SPREP
05 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
30 August 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), together with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and Australia’s Maritime Safety Authority, convened a workshop on Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSAs). The meeting aimed to assist in increasing protection of marine environments by building the capacity of Pacific Island nation representatives from the maritime and environment sectors to develop proposals for PSSAs.
The workshop took...
30 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
17 August 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has announced it is transitioning to biodiesel in its fleet of vehicles. The fuel, a mix made from plant sources and diesel, was developed by the Scientific Research Organisation of Samoa (SROS).
According to SPREP, the use of biodiesel is a response to climate change threats posed to the region. SPREP is encouraging SROS to increase the renewable energy components in its biodiesel, to contribute further to...
29 Aug 2012
The 23rd Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Meeting of Officials will be attended by SPREP member environment ministers. The meeting will consider, among other things: institutional reform and strategic issues; financial issues; and the 2013 SPREP work programme and budget. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/23rd-sprep-meeting-of-officials/ ]
27 Aug 2012
This meeting will focus on the financial reports of the Noumea Convention, including consideration and discussion of the core and operational budgets. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/eleventh-meeting-of-the-parties-to-the-convention-for-the-protection-of-the-natural-resources-and-environment-of-the-south-pacific-region-noumea-convention/ ]
23 Aug 2012
The Sixth Conference of the Parties to the Convention to Ban the Importation into Forum Island Countries of Hazardous and Radioactive Wastes and to Control the Transboundary Movement and the Management of Hazardous Wastes within the South Pacific Region (the Waigani Convention) will consider financial issues, as well as business plan for the Pacific Regional Centre, and proposed cooperative arrangements with the Basel Convention Regional Cente in Beijing, China. [ for more information: http://...
