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News 06 March 2025

Enhancing Skills in Environmental Data Management

Data-driven decision-making allows policy makers, practitioners, and communities to develop targeted strategies that enhance resilience and safeguard livelihoods.

Vanuatu government officials with SPREP DG at the launch.

News 17 February 2025

Vanuatu launches its first State of the Environment Report

Our islands are our heritage, and our people are the keepers of our treasured past and the voice of our future.

News 01 February 2024

Gathering of Geospatial Experts in Suva improves Pacific resilience and showcases new tools

A recent gathering of Pacific experts and technicians in Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) in Suva Fiji will contribute to assisting Pacific communities by providing real time or near real time information about environmental conditions, improving Pacific resilience.

News 16 October 2023

Samoa elevates its capabilities through drone and GIS Training

06 October 2023, Apia Samoa - Officials from various Ministries of the Samoan government have been equipped with cutting-edge skills in drone technology and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), which they will be able to put to good use for environmental monitor

News 09 July 2023

Knowledge Sharing – Unveiling Remarkable Achievements, Valuable Lessons, And Opportunities For The Inform Project

The Inform Project Regional Meeting provided a platform to highlight notable achievements and valuable lessons learned throughout its implementation period.

News 14 April 2023

Overcoming Field Data Collection Challenges With A Mobile Tool

he Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) hosted a two-day training event in Vailima, Samoa to introduce a new suite of tools called KoboToolbox aimed at improving data collection and analysis in the country.

News 14 April 2023

Data Workshop Aims To Ensure Resilient Ecosystems And Protected Areas In The Solomon Islands

15 March 2023, Honiara, Solomon Islands – A data workshop focused on identifying and collating updated datasets from stakeholders that will enhance the spatial analysis of the network of protected areas in the Solomon Islands was conducted by the

News 14 April 2023

Planting Trees For Resilient Ecosystems And Protected Areas

Ensuring Resilient Ecosystems and Protected Areas in the Solomon Islands was the theme of a data workshop, co-facilitated by the Environmental and Monitoring and Governance(EMG) Programme of Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the Solomon Isla

News 12 September 2022

Curtain falls on Third SPREP Executive Board Meeting.

9 September 2022, Apia – The second and final day of the Third Executive Board Meeting of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) saw the Third Executive Board members who represent the 21 Pacific island Member countries