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26 Apr 2011
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[SPC Press Release...
To commemorate the 2011 International Year of Forests (IYF), the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) announced it will offer awards for forest-related activities, along with a poster and essay competition. The competition aims to recognize the contributions of individuals, groups, communities and companies that contribute to the sustainable management and development of forest and tree resources.According to SPC, award categories include: the Forest Entrepreneur Award, awarded to an...
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26 Apr 2011
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[Ramsar Press...
The Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Secretariat) has reported that the Government of the Dominican Republic designated the Refugio de Vida Silvestre Laguna Cabral o Rincón as its second Wetland of International Importance.The refuge includes a freshwater lagoon, permanent and stationary rivers and inundated agricultural areas. The site provides habitat for species listed as vulnerable in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red...
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26 Apr 2011
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[UNEP Press Release...
A workshop in Paramaribo, Suriname, trained officials from 17 Caribbean nations in the use of Integrated Environmental Assessments for mainstreaming Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs). The workshop took place from 29 March-1 April 2011.The workshop was organized by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) with support from the Global Environment Facility's (GEF) Integrating Watershed and Costal Areas Management in Small Island Caribbean Developing States (IWCAM) Project. The training is part...
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26 Apr 2011
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[UNDP Fiji Multi-...
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) organized a Pacific National Stakeholders Meeting on Climate Financing on 14-15 April 2011, in Koror, Palau. The two-day meeting brought together representatives of ten Pacific countries to discuss means of increasing their access to climate funds and using them sustainably, and options available to Pacific Island countries to access and effectively deliver climate change adaptation initiatives.The meeting aimed to better equip Pacific Island countries with...
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26 Apr 2011
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In a briefing to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on 19 April 2011 in New York, US, the UN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB) discussed the highlights and outcomes of its Spring meeting, which took place from 1-2 April 2011, in Nairobi, Kenya.Assistant-Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and Secretary of the CEB Thomas Stelzer reported on the meeting’s outcomes on biodiversity,...
