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Greening the 2023 International Va’a Federation World Distance Championship
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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August 9, 2023
04 August 2023, Apia Samoa - A partnership between the Government of Samoa, the Samoa Outrigger Canoe Association (SOCA) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) to make the International Va’a Federation World...
Visitor arrivals decline by 15 percent in first quarter of 2023
Solomon Islands Government
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May 30, 2023
Visitor arrivals decline by 15 percent in first quarter of 2023 The first quarter of visitor arrivals to Solomon Islands in 2023, records a total of 8,323 visitors, a decrease of 15.8% compared to the previous quarter (4th quarter 2022). In...
Reef management takes centre stage in inaugural Pacific Coral Reef Collective
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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August 14, 2023
10 August 2023, Cairns Australia - Thirty-five coral reef managers from 14 Pacific countries have returned home inspired to continue their work to protect reefs across the region having been in Australia learning from and sharing their knowledge...
Pacific regional meeting on labour mobility sets path for partnership
International Labour Organization
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July 11, 2023
Employer and worker representatives from across the Pacific in discussion at the workshop. © ILO Nadi, Fiji (ILO News) – Workers’ and employers’ organizations from across the Pacific have met in Fiji to address labour mobility challenges,...
RSIPF Officers assist with POM training in Australia and across the Pacific
Solomon Islands Government
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June 12, 2023
RSIPF Officers assist with POM training in Australia and across the Pacific Officers conduct Public Order Management training exercises as part of the Level Two POM course in Canberra Officers conduct POM training exercises in the Majura training...
MEDIA RELEASE: Project to make transportation in Samoa ‘greener’ now underway
Government of Samoa
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July 2, 2023
Apia, SAMOA – A UN Development Progamme project exploring the possibility of using electric vehicles and vessels to transform transportation in Samoa is now underway. The Climate Action Pathways for Island Transport (CAP-IT): Accelerating the...
Immigration Act 2012 review consultation conducted in Lata, Temotu Province.
Solomon Islands Government
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July 6, 2023
Immigration Act 2012 review consultation conducted in Lata, Temotu Province. Deputy Premier of Temotu Province, Hon Nickson Lanoli MPA. Immigration Expert Review Team led by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labor and Immigration, MCILI, has...
For the sake of our future generations, Niue issues challenge at global plastics treaty negotiations
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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May 29, 2023
29 May 2023, Paris France – “We are challenging the global forum on behalf of our future generations. The impacts are being felt today but it will be worse in the future if we don't do anything now.” The challenge comes from Niue, one of the...
PACRES project helps Solomon Islands restore Honiara Botanic Gardens to former glory
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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June 19, 2023
19 June 2023, Honiara Solomon Islands - The Botanic Gardens in Honiara is an important space for Solomon Islands. Spread over an estimated 19 hectares, the gardens showcase a range of local and exotic plant species and provides a sanctuary for...
Punching above its weight, Pacific leads calls for ambitious targets to end global plastic pollution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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June 2, 2023
Q and A with Mr Sefanaia Nawadra, Director-General of SPREP. 1 June 2023, Paris France - The first scientific findings of marine plastic debris were published in 1972 and reported on small plastic particles found in the Sargasso Sea. Ten years...
Fiji committed to global cooperation for an ambitious and robust plastics treaty
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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June 1, 2023
31 May 2023, Paris France - The voice of Fiji was heard during a meeting of 193 governments tasked with the responsibility of developing a legally binding agreement to address the plastic pollution crisis. The second Intergovernmental Negotiating...
The Pacific Scorecard: How Has Penny Wong Fared in Her First Year as Foreign Minister?
Australian Institute of International Affairs
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May 24, 2023
With Foreign Minister Penny Wong at the helm of foreign policy, the Albanese government has set a strong standard for rebuilding diplomatic ties with Australia’s nearest neighbors. In moving forward, the government should be careful not to treat...
MEDIA ADVISORY FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE: Office of the Spokesperson (FACT SHEET – September 13, 2022)
Government of Samoa
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September 15, 2022
SAMOA, September 15 - U.S. Engagement in the Pacific Islands: 2022 Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders The United States is a proud Pacific nation with a long coastline, a state, and territories in the Pacific. We have deep and longstanding ties...
Dealing with chemicals in plastics must be part of the global action on plastic pollution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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May 31, 2023
30 May 2023, Paris, France – Overwhelming evidence globally shows that the toxic chemical, additives and pollutants found in plastics have serious risks to human and planetary health. Findings from a recent United Nations Environment Programme...
Pacific Island Countries Move Together on Sustainable Waste Management Solutions for the Region
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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May 18, 2023
Pacific Island countries converged in Rarotonga, Cook Islands and reaffirmed their commitments, in a collective voice, echoing the region’s aspirations to implement appropriate and sustainable solutions for their waste management challenges at the...
The journey towards resilience for Wallis and Futuna
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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May 23, 2023
Resilience building in Wallis and Futuna is being strengthened by various projects coordinated by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP). Support for biodiversity conservation, nature-based solutions for climate...
Ambitious targets needed to eliminate problematic single-use plastic waste
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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May 8, 2023
25 April 2023, Rarotonga, Cook Islands - Plastics are found in all the world’s oceans - on remote shorelines, in coastal waters, in the seabeds of the deep oceans and even in uninhabited atolls and islands of the Pacific. Without new and effective...
La Niña impacts felt throughout the Pacific
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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April 24, 2023
Flooding. Droughts. Landslides. Storm surges. Coastal Inundation These were some of the impacts of a triple-dip La Niña event, which was declared for the Pacific last year. A triple-dip La Niña means that the system developed three years in a row....
MFAET Minister hands over new Taro Pack-house on Malaita to MAL
Solomon Islands Government
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April 5, 2023
MFAET Minister hands over new Taro Pack-house on Malaita to MAL Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Jeremiah Manele has handed over a new Taro pack house building to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock at Adeliua, Fiu on...
Noble Kava Knoxville Hosts Grand Reopening Celebration
EIN Presswire
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March 27, 2023
Knoxville's first non-alcoholic bar, Noble Kava, is hosting a grand reopening at its new location with live music, art, and free drinks from Oceania. KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE, USA, March 27, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Noble Kava, Knoxville's first...