Ministry and stakeholders can now make full use of the Pacific Islands Protected Area Portal to assist internal planning processes for protected and conserved areas
Tag: environment
Samoa moves ahead to implement sustainable e-waste management
MNRE and SPREP partnership project to create an efficient and sustainable legislative environment in Samoa to support the long-term operation of an e-waste management system
‘My father will go down like the captain of the Titanic’: life on the Pacific’s disappearing islands
Many in the Saposa Islands are wrestling with the dilemma of starting a new life on the mainland or staying to watch their homes vanish
Online portal to enhance environmental assessment capacity in the Pacific
Online portal allows small Island countries with limited capacity and EIA resources to reach out to others and source reference materials
Atoll nation of Tuvalu adopts ‘cubes’ to step up nutritious food production
The new farming method gives Tuvalu food growers greater control over their harvests and strengthens their food security
ADB raises 2019–2030 Climate Finance ambition to US$100 Billion
The ADB expanded climate finance to support its developing member countries to take more bold climate actions
Shipping industry’s carbon emissions under increasing scrutiny
A vocal critic says IMO is under more scrutiny than ever before to take further ambitious action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Improving organic waste management in Chuuk and Yap states
The FSM organic waste management project to facilitate various awareness and engagement campaigns to inform local communities on FSM’s Organic Processing Program
Data on all types of life in the Pacific available on new Pacific Biodiversity Information Facility
PBIF to serve as the one-stop-shop online tool for all biodiversity data from around the Pacific
Eua Island: The Tongan island tackling climate change
Eua Island is using wood carved canoes to tackle climate change and increase marine biodiversity