Vanuatu
05 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
27 August 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) held a two-day agro-forestry training for 30 Tonga and ni-Vanuatu agroforestry students in Eua, Tonga, from 23-24 August 2012. The training promoted agroforestry as part of the traditional farming system, where land resources are limited, in order to enhance their productivity and address issues of food security and poverty alleviation among communities.
The training addressed nursery design and management, plant propagation...
05 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
29 August 2012: The Nguna-Pele Marine and Land Protected Area network (NPMLPA) announced the fourth new Marine Protected Area (MPA) established in the last two months on Vanuatu, with the latest MPA established on 29 August 2012, in the village of Woralapa on Nguna Island.
According to NPMLPA, staff assisted in developing an MPA management plan for Woralapa and establishing a four-member conservation committee. This took place after a week of active community discussions, awareness building...
28 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
22 August 2012: The Government of Vanuatu has officially announced its decision to join the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), by endorsing the IUCN Statutes, with the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources designated as its liaison with the IUCN Secretariat.
In a press release, IUCN welcomed Vanuatu to state membership status. IUCN Oceania has already been working with the Vanuatu government under its Energy programme, looking at alternative renewable energy resources, and...
21 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
13 August 2012: The Nguna-Pele Marine and Land Protected Area network (NPMLPA) announced a new Marine Protected Area (MPA), established on 9 August 2012 by the village of Rewoka on Nguna Island, Vanuatu. The Rewoka MPA aims to help the island community manage its marine resources.
According to NPMLPA, staff developed a management plan and established a five-member conservation committee after a week of active community discussions and reef surveys. The Rewoka MPA sets up new regulations for...
16 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
8 August 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) and BizClim, a partnership between the African Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union, convened a two-day forum, titled “Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Trade and Investment Forum,” from 8-9 August in Nadi, Fiji.
The forum was convened following a study aiming to identify potential renewable energy and energy efficiency opportunities in Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. The meeting was attended by...
