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European Union encourages continuation of good work to combat climate change

The European Union (EU) has acknowledged the positive audit report for the Intra ACP GCCA+ Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change and Resilience Building (PACRES) Project. 

Environmental Impact Assessment training helps Tokelau build sustainable future

29 April 2022, Apia – Tokelau’s quest for sustainable development has been strengthened by an Environmental impact Assessment (EIA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) training delivered by the Environmental Monitoring and Governance (EMG) Programme of the Se

Pacific Islands Climate Change Forum highlights importance of climate science for decision-making

27 April 2022, Honolulu, Hawai’i  Climate change is not something that will occur in the future. For people living in the Pacific, it is something they are facing already. 

SWAP 2022 Steering Committee strengthens Cleaner Pacific focus

08 April 2022, Apia - The second SWAP (Committing to Sustainable Waste Actions in the Pacific) Steering Committee Meeting has ended with a renewed focus from the project, countries and all the partners to accelerate efforts to improve lives in the Pacific through prop

Pacific countries lament threat of catastrophic weather events, amplify call for urgent actions

11 March 2022 - The findings of the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) point to a “bleak future” for the Pacific, where people who have the least to contribute to the causes of climate change, live in fear of “catastrophic and extr

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An exciting opportunity for Marine Protected Areas professionals in the Pacific

17 February 2022, Apia - An opportunity exists for an early to mid-career professional in the Pacific, working in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), to attend the 5th International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5) in Vancouver, Canada.

SPREP offers environmental assistance in the aftermath of the Tonga volcano and tsunami

The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) is deeply concerned about the impact of the Hunga Tonga - Hunga Ha’apai underwater volcano eruption, and tsunami, on the people of the Kingdom of Tonga.

‘Wetlands Action for People and Nature in the Pacific’ - World Wetlands Day 2022

Wetlands, the ‘kidneys’ of our planet owing to their important function in purifying the water that we depend on daily are celebrated across the world on 2 February each year.