Papua New Guinea
01 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
28 September 2012: On the fifth day of the High-level Debate of the 67th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), Tuvalu and Papua New Guinea addressed the Assembly. Both Pacific small island developing States (SIDS) underscored the urgent need to address climate change.
In his address, Apisai Ielemia, Tuvalu’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, stressed that most of the UN’s work on SIDS over the past two decades has focused on stating and continually reiterating the challenges problems...
19 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
17 September 2012: The Pacific Island Forum Secretariat (PIFS) announced that the Pacific Island Forum Leaders have agreed to the terms of reference (TOR) for an independent review of the Pacific Plan. The review will seek to better define the objectives of the Plan, assess its effectiveness, and ensure it remains the key driver or regional cooperation efforts for integration and cooperation over the next decade.
In addition, the TOR note, the review should provide a platform for prioritizing...
18 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
15 September 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has announced that the Government of the United Kingdom (UK) has joined SPREP. The UK announced it had joined SPREP at the 24th Post-Forum Dialogue Partners’ Meeting, which convened on 31 August 2012, in Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
According to SPREP, its members are now: American Samoa, Australia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, the Cook Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, France,...
17 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
17 September 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), with support from the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the UN (FAO), convened the Regional Workshop on Forest Genetic Resources (FGR) in the Pacific from 4-6 September 2012, in Nadi, Fiji. Participants shared country reports on FGR and developed priorities for action for the Polynesian, Micronesian and Melanesian subregions.
The workshop agreed to recommendations on the need: for Pacific Island Countries and Territories (...
14 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
8 September 2012: Signatories to the Memorandum of Understanding for the Conservation of Cetaceans and their Habitats in the Pacific Islands Region (Pacific Cetaceans MOU) held their third meeting on 8 September 2012, in Noumea, New Caledonia, addressing the threats facing whales and dolphins in the Pacific Islands Region.
With support from representatives of collaborating organizations and country observers, the Signatories endorsed a recovery plan for the endangered humpback whale population...
