Vanuatu
16 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
10 August 2012: Participants at the Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Conference of the Parties 11 (COP 11) gathered in Rotorua, New Zealand, from 10-13 August 2012, to prepare to engage at the international level in an effective manner. The meeting was coordinated by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), and funded by the EU through the African Caribbean Pacific Multilateral Environment Agreement (ACP MEAs)...
09 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
August 2012: Ministers of Pacific Island Countries have agreed on a regional cultural strategy, titled “Regional Cultural Strategy: Investing in Pacific Cultures 2010-2020.” The Cultural Strategy provides policy guidance for the Pacific, to assist in developing the cultural sector and promoting of Pacific cultures. The Strategy – mandated by the Pacific Plan – was adopted during the 11th Pacific Arts Festival, which convened from 2-11 July 2012, in Honiara, Solomon Islands.
The...
07 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
2 August 2012: The Nguna-Pele Marine and Land Protected Area network (NPMLPA) announced a new Marine Protected Area (MPA) established on 26 July 2012 by the community of Utanlangi on Nguna Island of Vanuatu. The MPA aims to protect vulnerable marine resources from overharvesting, invasive species, coral breakage by humans, pollution, coral bleaching and other threats.
According to NPMLPA, its staff has assessed the state of the reef in Utanlangi bay and led group discussions to help determine...
07 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
2 August 2012: The Pacific Plan Action Committee (PPAC) held a meeting ahead of the 43rd Pacific Islands Forum (PIF 43), to monitor progress on elements of the Plan. The 2012 Annual Pacific Plan Progress Report was presented to the Committee.
The Report is based on progress reports from the PIF Secretariat (PIFS) and other members of the Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific (CROP) as well as international agencies. It addresses issues relating to education, tourism and trade, among...
07 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
17 July 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) has announced that it has signed a Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG), in order to enhance collaboration between the two regional entities, including by developing joint programming in the areas of disaster risk management, culture and the arts, labor mobility, and trade and economic development.
Under the four-year MOU, SPC and MSG also will partner on activities related to: conservation and...
