06 September 2023, Apia – The application and leveraging of digital technologies to address environmental issues was highlighted during a side event at the 31st SPREP Meeting of Officials in Apia, Samoa, on Wednesday. The Vanuatu Klaemet Infomesen blong …
5 September 2023, Apia – A series of factsheets aimed at supporting Pacific Island negotiators as they navigate through the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) process to negotiate a new International legally-binding instrument (ILBI) to end …
04 September 2023, Apia Samoa - The gathering of SPREP members, partners and donors in Samoa this week embodies the collective commitment and priority Pacific leaders have placed on the protection and management of environment resources of our blue Pacific …
04 September 2023, Apia Samoa - The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) continues to strengthen partnerships for a resilient Blue Pacific through the first SPREP Partnership Dialogue taking place in Samoa, at the Taumeasina …
During the SPREP Partnership Dialogue on the 4th of September 2023, a new MoU between SPREP and IRD, the French Research Institute for Sustainable Development, has been signed by SPREP Director General Mr. Sefanaia Nawadra and Ms. France Bailly, Head of …
05 September 2023, Incheon, South Korea – The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), through the Pacific Climate Change Centre (PCCC), spotlighted two tools used by Pacific Island practitioners to advance transformative climate …
4 September 2023, Apia – The milestones and achievements of the recently completed Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded Inform project, as well as its role in the transition towards well-informed, data-based decision making, were highlighted during a …
Late Island, Tonga — In a groundbreaking conservation initiative, Late Island in the Kingdom of Tonga stands as potentially the largest island in the Pacific to have been cleared of invasive rats, setting a remarkable benchmark for similar endeavors across …
The 31st SPREP Meeting of Officials and associated meetings guided by the theme: “Sustainable, transformative and resilient for a Blue Pacific” are taking place at Taumeasina Island Resort in Samoa this week, from 04-08 September 2023. It starts on Monday …
31 August 2023, Apia Samoa – The almost full attendance by parties of the first face-to-face meeting of the Noumea Convention, since 2019 when COVID-19 hit and devastated communities around the world, has signalled our commitment to strengthen efforts to …
28 August 2023, Honiara Solomon Islands – Solomon Islands has applauded the successful conclusion of a two-day Knowledge Brokerage workshop attended by national stakeholders in Honiara from 10-11 August 2023. The workshop, conducted in both Pidgin and …
1 September 2023, Apia – Pacific Island countries and territories who have committed to reducing and eliminating transboundary movements of hazardous and radioactive waste and minimize the production of hazardous and toxic wastes in the Pacific region, …
Solomon Islands will soon become the latest Pacific Island country to enforce a ban on single-use plastics in its efforts to address the plastic pollution crisis. A series of national consultations have been ongoing to inform, engage and receive feedback …
17 August 2023, Nadi Fiji - The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the Government of Solomon Islands have signed a letter of agreement (LOA) for the Greening of the 2023 Pacific Games initiative. The support delivered …
3 August 2023, Honiara, Solomon Islands – Following a workshop in March to collect and collate data for enhancing spatial analysis in the Solomon Islands under the Ensuring Resilient Ecosystems and Representative Protected Areas (EREPA) project, a …
Taveuni, Fiji – Taveuni, Fiji’s third largest island, has over the years experienced deteriorating soil quality, degraded water catchments and low agricultural yields. These were due to the removal of large tracts of forest to expand areas of cultivation …
25 August 2023 - Port Vila, Vanuatu. OSCAR – the ‘tailOred System of Climate services for AgRiculture’ developed by the APEC Climate Centre (APCC) as part of the Vanuatu Climate Information Services for Resilient Development Planning Project (VanKIRAP), …
22 August 2023, Nadi Fiji - The Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC) discussed the involvement of Pacific National and Hydrological Meteorological Services (NHMS) with the International Panel of Climate Change (IPCC) and called for stronger engagement by …
23 August 2023, Port Vila - Officers from the Department of Environment Protection and Conservation (DEPC) and the Vanuatu Fisheries Department (VFD) recently completed specialised training to improve national management and reporting of shark conservation …
18 August 2023, Nadi Fiji - The Pacific Met Week, comprising of the Sixth Pacific Meteorological Council Meeting (PMC-6), the First Development Partners and Donors Engagement Meeting and the Third Pacific Ministerial Meeting on Meteorology (PMMM-3) in Nadi …
