SPREP
26 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
17 October 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme has announced it has signed Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat.
The MOU between SPREP and UNEP covers cooperation between the two organizations over the next five years. Planned cooperation includes the exchange of environmental information, and capacity building for Pacific island countries (PICs) to access and...
15 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
12 October 2012: A survey by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has found the Vava’u Mangrove to be in generally good condition, based on use of the Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Geographical Positioning Systems (GIS) and the Pacific Mangrove Monitoring Manual.
The survey was conducted in partnership with the Mangrove Ecosystems for Climate Change Adaptation and Livelihoods (MESCAL) and the Tongan Ministry of Lands Environment Climate Change and...
03 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
27 September 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) announced the completion of a climate change vulnerability and adaptation assessment in Choiseul Province, Solomon Islands. Assessing the impacts of climate change and other drivers, including population growth, unsustainable land use and logging, on land- and marine-based resources and community life in Choiseul, the study observed heightened coastal erosion caused by the removal of mangroves, coastal trees and shrubs, as well...
03 Oct 2012
The Pacific Islands Roundtable for Nature Conservation, a network of nongovernmental organizations, donors and regional organizations working in nature conservation in the Pacific, organizes this conference every five years to set activities and strategies for the next five year period. Current dates are tentative. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/9th-pacific-islands-conference-on-nature-conservation-and-protected-areas/ ]
21 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
20 September 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has highlighted the key outcomes of its 23rd Annual Meeting, which convened in Noumea, New Caledonia, from 30 August-8 September 2012. The meeting addressed four key areas: ocean conservation and management; renewable energy; financing for biodiversity and climate change; and follow-up to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20).
According to SPREP, members called on the international...
