Coastal and Marine Resources
06 Feb 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
1 February 2013: The Regional Fisheries Livelihoods Programme (RFLP) in South and Southeast Asia, funded by Spain and implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), has launched a series of country surveys that provide data concerning small-scale fishing communities.
The RFLP aims to strengthen capacity among participating small-scale fishing communities and their supporting institutions in Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste and Viet Nam....
06 Feb 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
2 February 2013: The February 2013 issue of the “Micronesia Challenge Newsletter,” published by the Micronesia Challenge Secretariat, highlights recent support for the Awareness Campaign for Sustainable Management of the Tafunsak Marine Protected Area Project in Kosrae. It also spotlights the outcomes of a Micronesian Challenge Communications workshop, which convened in Guam.
According to the newsletter, the Kosrae Conservation and Safety Organization (KCSO) has signed a grant...
04 Feb 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
31 January 2013: The Pacific Invasives Learning Network (PILN) “Soundbites” January 2013 issue highlights the Solomon Islands’ $1.5 million grant to fight the Giant African Snail, and the Pacific Invasives Partnership (PIP) member contributions to the Pacific Environment and Climate Change Outlook (PECCO) report, which was released by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in Doha, Qatar, at the 2012 Doha Climate Change Conference.
The Issue notes 2012 achievements by the Global...
31 Jan 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
29 January 2013: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) held a workshop at the Kiribati Institute of Technology to train government officers to use cost-benefit analysis (CBA) as a framework to improve decision making and project quality, in particular for projects affected by climate change.
The workshop focused on two analysis, namely alternative energy options on Kiribati Island, and fish aggregating device deployment. Kurinati Robuti, Kiribati National Economic Planning Office (NEPO...
31 Jan 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
29 January 2013: The Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar Convention) has reported that the Government of the Dominican Republic has designated the Parque Nacional Manglares del Bajo Yuna as its third Wetland of International Importance.
According to the Ramsar Secretariat, the site is a large subtropical coastal wetland located in the Samaná Bay, with a predominance of mangroves. It supports various species at...
