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Visiting Commissioner praises SPREP/EU collaboration
Saturday, 11 June 2016, 8:12 pm | SPREP
10 June, 2016: The successful partnership between the European Union and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has been commended during an official joint New Zealand Government and European Union development mission to the ... More >>
Enhancing planning and conservation outcomes
Tuesday, 22 March 2016, 3:33 pm | SPREP
Enhanced planning and delivery of better outcomes for the conservation of Pacific island biodiversity is at the core of training underway this week in New Zealand for Pacific islanders. More >>
“We the Pacific” amplifying the Pacific voice at COP21
Wednesday, 2 December 2015, 12:27 pm | SPREP
1 December, 2015, Paris, France, COP21 - The message was loud and clear from the Pacific islands at the “We the Pacific” dialogue forum in Paris at the UN Climate talks today. The Pacific islands are counting upon the rest of the world to ensure ... More >>
Pacific Year of the Whale Campaign to launch in 2016
Monday, 21 September 2015, 9:27 am | SPREP
19 September 2015, Apia, Samoa - The Pacific islands are uniting to strengthen Whale Conservation through a specially designed campaign that starts next year. Pacific island governments and partners came together to continue the planning and preparation ... More >>
Waigani Convention on hazardous waste management opens today
Friday, 18 September 2015, 2:41 pm | SPREP
The Waigani Convention to ban the export of hazardous or radioactive waste to the Pacific Islands Forum Countries, and prohibit Forum island countries from importing such waste, held its Eighth Conference of the Parties in Samoa today. More >>
SPREP and New Zealand collaborate
Saturday, 11 July 2015, 11:47 am | SPREP
A partnership to undertake a 1.8 million NZD project on Ocean Acidification has been signed between the Government of New Zealand and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP). More >>
JICA-SPREP renew commitment to combat waste in the Pacific
Friday, 3 April 2015, 11:13 am | SPREP
A new commitment to review the Pacific Regional Solid Waste Strategy that ends in 2015 and develop a new, integrated Pacific Regional Waste Management and Pollution Control Strategy has been signed off between the Japan International Cooperation ... More >>
Pacific climate change portal on center stage in Sendai
Thursday, 19 March 2015, 5:37 pm | SPREP
15 March 2015, Sendai, Japan - Lessons learnt from the Pacific Climate Change Portal were shared at a ‘World Café Session’ on Information Knowledge Management on the edge of the Third UN World Disaster Risk Conference in Sendai, Japan. More >>
Pacific Youth speak before UN Secretary General
Thursday, 19 March 2015, 5:36 pm | SPREP
Pacific Youth speak before UN Secretary General in a special session at World Disaster Risk Reduction Conference More >>
Kiribati: Act now to build resilience against climate change
Thursday, 19 March 2015, 5:35 pm | SPREP
“We the peoples from the so-called vulnerable nations must stop being passive recipients of assistance where we stand aside and watch quietly others do things for us. Let us jump forward and be the navigators of our plights.” – HE Anote ... More >>
CROP Agencies unify to support Pacific countries recovery
Wednesday, 18 March 2015, 5:00 pm | SPREP
CROP Agencies unify to support Pacific countries recover and rebuild after Cyclone Pam JOINT PRESS RELEASE: Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS), the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), the University of the South Pacific (USP), the Secretariat ... More >>
Managing Mercury Waste a Growing Priority
Tuesday, 27 January 2015, 5:02 pm | SPREP
23 January 2015, Apia, Samoa - The first-ever sub-regional workshop on the Minamata Convention on Mercury was held in Apia, Samoa at the headquarters of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) from 19 to 21 January. The ... More >>
Tonga embraces low cost methods for beach restoration
Wednesday, 12 November 2014, 10:41 am | SPREP
An innovative set of techniques developed specifically for the strengthening and rehabilitation of beaches in the Pacific island region have been put to the test in Vava'u, Tonga. More >>
Samoa Signs Agreement to Conserve Migratory Sharks
Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 10:59 am | SPREP
Photo captions: Associate Minister for Natural Resources and Environment, Hon. Faumuina Tiatia Liuga signs the Migratory Shark Memorandum of Understanding. More >>
Fiji: Five year climate change project reviewed
Tuesday, 29 July 2014, 12:35 pm | SPREP
Regional five year climate change adaptation project reviewed in Fiji this week 28 July 2014, Nadi, Fiji - The wide-ranging impact of the Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change Project was highlighted this morning at the opening ceremony of a meeting ... More >>
Palau first to start work on climate and disaster plan
Tuesday, 8 July 2014, 12:37 pm | SPREP
Palau - Palau is the first island nation to begin work on a project to develop Climate and Disaster Resilience Plans for national broadcasters through an ‘emergency management for media’ course that was completed on Thursday. More >>
Better waste practices to showcase Samoa as: green, healthy
Tuesday, 8 July 2014, 11:15 am | SPREP
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Health and the Samoa Tourism Authority, in partnership with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), have embarked ... More >>
Comprehensive Assessment of humpback whales in Oceania
Thursday, 12 June 2014, 3:46 pm | SPREP
Humpback whales were once abundant around islands of the South Pacific during the winter breeding season. These populations nearly disappeared as a result of intensive hunting following World War II, particularly the large-scale illegal whaling by the ... More >>
Biodiversity in Vava'u, Tonga under the microscope
Tuesday, 11 February 2014, 10:21 am | SPREP
Much more will be known about the plants and animals of the Vava'u archipelago in Tonga by the end of February, after the most ambitious study ever undertaken in the island group. More >>
Damaging waves expected in the Pacific this weekend
Friday, 21 June 2013, 5:30 pm | SPREP
Information provided by regional and international weather forecast models indicate that a major storm system near New Zealand is pushing heavy swell waves up towards the tropical Pacific Islands today. This could cause coastal damage in Fiji, Tonga, ... More >>
