Papua New Guinea
13 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
10 September 2012: A workshop held on 10 September 2012, in Jeju, Republic of Korea, addressed cost-effective ways to tackle challenges in community marine conservation. The event was convened the sidelines of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress, by the UN Environmental Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), Blue Ventures, CORDIO and the Locally Managed Marine Areas (LMMA) Network.
According to IUCN, the event titled “...
06 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
28 August 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) has announced the appointment of Tuiloma Neroni Slade, Secretary-General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS), as the inaugural Ocean Commissioner. Slade’s appointment seeks to provide the Pacific community with a high-level spokesperson to spearhead the Pacific Oceanscape initiative.
According to SPC, under the Pacific Oceanscape initiative, the 14 Pacific Island countries are working towards a “new era of...
05 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
July/August 2012: The latest issue of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) Bulletin highlights: forthcoming meetings of the Sharks and Cetaceans Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), Romania’s actions to avoid construction of wind turbines in Great Bustard habitat, and news on the conservation of argali.
The Bulletin notes that the third Meeting of Signatories (MOS) to the MOU for the Conservation of Cetaceans and their Habitats in the Pacific Islands...
05 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
30 August 2012: The August 2012 issue of the “Micronesia Challenge Newsletter,” published by the Micronesia Challenge Secretariat, features articles on: a marine protected areas (MPA) management meeting in Hawaii; the establishment of a coral reef monitoring programme in Guam; and the launch of a climate change canoe voyage.
According to the Micronesia Challenge Secretariat, MPA managers from Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia...
04 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
30 August 2012: The 43rd Pacific Islands Forum convened in Rarotonga, the Cook Islands, from 28-30 August 2012, under the theme of “Large Oceans Island States – the Pacific Challenge.” Issues discussed at the meeting included the outcomes of the recent UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), the Oceanscape initiative, climate change, and radioactive contaminants in the Marshall Islands. The 43rd PIF Communique includes the key commitments of Pacific Leaders.
On the outcomes...
