. Institute for Extension, Research and Training in Agriculture (IRETA), University of the South Pacific, Alafua, Western Samoa.

Thaman, R.R. 1992. Bibliographies and referencing made simple: guidelines for students. Centre Bay Publishers, Suva. 68pp.

Clarke, W.C. and Thaman, R.R. (eds.). 1993. Pacific Island agroforestry: Systems for sustainability. United Nations University Press, Tokyo. 297pp.

Thaman, R. R., Fosberg, F.R., Manner, H.I. and Hassall, D.C. 1994. The Flora of Nauru. Atoll Research Bulletin No. 392:1-223. National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Thaman, R.R. and Whistler, W.A. 1996. A review of uses and status of trees and forests in land-use systems in Samoa, Tonga, Kiribati and Tuvalu with recommendations for future action. Working Paper 5, June 1996 (RAS/92/361). South Pacific Forestry Development Programme, Suva. 171pp.

Thaman, R.R. and Hassall, D.C. 1998. Republic of Nauru NEMS: National Environmental Management Strategy and Action Plan. Prepared for the Department of Island Development and Industry, Nauru and produced with financial assistance from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), Apia. 204 pp.

Taylor, N. and Thaman, R. 1999. Plants of the Pacific Islands. Addison Wesley Longman New Zealand, Auckland. (Primary School Reader) 20pp.

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS/MAJOR EDITED WORKS

Thaman, R.R. 1974. Remote sensing of agricultural resources. Chapter 8 Estes, J.E. and Senger, L.W. (eds.), Remote sensing techniques for environmental analysis. Hamilton Publishing Co., Santa Barbara. California. Pp. 189-224.

Thaman, R.R. 1977. Urban gardening in Papua New Guinea and Fiji. Chapter 15 in Winslow, J.M. (ed.), The Melanesian Environment. Australian National University Press, Canberra. Pp. 146-168.

Thaman, R.R. 1978. Cooperative yam gardens: An adaptation of a traditional agricultural system to serve the needs of the developing Tongan market economy. Chapter 8 in Fisk, E.K. (ed.), The adaptation of traditional agriculture. Development Studies Center Monograph No. 11. Australian National University, Canberra. Pp. 116-130.

Thaman, R.R. 1982. Urban taro production in the South Pacific. In Lambert, M. (ed.), Taro cultivation in the South Pacific. Handbook No. 22. (1982). South Pacific Commission, Noumea. Pp. 103-122.

Thaman, R.R. 1982. The impact of tourism on agriculture in the Pacific Islands. In Rajotte, F. (ed.), The Impact of Tourism in the Pacific. Environmental and Resources Studies Programme Environmental Center, Trent University, Peterborough. Ontario. Pp. 130-155.

Thaman, R.R. 1984. Intensification of edible aroid cultivation in the Pacific Islands. Chapter 14 in Chandra, S. (ed.), Edible aroids. Clarendon Press, Oxford. Pp. 102-122.

Thaman, R.R. and Thomas, P.M. 1985. Cassava and change in Pacific Island food systems. Chapter 9 in Cattle, D.J. and Schwerin, K.H. (eds.), Food energy in tropical ecosystems. Gordon & Breach, New York. Pp. 191-228.

Thaman, R.R. 1986. Trees, conflict resolution and peace: The preservation of trees as a precondition for environmental and social stability. In Maas, J.P and Stewart, R.A.C. (eds.), Toward a World of Peace, People Create Alternatives. The University of the South Pacific. Suva. Pp. 379-396.

Thaman, R.R. 1988. By the people and for the people: Home gardening and national development in the Pacific Islands. In Hirst, J., Overton, J., Allen, B. and Byron, Y. (eds.), Small scale agriculture. Commonwealth Geographical Bureau, London and Department of Human Geography, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University, Canberra. Pp. 167-182.

Thaman, R.R. 1989. Fijian agroforestry: Trees, people and sustainable polycultural development. In Overton, J. (ed.), Rural Fiji. Institute of Pacific Studies, The University of the South Pacific, Suva. Pp. 31-58.

Thaman, R.R. 1990. Coastal reforestation and coastal agroforestry as strategies to address global warming and to promote sustainable development in the Pacific Islands. In Hughes, P.J. and McGregor, G. (eds.), Global warming-related effects on agriculture and human health and comfort in the South Pacific. South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), Noumea and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Nairobi. Pp. 65-84.

Thaman, R.R. 1990. The evolution of the Fiji food system. In Jansen, A.A.J, Parkinson, S and A.F.S. Robertson, A.F.S. (eds.), Food and nutrition in Fiji: A historical review. Volume One: Food production, composition and intake. Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Fiji School of Medicine and the Institute of Pacific Studies, The University of the South Pacific, Suva. Pp. 23-107.

Thaman, R.R. 1990. Mixed home gardening in the Pacific Islands: Present status and future prospects. In Landauer, K. and Brazil, M. (eds.), Tropical home gardens. United Nations University Press, Tokyo. Pp. 41-65.

Thaman, R.R. 1992. Agrodeforestation as a major threat to sustainable development. Box 19.4 in Thistlethwaite, R. and Votaw, G., Environment and development: A Pacific Island perspective. Asian Development Bank, Manila and South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, Apia. Pp. 194-195.

Neemia, U. and Thaman, R. 1993. The environment and sustainable development in Kiribati. In Trease, H. van (ed.), Atoll politics: The Republic of Kiribati. MacMillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies, University of Canterbury, Christchurch and Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific, Suva. Pp. 285-301.

Thaman, R.R. and Clarke, W.C. 1993. Introduction. Chapter 1  Clarke, W.C. and Thaman, R.R. (eds.), Pacific Island agroforestry: Systems for sustainability. United Nations University Press, Tokyo. Pp. 1-16.

Thaman, R.R. and Clarke, W.C. 1993. Pacific island agroforestry: Functional and utilitarian diversity. Chapter 2 in Clarke, W.C. and Thaman, R.R. (eds.), Pacific Island agroforestry: Systems for sustainability. United Nations University Press, Tokyo. Pp. 17-33.

Thaman, R.R. and Clarke, W.C. 1993. Agroforestry on Aneityum and Tanna, Vanuatu. In Clarke, W.C. and Thaman, R.R. (eds.), Pacific Island agroforestry: Systems for sustainability. United Nations University Press, Tokyo. Pp. 54-63.

Thaman, R.R. 1993. Fijian agroforestry at Namosi and Matainasau. In Clarke, W.C. and Thaman, R.R. (eds.), Pacific Island agroforestry: Systems for sustainability. United Nations University Press, Tokyo. Pp. 63-84.

Thaman, R.R. 1993. Tongatapu Island, Tonga. In Clarke, W.C. and Thaman, R.R. (eds.), Pacific Island agroforestry: Systems for sustainability. United Nations University Press, Tokyo. Pp. 89-95.

Clarke, W.C. and Thaman, R.R. 1993. Rotuma island, Fiji. In Clarke, W.C. and Thaman, R.R. (eds.), Pacific Island agroforestry: Systems for sustainability. United Nations University Press, Tokyo. Pp. 95-98.

Thaman, R.R. 1993. Rarotonga and Aitutaki, the Cook Islands. In Clarke, W.C. and Thaman, R.R. (eds.), Pacific Island agroforestry: Systems for sustainability. United Nations University Press, Tokyo. Pp. 99-111.

Decker, B. and Thaman, R.R. 1993. The Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. In Clarke, W.C. and Thaman, R.R. (eds.), Pacific Island agroforestry: Systems for sustainability. United Nations University Press, Tokyo. Pp. 111-121.

Thaman, R.R. 1993. Atoll agroforestry on Tarawa and Abemama, Kiribati. In Clarke, W.C. and Thaman, R.R. (eds.), Pacific Island agroforestry: Systems for sustainability. United Nations University Press, Tokyo. Pp. 130-144.

Thaman, R.R. 1993. Pacific Island urban agroforestry. Chapter 7 in Clarke, W.C. and Thaman, R.R. (eds.), Pacific Island agroforestry: Systems for sustainability. United Nations University Press, Tokyo. Pp. 145-156.

Thaman, R.R. and Ali, I. 1993. Agroforestry on smallholder sugar-cane farms in Fiji. Chapter 8 in Clarke, W.C. and Thaman, R.R. (eds.), Pacific Island agroforestry: Systems for sustainability. United Nations University Press, Tokyo. Pp. 157-161.

Thaman, R.R., Manner, H.I and Clarke, W.C. 1993. Institutionalised agroforestry in the Pacific Islands. Chapter 9 in Clarke, W.C. and Thaman, R.R. (eds.), Pacific Island agroforestry: Systems for sustainability. United Nations University Press, Tokyo. Pp. 162-190.

Thaman, R.R. and Clarke, W.C. 1993. Agroforestry in the Pacific Islands: Systems for sustainablility. Chapter 10 in Clarke, W.C. and Thaman, R.R. (eds.), Pacific Island agroforestry: Systems for sustainability. United Nations University Press, Tokyo. Pp. 191-215.

Thaman, R.R. 1993. One hundred Pacific Island agroforestry trees. In Thaman, R.R. and Clarke, W.C. (eds.), Pacific island agroforestry: Systems for sustainability. Prepared for the United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan. Geography Department. The University of the South Pacific, Suva. Pp. 216-266.

Thaman, R.R. 1993. Moana nui, vanua and wantoks. In Waddell, E., Naidu, V. and Hau'ofa, 'E. A new Oceania: Rediscovering our sea of islands. A USP 25th Anniversary publication. School of Social and Economic Development, University of the South Pacific, Suva. Pp. 38-48.

Thaman, R.R. 1993. Pacific Island biodiversity: A basis for ecological, cultural and economic survival. In Waddell, E. and Nunn, P.D. (eds.), The margin fades: Geographical itineraries in a world of islands. Institute of Pacific Studies, the University of the South Pacific, Suva. Pp. 49-65.

Thaman, R.R. 1994. Pacific Island agroforestry: An endangered science. In Morrison, J., Geraghty, P. and Crowl, L. (eds.), Science of Pacific Island peoples. Vol. 2: Land use and agriculture. Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific, Suva. Pp. 191-221.

Thaman, R.R. 1994. Ethnobotany of Pacific Island coastal plants. In Morrison, J., Geraghty, P. and Crowl, L. (eds.), Science of Pacific Island peoples. Vol. 3: Land use and agriculture. Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific, Suva. Pp. 147-184.

Thaman, R.R. 1996. Use of the blackboard (whiteboard) for effective learning from lectures. In Landbeck, R. and Mugler, F. (eds.), Hints for teachers: A compilation of suggestions from staff and students. Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching, University of the South Pacific, Suva. Pp. 24-27.

Thaman, R.R. 1996. Distant fields: The relevance of field studies for distance education in the Pacific Islands. In Ravaga, V., Vatucawaqa, L., Hola, L., Faasalaina, T. and Singh, V. (eds.), Negociating the distance: A collection of experiences in teaching Distance and Flexible Learning courses at The University of the South Pacific (Celebrating 25 years of disntance education at The University of the South Pacific). Distance and Flexible Learning, The University of the South Pacific, Suva. Pp. 125-142.

Thaman, R.R. 1998. Agricultural and wild land use. In Chandra, R. and Mason, K. (eds.), An atlas of Fiji. Department of Geography, University of the South Pacific, Suva. Pp. 98-103.

Thaman, R.R. 1999. Use of the blackboard (whiteboard) for effective learning from lectures. In Landbeck, R., Handel, J. and Mugler, F. (eds.), Hints for teachers: A compilation of suggestions from USP students and staff. Second edition. Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching, University of the South Pacific, Suva. Pp. 34-38.

Thaman, R.R. 1999. Coastal biodiversity and ethnobiology: An ecological, cultural, and economic safety net for Pacific peoples. Chapter 12 in Eldredge, L.G., Maragos, J.E., Holthus, P.F. and Takeuchi, H.F. (eds.), Marine and coastal biodiversity in the tropical island Pacific Region. Vol.2. Population, development, and conservation priorities. Programme on Environment, East-West Center and Pacific Science Association, Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Pp. 235-265.

Clarke, W.C., Manner, H.I. and Thaman, R.R. 1999. Agriculture and forestry. In Rapaport, M. (ed.), The Pacific Islands: Environment and Society. The Bess Press, Honolulu. Pp. 353-365.

Mueller-Dombois, D., Thaman, R.R., Juvik, J.O. and Kitayama, K. 1999. The Pacific-Asia Biodiversity Transect (PABITRA): A new conservation biology initiative. In Chou, C.-H., Waller, G.R. and Reinhardt, C. (eds.), Biodiversity and allelopathy: From organisms to ecosystems in the Pacific. Academia Sinica, Taipei. Pp. 13-20.

Overton, J. and Thaman, R.R. 1999. Resources and the environment.  In Overton, J. and Scheyvens, R. (eds.), Strategies for sustainable development: Experiences from the Pacific.  University of New South Wales Press, Sydney. Pp. 19-32.

Thaman, R.R., Elevitch, C.R. and Wilkinson, K.M.   2000. Multipurpose trees for agroforestry in the Pacific Islands. In Elevitch, C.R. and Wilkinson, K.M. (eds.), Agroforestry guides for Pacific Islands. Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR), Holuahua, Hawaii. Pp. 24-69. Web Site: http://www.agroforestry.net.

Thaman, R.R., Elevitch, C.R. and Wilkinson, K.M. 2001. Traditional Pacific Island agroforestry systems. In Elevitch, C.R. and Wilkinson, K.M. (eds.), The overstory book: Cultivating connections with trees. Permanent Agriculture Resources, Holualoa, Hawai'i. Pp. 21- 26.

Thaman, R.R., Elevitch, C.R. and Wilkinson, K.M. 2001. Protecting and expanding traditional agroforests. In Elevitch, C.R. and Wilkinson, K.M. (eds.), The overstory book: Cultivating connections with trees. Permanent Agriculture Resources, Holualoa, Hawai'i. Pp. 27- 32.

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Reyerson, J.M., Thaman, R.R. and Estes, J.E.. 1973. Marine oil accumulations Photogrammetric Engineering 39(10):1035-1040.

Thaman, R.R. 1974. Lantana camara: Its introduction, dispersal and impact on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Micronesica 10(1):17-40.

Thaman, R.R. 1976. Detrimental and favourable effects of exotic weed species on Pacific Island ecosystems and cultural complexes. Journal of Pacific Studies 2:67-87.

Thaman, R.R. 1977. Plant resources of the Suva Municipal Market, Fiji. Ethnomedicine IV 1/2 (1976/77):23-62.

Thaman, R.R. 1982. Deterioration of traditional food systems, increasing malnutrition and food dependency in the Pacific Islands. Journal of Food and Nutrition 39(3):109-121.

Thaman, R.R. 1982. The foods that came first. Alafua Agricultural Bulletin 7(3):105-116.

Thaman, R.R. 1983. Food for urbanising Polynesian peoples. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society of New Zealand 8:26-37.

Thaman, R.R. 1983. Urban gardening in Fiji: A direct means for sustainable national development. Proceedings of the Fiji Society 13:1-27.

Thaman, R.R. 1984. The poisoning of paradise: Pesticides, people, environmental pollution and increasing dependency in the Pacific Islands. South Pacific Forum 1(2):165-200.

Manner, H.I., Thaman, R.R. and Hassall, D.H. 1984. Phosphate-mining induced vegetation changes on Nauru Island. Ecology 65(5):1454-1465.

Manner, H.I., Thaman, R.R. and Hassall, D.H. 1985. Plant succession after phosphate mining on Nauru. Australian Geographer 17:185-195.

Thaman, R.R. 1987. Urban agroforestry: The Pacific Islands and
beyond. Unasylva 39(155):2-13..

Thaman, R.R. 1987. Plants of Kiribati: A listing and analysis of vernacular names. Atoll Research Bulletin 296:1-42.

Thaman, R.R. 1987. Environmental education as a basis for ecological development in the Pacific Islands. Directions 9(2):89-102.

Thaman, R.R. and Clarke, W.C. 1987. Pacific Island agrosilviculture: Systems for cultural and ecological stability. Canopy International 13(1):6-7; 13(2):8-10; 13(1):8-9 (three-part series).

Thaman, R.R. 1988. Health and nutrition in the Pacific Islands: Development or underdevelopment. GeoJournal 16(2):211-227.

Thaman, R.R. 1988. Consumerism, the media, and malnutrition in the Pacific Islands. The Journal of Pacific Studies 14:68-96.

Thaman, R.R. 1989. Agrodeforestation and the neglect of trees: Threat to the wellbeing of Pacific societies. Ples: An Environmental Education Journal for the South Pacific Region 5:48-64.

Thaman, R.R. 1990. Kiribati agroforestry: Trees, people and the atoll environment. Atoll Research Bulletin 333:1-29.

Thaman, R.R. 1992. Vegetation of Nauru and the Gilbert Islands. Pacific Science 46(2):128-158.

Thaman, R.R. 1992. Batiri kei Baravi: The ethnobotany of Pacific Island coastal plants. Atoll Research Bulletin 361:1-62.

Thaman, R.R. 1993. Children and the future of the Pacific Islands. Directions: Journal of Educational Studies (Institute of Education, University of the South Pacific) 15(1):1-18.

Thaman, R.R. 1994. Community-based biodiversity management: A foundation for sustainable island development. In Thomas, P., Bliss, E. and Hussain, R. (eds.), Managing resources in the South Pacific. Development Bulletin (Special issue) 31:76-78. Australian Development Network, Australian National University, Canberra.

Thaman, R.R. 1994. Land, plants, animals and people: Community-based biodiversity conservation (CBBC) as a basis for ecological, cultural and economic survival in the Pacific Islands. Pacific Science Association Information Bulletin 46 (1-2):1-15.

Thaman, R. R. 1994. Marine ethnobiology: A foundation for marine science education in the Pacific Islands. Pacific Curriculum Network: 8-11.

Thaman, R.R. 1995. Urban food gardening in the Pacific Islands: A basis for food security in rapidly urbanising small-island states. Habitat International 19 (2):209-224.

Thaman, R.R., Smith, A., Faka'osi, T. and Filiai, L. 1995. Tonga coastal reforestation and protection project. Pacific Islands Forests & Trees 3/95 (September): 8-10 and 2.

Thaman, R.R. (Johansen, H., trans.). 1995. Mennesker og kulturer pa Stillehavsoerne (People and cultures of the Pacific Islands). Geografisk Orientering (Special issue on Oceania) 25 (6)(Nov.- Dec.): 240-245.

Thaman, R.R. 1995. (Johansen, H., trans.). Moderne udvikling pa Stillehavsoerne - er den baeredygtig? (Modern Pacific Island development - is it sustainable?). Geografisk Orientering (Special issue on Oceania) 25 (6)(Nov.- Dec.): 254-257.

Thaman, R.R. 1996. The biodiversity of Koroyanitu National Park. Domodomo: A scholarly journal of the Fiji Museum. 10 (1): 28-51.

Clarke, W.C. and Thaman, R.R. 1997.  Incremental agroforestry: Enriching Pacific landscapes. Contempory Pacific 9 (1): 121-148.

Thaman, R.R. 1999. Foods and drinks for the 21st Century in Fiji (Invited keynote article for the Millennial Issue). Fiji Food and Nutrition Newsletter. 24 (4): 1-3.

Thaman, R.R. 1999. Pacific Island biodiversity on the eve of the 21st Century: Current status and challenges for its conservation and sustainable use. Pacific Science Association Information Bulletin 51 (1-4): 1- 37.

McClatchey, W., Thaman, R. and Vodonaivalu, S. 2000. A preliminary checklist of the flora of Rotuma and Rotuman names. Pacific Science 54 (4): 345-363.

Nunn, P.D., Thaman, R.R., Duffy, L., Finikaso, S., Ram, N. and Swamy, M. 2001. Age of a charcoal band in fluvial sediments, Keiyasi, Sigatoka Valley, Fiji: Possible indicator of a severe drought throughout the Southwest Pacific 4500-5000 years ago. The South Pacific Journal of Natural Science 19:5-10.

PAPERS PUBLISHED IN CONFERENCE/SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS

Thaman, R.R. and Cottrell, D.A. 1972. The use of remote sensing in the arid regions of Australia. Proceedings: Third Annual Conference on Remote Sensing in Arid Lands (University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, November 8-10). Pp. 136-151.

Thaman, R.R., Hooper, J.O. and Senger, L.W.. 1973. Imaging passive microwave radiometry as a data source for arid environments. Proceedings: Fourth Annual Conference on Remote Sensing, in Arid Lands, November 14-16, Tucson, Arizona. Pp. 32-56.

Thaman, R.R., Estes, J.E. and Senger, L.W. 1973. Practical applications of ERTS-1 satellite imagery for land use mapping and resource inventories in the central coastal region of California. Proceedings of the Third Earth Resources Technology Satellite Symposium. Volume 1: Technical Presentations. Goddard Space Flight Center, Washington, D.C., December 10-14. Pp. 457-490.

Thaman, R.R. 1974. Tongan agricultural land use: A study of plant resources. In Stokes, E. (ed.), Proceedings of the International Geographical Union Regional Conference and Eighth New Zealand Geography Conference. Palmerston North, December 1974. New Zealand Geographical Society (Inc.), Wellington. Pp. 153-160.

Thaman, R.R. 1977. Urban root crop production in the southwest Pacific. Chapter XI in Lambert, M. (ed.), Collected papers: Regional Meeting on Production of Root Crops 24-29 October 1975, Suva, Fiji. Technical Paper No. 174. South Pacific Commission, Noumea. Pp. 73-82.

Thaman, R.R. 1977. The nature and importance of Tongan root crop production. Chapter XII in Lambert, M. (ed.), Collected papers: Regional Meeting on Production of Root Crops 24-29 October 1975, Suva, Fiji. Technical Paper No. 174. South Pacific Commission, Noumea. Pp. 83-89.

Thaman, R.R. 1979. Food scarcity, food dependency and nutritional deterioration in small island communities. In Moran, W., Hosking, P. and Aitken, G. (eds.), Proceedings of the 10th New Zealand Geographical Conference and 49th ANZAAS Congress, Auckland: Geographical Sciences. N.Z. Geographical Society Conference Series, No. 10. Pp. 191-197.

Thaman, R.R. and Ba, T. 1979. Energy needs and forest resources of small islands. In Moran, W., Hosking, P. and Aitken, G. (eds.), Proceedings of the 10th New Zealand Geographical Conference and 49th ANZAAS Congress, Auckland: Geographical Sciences. N.Z. Geographical Society Conference Series, No. 10. Pp. 198-204.

Thaman, R.R., Meleisea, M. and Makasiale, J. 1979. Agricultural diversity and traditional knowledge as insurance against natural disasters. Annex 10 in Natural Disaster Prevention, preparedness and Rehabilitation Meeting, SPEC Headquarters, Suva 26-30 November: Summary Record. South Pacific Bureau for Economic Cooperation Report (79) 25: 75-96.

Thaman, R.R. 1981. Land, people, and distance education in the Pacific Islands. In Livingston, K. and Crumps, R. (eds.), ASPESA Forum 81 Papers: Supplementary Volume. Australian and South Pacific External Studies Association Fifth Biennial Forum, Suva. Pp. 89-108.

Thaman, R.R. 1982. Education for nutrition-oriented development (NORD) in the Pacific Islands: Problems, needs, capabilities and prospects. In Orozco, R.C., Jus'at, I., Barba, C. and Nube, M. (eds.), Guidelines for curriculum content in food and nutrition planning and management (Proceedings of the Second FNP Workshop 8-13 November, 1982, Jakarta, Indonesia). Regional Training Programme on Food and Nutrition Planning, University of Philippines, Los Banos. Pp. 23-31.

Thaman, R.R. 1982. The Natural Ecology of Food Production and Nutrition Systems. In Orozco, R.C., Jus'at, I., Barba, C. and Nube, M. (eds.), Guidelines for curriculum content in food and nutrition planning and management (Proceedings of the Second FNP Workshop 8-13 November, 1982, Jakarta, Indonesia). Regional Training Programme on Food and Nutrition Planning, University of Philippines, Los Banos. Pp. 119-130.

Thaman, R.R. and Thomas, P.M. 1982. The cassava invasion: The cultural, nutritional and ecological impact of cassava on Pacific Island food systems. In Bourke, R.M. and Kesavan, V. (eds.), Proceedings of the Second Papua New Guinea Food Crops Conference: Part Two. Department of Primary Industries, Port Moresby. Pp. 330-350.

Thaman, R.R. 1983. Food, nutrition and health (FNH)-oriented development and education in the Pacific Islands: Needs and prospects. Theme of Conference Paper in Flanagan, F.V. (ed.), Regional Nutrition and Health Education Conference, Suva, Fiji, August 16-18, 1983: Final Report. The University of the South Pacific, Suva. Pp. 32-41.

Thaman, R.R. 1985. Pacific Islands health and nutrition: Trends and areas for action. In Development and change: Issue Papers. Pacific Islands Conference, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, August 1985. Pacific Islands Development Programme, East-West Center, Honolulu. Pp. III-A.1-27.

Thaman, R.R. 1986. Microparks in the Pacific Islands: The relevance of traditional and modern small-scale conservation areas in the context of nature conservation in the Pacific Islands. In Thomas, P.E.J. (ed.), Report of the Third South Pacific National Parks and Reserves Conference (Apia, Western Samoa). Vol. II: Collected Key Issue and Case Study Papers. South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP), South Pacific Commission, Noumea. Pp. 215-236.

Thaman, R.R. 1986. Coming down to earth: Strengthening remote sensing applications in island countries. In Remote sensing in the Pacific Islands (Report of the Pacific Island Regional Workshop and Training Course on Resource Mapping, Suva, Fiji). UNDP/ESCAP Regional Remote Sensing Programme, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Bangkok. Pp. 46-48.

Thaman, R.R. 1987. Food, fortune and fatality: Economic, social and nutritional challenges of the urbanization of Pacific Island food systems. In Bruss, M.B. (ed.), Nutrition Challenges in a Changing World: Proceedings of the Pacific Conference, July 13-14, 1987, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii. Hawaii Nutrition Council and the Select Committee on International Nutrition, Society for Nutrition Education, Honolulu. Pp. 32-75.

Thaman, R.R. 1987. Consumerism, the media and malnutrition in the Pacific Islands. In Bruss, M.B. (ed.), Nutrition Challenges in a Changing World: Proceedings of the Pacific Conference, July 13-14, 1987, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii. Hawaii Nutrition Council and the Select Committee on International Nutrition, Society for Nutrition Education, Honolulu. Pp. 76-101.

Thaman, R.R. 1988. The forgotten fruit: Overspecialisation in agricultural and forestry development and the need for professional reversals and a whole-farm approach. In Drysdale, P. (ed.), Agricultural extension in Fiji: Proceedings of the Congress of the Fiji Institute of Agricultural Science, February 4 and 6, Suva. Fiji Institute of Agricultural Science, Lautoka. Pp. 10.1-33.

Thaman, R.R. 1989. Rainforest management within the context of existing agroforestry systems. In Heuveldop, J., Homola, M., Maydell, H.J von, and Tuyll, C. van (eds.), Proceedings: GTZ Regional Forestry Seminar, Fiji, 3-14 October 1988. Fiji-German Forestry Project, Ministry of Forests, Suva, on behalf of Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbiet, Hamburg. Pp. 354-371.

Thaman, R.R. 1989. Research for atoll resource development and management: Priorities and capabilities for applied research in Kiribati. In Thaman, R.R. (Ed.), Applied atoll research for development: Proceedings of the Kiribati Applied Atoll Research for Development Consultation, Tarawa 27 February to 2 March 1989. Ministry for Natural Resource Development, Bairiki, Tarawa, Kiribati. Pp. 108-129.

Thaman, R.R. 1989. Agrodeforestation and agricultural development: The role of modern agricultural development in deforestation and the neglect of trees. In Haynes, R.J. and Naidu, R. (eds.), Agricultural development in the Pacific Islands in the 90,s: Proceedings of an International Conference and Workshop held in Suva Fiji, March 31 to April 1, 1989. Fiji Institute of Agricultural Science, Chemical Society of the South Pacific and The University of the South Pacific, Suva. Pg. 124-134.

Thaman, R.R. 1990. Coastal reforestation and agroforestry as immediate ameliorative measures to address global warming and to promote sustainable habitation of lowlying islands and coastal areas. In Streets, D.G. and Siddiqi, T.A. (eds.), Responding to the Threat of Global Warming: Options for the Pacific and Asia. Proceedings of a Workshop Sponsored by Argonne National Laboratory and Environment and Policy Institute, East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii 21-27 June 1989. Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois. Pp. 4.33-4.57.

Thaman, R.R. 1990. Hybrid agroforestry: A strategy for addressing deforestation, agrodeforestation and forest degradation in the South Pacific. In Reti, I. (ed.), A better environment for development: Country reviews and technical papers, UNDP Regional Workshop on Environmental Management and Sustainable Development, Suva, 17-21 April, 1990.  Pp. 343-370.

Thaman, R.R. 1990. Challenges and constraints to sustainable development in the Pacific islands - Is there a way forward? In Reti, I. (ed.), A better environment for development: Country reviews and technical papers, UNDP Regional Workshop on Environmental Management and Sustainable Development, Suva, 17-21 April, 1990. Pp. 371-380.

Thaman, R.R. 1990. Root crops in the nutritional future of the Pacific Islands. In Howeler, R.H. (ed.), Tropical root and tuber crops - Changing role in a modern world: Proceedings of the Eighth Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops, Bangkok, Thailand, Oct. 30 - Nov. 5, 1988. International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRIC), Wageningen, Netherlands. Pp. 130-146.

Thaman, R.R. 1991. Agroforestry and fuelwood resources in the Pacific Islands: Present status and future prospects. In Household and rural energy: Pacific household and rural energy seminar, Port Vila, Vanuatu, November 5-9, 1990 (Proceedings). Vol. 2. Energy Sector Management and Assistance Programme (ESMAP), World Bank, Washington, D.C. and UNDP Pacific Energy Development Programme (PEDP), Suva. Pp. 246-285.

Thaman, R.R. 1991. Evolution and change in Pacific Island food systems. Background paper no. 3. In Bakker, M.L. and Thaman, R.R. (eds.), Population, Food and Development: Proceedings - USP/SPC/UNFPA Regional Symposium, The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji, 12-16 November, 1990. Demographic report 2. Population Studies Programme, University of the South Pacific, Suva. Pp. 81-100.

Thaman, R.R. 1992. Cultural constraints to sustainable atoll agricultural development. In Chase, R.G. (ed.), A review of agricultural development in the atolls: Invited papers from the International Conference on Developing Agriculture Research Programmes for Atolls, Pacific Harbour, Fiji, November 1990. Institute for Research, Extension and Training in Agriculture, University of the South Pacific, Apia, Western Samoa. Pp. 7-20.

Thaman, R.R. 1992. Atoll agroforestry and plant resources: a basis for sustainable atoll agricultural development. In Chase, R.G. (ed.), A review of agricultural development in the atolls: Invited papers from the International Conference on Developing Agriculture Research Programmes for Atolls, Pacific Harbour, Fiji, November 1990. Institute for Research, Extension and Training in Agriculture, University of the South Pacific, Apia, Western Samoa. Pp. 55-81.

Thaman, R.R. 1993. Climate change, forestry and agroforestry in the Pacific Islands: Impacts and appropriate responses. In Hay, J.E. and Kaluwin, C. (eds.), Climate change and sea level rise in the South Pacific Region: Proceedings of the Second SPREP Meeting, Noumea, New Caledonia, 6-10 April 1992. South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, Apia, Western Samoa. Pp. 119-136.

Thaman, R.R. 1994. Land, plants, animals and people: Community-based biodiversity conservation as a basis for ecological, cultural and economic survival in the Pacific islands. In Capecchi, B. (ed.), La terre: Acts du sixieme Colloque C.O.R.A.I.L., Noumea, 27, 28 et 29 Octobre 1993. L'association C.O.R.A.I.L (Coordination pour l'Oceanie des Reserches sur les Arts, les Idees et les Litteratures), Noumea. Pp. 165-195.

Thaman, R.R. and Devoe, N.N. 1995. Ethnobotany and changing land use in North Ambrym, Vanuatu. In Tang, H.T., Finiasi, L.S. and Enevoldsen, K. (eds.), What value forests and trees: Proceedings of Heads of Forestry Meeting 1993, 20-24 September, Nadi, Fiji. Field Document No. 6 (RAS/92/361). South Pacific Forestry Development Programme, Suva. Pp. 179-189.

Thaman, R. R. and Whistler, W.A. 1995. Strategies for the protection and planting of trees: A preliminary report of a study of uses, husbandry and performance of trees in forestry and agroforestry systems in Samoa, Tonga, Kiribati and Tuvalu. In Tang, H.T., Finiasi, L.S. and Enevoldsen, K. (eds.), What value forests and trees: Proceedings of Heads of Forestry Meeting 1993, 20-24 September, Nadi, Fiji. Field Document No. 6 (RAS/92/361). South Pacific Forestry Development Programme, Suva. Pp. 170-178.

Thaman, R.R. 1995. Coastal biodiversity and ethnobiology: A ecological, cultural and economic safety net for Pacific peoples. In Eldredge, L.G., Maragos, J.E. and Holthus, P.L. (eds.), Marine/coastal biodiversity in the tropical island Pacific region: Vol. II. Population, development, and conservation priorities. East-West Centre, Pacific Forum Ocean Institute and Pacific Science Association, Honolulu. Pp.37. (in press).

Thaman, R.R. 1996. Evolutionary agroforestry: Traditional Pacific Island agroforestry as a foundation for modern agroforestry development. In Rogers, S. and Thorpe, P. (eds.), Agroforestry research and practices in the Pacific: Reports and papers from the Second Annual Meeting of Collaborators, Port Vila, Vanuatu, 22-26 April, 1996. PRAP report No. 3. Pacific Regional Agricultural Programme, Suva. Pp. 85-113.

Thaman, R.R. 1996. Critical issues for sustainable farming system development in the Pacific Islands. In Norman, D., Umar, M., Tofinga, M. and Bammann, H. (eds.),  The farming systems approach to sustainable agriculture development in the South Pacific: Proceedings of an FAO/IRETA Workshop, The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji, 5-8 August 1996. Institute for Research Extension and Training in Agriculture (IRETA), University of the South Pacific, Apia, Western Samoa. Pp. 19-23.

Thaman, R.R. 1999. Thinking globally and acting locally: Community-based biodiversity conservation in Oceania as a basis for addressing the erosion of coastal biodiversity. In Koshy, K. (ed.), Inaugural START - Oceania Workshop: Proceedings of the Joint Coastal Zone Management and Climate Change Workshops, The University of the South Pacific Marine Studies Programme Facility, Suva, Fiji, 5-9 October 1998. START - Oceania Secretariat, University of the South Pacific, Suva. Pp. 125-175.

Thaman, R.R. 1999. Concepts and information related to the protection and development of atoll agroforestry systems in the Pacific Islands. In Wescom, R. and Bulai, S. (eds.), Report on Sub-regional Training Workshop on Agroforestry/Drum Ovens for Atoll Islands, 3-16 August 1999, Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands with an annotated checklist of important Pacific Island atoll agroforestry species. SPC/UNDP/FAO Pacific Islands Forests and Trees Support Programme, Suva. Pp. 18-25.

Thaman, R.R. 1999. Annotated checklist of important Pacific Island atoll agroforestry species. In Wescom, R. and Bulai, S. (eds.), Report on Sub-regional Training Workshop on Agroforestry/Drum Ovens for Atoll Islands, 3-16 August 1999, Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands with an annotated checklist of important Pacific Island atoll agroforestry species. SPC/UNDP/FAO Pacific Islands Forests and Trees Support Programme, Suva. Pp. 26-69.

Thaman, R. R. 2001. Ecotourism and the natural environment: Protecting Fiji's unique environments. In Bricker, K. S. (ed.). Shaping the future of ecotourism in Fiji: Proceedings of the 1st Annual Fiji Ecotourism Association Conference, Tanoa International Hotel, Nadi Fiji, December 11-12, 2000. Fiji Ecotourism Association, Suva, Fiji Islands. Pp. 52-72.

Thaman, R.R., Eritaia, B. and Faka'osi, S. 2001a. Community-based biodiversity surveys and conservation action plans as tools for nature conservation in the Pacific Islands: Lessons learned from Fiji, Tonga and Kiribati (Melanesia, Polynesia and Micronesia). In Miller, S. and Sim, J. (eds.), Tools for conservation: 6th South Pacific Conference on Nature Conservation & Protected Areas, 29 September - 3 October 1997, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. Volume 3: Conference papers. South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, Apia. Pp. 225-285.

PROJECT/TECHNICAL REPORTS

Thaman, R.R. 1974. Indonesian multispectral remote sensing project: Geographic applications. Final report of a USAID and US Geological Survey Cooperative Remote Sensing Project with the Indonesian National Mapping Agency (BAKOSURTANAL). U.S. Geological Survey, Washington D.C. 42PP.

Thaman, R.R., Parkinson, S. and Behlen, P. 1980. The Fiji National Food and Nutrition Committee 1976-1980. Central Planning Office, Suva.

Thaman, R.R. 1984. The firewood crisis and smallholder fuelwood systems on Tongatapu Island, Tonga: Present systems and development potential. PEDP Report. Tonga 85:1. United Nations Pacific Energy Programme (UNPEDP), Suva. 22pp.

Thaman, R.R. 1990. Agroforestry and fuelwood resources in the Pacific Islands: Present status and future potential. PEDP Report RED 90 - 8 (November). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Pacific Energy Development Programme (PEDP), Suva. 44pp.

Guinther, E.B., Maragos, J.E. and Thaman, R.R. 1992. National biodiversity overview: Republic of Kiribati. The South Pacific Biodiversity Conservation Programme (SPBCP), South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), Apia. 62pp.

                         1992. National biodiversity overview: Tuvalu. The South Pacific Biodiversity Conservation Programme (SPBCP), South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), Apia. 26pp.

Thaman, R.R. and Baba, J. 1994. Cloud forest of Fiji: Botanical survey. Earthwatch Ground Truth Report: Closing the knowledge gap - sustainable development, capacity building and environmental education in a developing world. A final report on the UNESCO Partnerships in Trinidad and Tobago, Russia, Kenya and Fiji. Earthwatch, Watertown, Mass. Pp. 31-33.

Pearsall, S., J. Maragos, R. Thaman, Guinther, E., D. Polhemus, P. Holthus and P. Thomas. 1992. An ecosystem classification and criteris for biodiversity conservation in the tropical insular Pacific (Working draft). The Nature Conservancy, Honolulu.

Thaman, R.R. and Baba, J. 1994. Cloud forest of Fiji: Botanical survey. Earthwatch Ground Truth Report: Closing the knowledge gap - sustainable development, capacity building and environmental education in a developing world. A final report on the UNESCO Partnerships in Trinidad and Tobago, Russia, Kenya and Fiji. Earthwatch, Watertown, Mass. Pp. 31-33.

Thaman, R.R., Gillett, R. and Prescott, N. 1995. Ha'apai Conservation Area: South Pacific Biodiversity Programme Project Preparation Document. Land and Environmental Planning Unit, Ministry of Lands, Survey and Natural Resources, Nuku'alofa, Tonga. 181 pp.

Thaman, R.R., Clarke, W.C., Tebano, T., Taniera, T. and Eritaia, B. 1995. North Tarawa Conservation Area: South Pacific Biodiversity Programme Project Preparation Document. Environment Unit, Ministry of Environment and Social Development, Bikenibeu, Tarawa, Kiribati. 112 pp.

Faka'osi, T., Filiai, L., Thaman, R. R. and Smith, A.J. 1995. SPREP/AusAID Tonga Coastal Reforestation and Protection Project: Final Project Report. Forestry Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Nuku'alofa, Tonga. 30 pp.

Thaman, R.R. and Whistler, W.A. 1995. Samoa, Tonga, Kiribati and Tuvalu: A review of uses and status of trees and forests in land use systems with recommendations for future actions. Part I. TSS - 1 Technical Support Services at Programme Level, UNDP/FAO Work Programme 1992-1993 (Project RAS/92/TD4). South Pacific Forestry Development Programme, Suva and Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, Rome. 83pp.

Thaman, R.R. and Whistler, W.A. 1995. Samoa, Tonga, Kiribati and Tuvalu: A review of uses and status of trees and forests in land use systems with recommendations for future actions. Part II. Annotated checklist of important agroforestry species of Samoa, Tonga, Kiribati and Tuvalu. TSS - 1 Technical Support Services at Programme Level, UNDP/FAO Work Programme 1992-1993 (Project RAS/92/TD4). South Pacific Forestry Development Programme, Suva and Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, Rome. 76pp.

Thaman, R.R. and Tuxson, R.W.  1997. Environmental guidelines for the sustainable development of Kiritimati Atoll, Republic of Kiribati: Preliminary guidelines for the environmental impact assessment of the proposed NASDA Hope-X Landing Site (Information paper prepared at the request of the Ministry for Environment and Social Development, Republic of Kiribati). University of the South Pacific, Suva.

Thaman, R.R., Gillett, R. and Faka'osi, S. 1997. Ha'apai Conservation Biodiversity Survey and Community-Baesed Biodiversity Conservation Action Plan. Land and Environmental Planning Unit, Ministry of Lands, Survey and Natural Resources, Nuku'alofa, Tonga. 181 pp.

Thaman, R.R., Tuxson, R. and Eritaia, B. 1997. Kiritimati Atoll Conservation Area: South Pacific Biodiversity Programme Project Preparation Document. Environment Unit, Ministry of Environment and Social Development, Bikenibeu, Tarawa, Kiribati. 93 pp.

Thaman, R.R. (compiler). 1998. Traditional ethnobiological knowledge, resource use and community-based biodiversity conservation in Fiji: Findings and recommendations. Report prepared by Fiji National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan Working Group 4. Department of Environment, Suva. 102 pp.

Thaman, R.R. 1999. Wedelia trilobata: Daisy invader of the Pacific Islands. IAS Technical Report 99/2. Institute of Applied Science, University of the South Pacific. 12pp + photographs.

Thaman, R.R., Wilson, L., Tuiwawa, M., Vodonaivalu, S and Tuisese, S.V. 2000. Trees, forest genetic resources and arboreal diversity in Fiji: Current status and prospects for conservation and sustainable use -a view from the village. South Pacific Regional Initiative on Forest Genetic Resources (SPRIG), Canberra and The University of the South Pacific, Suva.

Thaman, R. R. 2001. Community-based agroforestry surveys and the development of community-based agroforestry action plans (CAAPs) for atolls. Report on Activities Carried out as Part of the Regional Workshop on Agroforestry and Drum Ovens on Atoll Islands, held in Tarawa, Republic of Kiribati from October 17 to November 1, 2000. SPC Forest and Trees Programme, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Suva, Fiji.

Whistler, A., Thaman, R. and Game, J. 2000. Botanical survey of the Koroyanitu Conservation Area, Ba, Viti Levu, Fiji. South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, Apia.

Thaman, R., Tafaki, I., Fowler, M., Bigler, C., Term, H., Jilej, C., Heine, H,. Tima, K., Korean, R. and Langinbelik, R. 2001. The protection and promotion of traditional medicine in the Marshall Islands: A plan for action. Report of the First Herbal Plant Workshop Melele Room, Outrigger Marshall Islands Resort, November 8 - 9, 2001.The University of the South Pacific Marshall Islands Centre, Majuro.

Thaman, R.R., Tawake, A. ,Thaman, B. and Niukula, J. 2001. Change over time and current status of the coastline, reef and biological organisms in the channel between Yanuca Island and the coastline of Viti Levu, Cuvu, Nadroga, Viti Levu, Fiji Islands: Preliminary findings. Consultancy report to the Shangrilah Fijian Resort. In Terry, J.P. and Thaman, R. R. (eds.), Investigation of current flow, sedimentation and health of the marine ecosystem in Yanuca Channel, Shangri-La Fijian Resort, Cuvu, Sigatoka. Report prepared for the Foundation for the Peoples of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji.

Terry, J.P. and Thaman, R. R. (eds.), Investigation of current flow, sedimentation and health of the marine ecosystem in Yanuca Channel, Shangri-La Fijian Resort, Cuvu, Sigatoka. Report prepared for the Foundation for the Peoples of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji.

OCCASIONAL PAPERS/WORKING PAPERS, ETC.

Thaman, R.R. 1984. Trees, Tongans and reafforestation in Tonga 1965 to 1984. Occasional Paper No. 4. Institute of Rural Development (IRD), University of the South Pacific, 'Atele, Tonga. 26pp.

Thaman, R.R. 1984. Vunga: An extinct Tongan sacred tree and Polynesian natural and cultural resource. Occasional Paper No. 5. Institute of Rural Development (IRD), University of the South Pacific, 'Atele, Tonga.

Thaman, R.R., Manner, H.I. and Hassall, D.C. 1985. Nauruan plant names. Environmental Studies Report 21. Institute of Natural Resources (INR), University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji. Pp. 1-15.

Thaman, R.R. 1989. Agrodeforestation and the neglect of trees: Threat to the wellbeing of Pacific societies. SPREP Occasional Paper No. 5. South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, South Pacific Commission, Noumea.

Thaman, R.R. and Murti, R. 1989. Oceanic Drift Gillnet Fishing: A Threat to Our Fisheries. SPACHEE Environmental News Alert No. 1. South Pacific Action Committee for Human Ecology and the Environment, University of the South Pacific, Suva.

Thaman, R.R. 1997. Vascular plants of Makuluva reef islet, Rewa Province, Viti Levu, Fiji (A preliminary listing). Technical Report 97/3. Marine Studies, University of the South Pacific, Suva. 23 pp.

Thaman, R.R. 1997. Vascular plants of Mabualau reef islet, Tailevu Province, Fiji. Technical Report 97/7. Marine Studies, University of the South Pacific, Suva. 23 pp.

Thaman, R.R. 1997. For life in Fij - What can we do?: The protection of our plants, animals, lands and waters - Our gift to Fiji's future generations. Eight-panel brochure prepared for nation-wide distribution during Fiji National Environment Week 1997. Environment Department, Suva.

Thaman, R.R. 1999. Wedelia trilobata: Daisy invader of the Pacific Islands. IAS Technical Report 99/2. Institute of Applied Science, University of the South Pacific. 12pp + photographs.

Thaman, R. R. and Thaman, Batiri. 2001. The ethnobotany of Pacific Island mangroves and mangrove associates: A preliminary Listing. Institute of Applied Science, The University of the South Pacific, Suva.

 

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