FAO
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
1 March 2011: The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), with the support of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), is in the preparation stages of a regional project to address Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in the Pacific region, titled “Pacific POPs release reduction through Improved Management of Solid and Hazardous wastes.”
SPREP consultants currently are visiting and consulting Pacific Island Countries (PICs) regarding their priorities for...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
10 March 2011: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) is issuing a call for proposals for its Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Support Programme to African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries (ACP-FLEGT).
The ACP-FLEGT Programme provides support to countries to implement the EU FLEGT Action Plan, a package of measures set out by the European Commission in follow-up to the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD). The Action Plan aims to address illegal logging...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
8 March 2011: A number of speakers at the second session of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom II) for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio 2012), which convened from 7-8 March 2011, at UN Headquarters in New York, highlighted issues of concern to small island developing States (SIDS), especially the sustainable management of oceans and fisheries.
In its opening statement at PrepCom II, Fiji, on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), stressed the need for...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
13 March 2011: The African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Multilateral Environment Agreements (MEAs) Project has launched a dedicated project website that features links to regional hubs, updates on project activities, information on upcoming events and related publications.
The specific objective of the ACP MEAs project is to enhance the capacity of ACP countries to implement MEAs and honor related commitments. Funded by the European Commission, executive agencies include: the African Union...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
1 April 2011: The Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) convened a workshop titled “Seeking Global and Regional Solutions to Marine Debris Problem” on 23 March 2011, in Honolulu, Hawaii, US, at the fifth International Marine Debris Conference. The Conference was organized by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
The workshop explored a specific role for GEF in supporting global...
