The influential negotiating bloc of small island developing States will now be headed by a Pacific country, commemorated during the official handover from the outgoing Chair, Antigua and Barbuda. 31 January 2023 At a special Plenary meeting on Monday 30th …
24 January 2023, Rarotonga, Cook Islands - Committed to achieving 25 per cent of land as a Protected Area in the Cook Islands under the Cook Islands NSDA2020+, the island nation is exploring new ways to do this. This further helps the Cook Islands meet …
Participants from various Pacific countries have benefitted from a virtual Disaster Waste Management workshop designed to allow them to share experiences and lessons learned in disaster waste management. Held on 8 December 2022, the workshop organised by …
Des participants de plusieurs pays du Pacifique ont bénéficié d’un atelier en ligne sur la gestion des déchets issus de catastrophes naturelles pour leur permettre de partager des expériences et des enseignements tirés dans ce domaine. L’atelier, organisé …
Anthony Talouli Director of Waste Management and Pollution Control, SPREP It’s ironic. Although there is a common global understanding about the adverse impact of plastic pollution on human health, the economy, and the environment, it would be very …
4 December 20022, Noumea, New Caledonia – An international event dedicated to space-based imagery, observation, and geomatics in the Oceania region, which would benefit Pacific island countries and territories, took place in Noumea, New Caledonia from 28 …
16 December 2022, Montreal Canada - The longstanding partnership between the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has been further consolidated with the renewal of a …
By Mr Sefanaia Nawadra, Director General, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) I am excited for 2023 as our 30th anniversary and as the winds of political change sweep through our region in recent months – Australia, Samoa and …
26 January 2023, Port Vila - Vanuatu is ranked as the world’s most vulnerable country to natural disasters. Climate change is increasing the impact of climate-induced disasters in the country such as flooding and cyclones. For example, Tropical Cyclone Pam …
Suva, Fiji - Pacific experts in Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) and technicians were provided with a platform to share geospatial updates derived from environmental analysis through country-specific projects, and to be introduced to open source data …
24 January 2023, Apia Samoa - Did you know that approximately 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced each year? And did you know at least 11 million tonnes of such plastics are discarded into the ocean? That’s an equivalent of one garbage truck being …
24 janvier 2023, Apia, Samoa – L’ampleur et l’augmentation rapide du volume des déchets marins et de la pollution plastique mettent en péril la santé des mers et des océans du monde entier. Malgré les initiatives et les efforts actuels, la quantité de …
17 December 2022, Montreal, Canada - Much of the talk these past two weeks at the CBD COP15 has centred around developing states concerned that there will be an unfair burden placed upon them to maintain their biodiversity. But the Pacific side event …
24 January 2023, Apia Samoa - The scale and rapidly increasing volume of marine litter and plastic pollution is putting the health of all the world’s oceans and seas at risk. Despite current initiatives and efforts, the amount of plastics in the ocean has …
30 June 2022, Lisbon Portugal, UNOC2022 – The Pacific Islands consist of 98 percent ocean and two percent land. With Pacific people already impacted by climate change, the threats posed by ocean acidification are overwhelming, adding yet another layer to …
“We reach out the hand of friendship to all those who may wish to join us in taking a holistic, integrated approach to protecting human rights from climate change impacts as well as the survival of our oceans.” 30 June 2022, Lisbon Portugal, UNOC 2022 - In …
30 June 2022, Lisbon Portugal UNOC2022 - Australia has reassured its neighbours of its commitment for a plastic-free Pacific in an effort to protect the ocean. Australia’s Minister for the Environment and Water, Honorable Tanya Plibersek, delivered the …
30 June 2022, Lisbon Portugal, UNOC2022 - The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) delegation at the Second United Nations Ocean Conference took global leaders on a journey down memory lane on Thursday. Speaking during the plenary session at the Altice …
30 June 2022, Lisbon Portugal, UNOC2022 - The impacts of the climate crisis on Pacific Island countries have been further compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, Nauru has reminded the international community. A COVID wave in Nauru has prevented a high-level …
25 July 2022, Apia - Samoa might be a small country in the eyes of the world but when it comes to matters of the Ocean, it is a large ocean state. As such, Samoa is home to exceptional habitats such as seamounts, coral reefs, mangroves, and oceanic basins, …
