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Beth
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27 Jun 2011
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http://www.sprep....
RMI Media Release and photo, 14 June, Majuro - A Memorandum of Understanding to pave the way for the implementation of the Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change Project in the Marshall Islands has been signed this week on Tuesday June 14th, 2011.
The MOU was signed by (pictured L-R) the Majuro Water Sewer Company (MWSC) Manager Mr. Hirobo Obeketang, MEC Board of Directors Chairman Hon. Minister Maynard Alfred, and the Office of Environmental Planning and Policy Coordination (OEPPC) Director Ms...
Beth
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27 Jun 2011
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http://www.sprep....
The BirdLife International Pacific Partnership and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) have signed a revised Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will strengthen the two organisations’ efforts to work on joint conservation objectives across the region.“This is an important document for our future collaboration”, said David Sheppard - Director of SPREP. “By focusing on specific area of cooperation, the MoU will make more effective use of the respective...
Beth
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27 Jun 2011
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http://www.nytimes....
GLOVER’S REEF, Belize — As Alex Tilley powers his 15-foot skiff over the turquoise surface, a dark form slips across the white sand floor below. “Sting ray,” Mr. Tilley says.
For the next half mile, en route to the Wildlife Conservation Society research station here at Glover’s Reef in Belize, at least half a dozen rays are spotted moving beneath the surface. To Mr. Tilley, the presence of so many rays says a lot about the state of the reef here.
“The fish...
Beth
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27 Jun 2011
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http://www.nytimes....
GLOVER’S REEF, Belize — As Alex Tilley powers his 15-foot skiff over the turquoise surface, a dark form slips across the white sand floor below. “Sting ray,” Mr. Tilley says.
For the next half mile, en route to the Wildlife Conservation Society research station here at Glover’s Reef in Belize, at least half a dozen rays are spotted moving beneath the surface. To Mr. Tilley, the presence of so many rays says a lot about the state of the reef here.
“The fish...
Beth
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24 Jun 2011
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http://www.mcc.gov/...
Good Governance, Policy Reforms Set Positive Example in Region
Washington, D.C. — Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Chief Executive Officer Daniel W. Yohannes joined Cape Verde Prime Minister José Maria Neves and hundreds of beneficiaries and stakeholders today on the Island of Santo Antão to celebrate the results of MCC’s $110 million economic growth compact with Cape Verde.
“Cape Verde has made remarkable strides to become a bastion of economic reform,...
