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April CLIVAR Workshop: Optimizing Ocean Observing Networks for Detecting the Coastal Climate Signal
Society experiences changes in the global ocean through the ocean’s boundaries. While climate change is certain, its effects in coastal and ocean boundary regions vary considerably geographically. The climate signal is the link between the broader...
Owner: National Science Foundation
SPREP and SPTO Unite for Sustainable Pacific Tourism
11 November 2023, Rarotonga, Cook Islands – The pursuit of sustainable tourism development in the Pacific region, where people and the environment take center stage, has received a tremendous boost with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding...
The Power of Partnerships: Driving Sustainable Tourism in the Pacific and Beyond
Tourism has long been a powerful force in shaping economies, cultures, and environments around the world. In the Pacific region, with its breathtaking landscapes, diverse cultures, and rich natural resources, tourism holds immense potential for...
Press Release: Environment Week wraps up with 52 new ‘Guardians’
After an intense week of learning, 52 more students received their well-deserved certificates from the Guardians environmental educational campaign on Friday 10 November 2023. These additional students are now part of over 1000 others who have...
Owner: Samoan Government
10/13/23-WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AGENCIES (STATE & FEDERAL) ARE ONE STEP CLOSER TO PROTECTING FOREST BIRDS FROM MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASES ON KAUAI
Wildlife conservation agencies (state and federal) are one step closer to protecting forest birds from mosquito-borne diseases in Kauaʻi HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...
Owner: American Government
10/13/23-WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AGENCIES (STATE & FEDERAL) ARE ONE STEP CLOSER TO PROTECTING FOREST BIRDS FROM MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASES ON KAUAI
Wildlife conservation agencies (state and federal) are one step closer to protecting forest birds from mosquito-borne diseases in Kauaʻi HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...
Owner: American Government
New MoU signed between SPREP and IRD – French Research Institute for Sustainable Development
Gov't Institution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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September 5, 2023
During the SPREP Partnership Dialogue on the 4th of September 2023, a new MoU between SPREP and IRD, the French Research Institute for Sustainable Development, has been signed by SPREP Director General Mr. Sefanaia Nawadra and Ms. France Bailly,...
Pacific climate adaptation tools spotlighted at 8th Asia Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum
Gov't Institution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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September 5, 2023
05 September 2023, Incheon, South Korea – The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), through the Pacific Climate Change Centre (PCCC), spotlighted two tools used by Pacific Island practitioners to advance transformative...
Governor Palacios Declares Typhoon Condition II for Saipan and Tinian; Typhoon Condition III Maintained for Island of Rota
(CNMI Office of the Governor) As of 2:00 pm October 9, 2023, Governor Arnold I. Palacios, in consultation with the CNMI Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) and the National Weather Service (NWS Guam) Weather Forecast Office (WFO),...
Owner: American Government
DLNR/U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Joint Release-WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AGENCIES (STATE & FEDERAL) ARE ONE STEP CLOSER TO PROTECTING FOREST BIRDS FROM MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASES ON KAUA’I
HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) are one step closer to protecting forest birds from mosquito-borne diseases in key high-elevation native forest bird habitat on...
Owner: American Government
New publication spotlights impact of climate change on women of Vanuatu
Gov't Institution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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August 4, 2023
03 August 2023, Port Vila Vanuatu - The impact of climate change on the women of Vanuatu is the focus of a new journal article titled “Women and Climate Change in Vanuatu, Pacific Islands Region”, published earlier this month. The article,...
Next steps for Weather Ready Pacific on the agenda at PMC-6
Gov't Institution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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August 15, 2023
14 August 2023, Nadi Fiji - A ten-year programme to strengthen the Pacific region’s ability to anticipate, plan for, and respond to high impact and extreme weather, water, and ocean events, Weather Ready Pacific (WRP), is one of the key items on...
State of the Climate in South West Pacific Report
Gov't Institution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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August 18, 2023
18 August 2023, Nadi Fiji – Weather-related disasters and climate change impacts are unravelling the fabric of society in the South-West Pacific. Sea level rise threatens the future of low-lying islands whilst increasing ocean heat and...
Providers and users of climate information build collaboration
Gov't Institution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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August 11, 2023
10 August 2023, Nadi Fiji - Building and advancing disaster and climate resilience for Pacific communities is everyone’s business. With this in mind, the joint meeting between the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) and the...
USDA Invests $222 Million in Rural Community Infrastructure to Help People in 44 States, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands and Puerto Rico
Projects Include $132 Million for Rural Health Care, Food Security and Emergency Response Services WILLARD, Mo., Nov. 19, 2021 – United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Rural Development Xochitl Torres Small today...
Owner: American Government
1st Pacific Islands Bat Forum: 10 – 14 August 2021
The 1st Pacific Islands Bat Forum is a free virtual event that will bring bat conservationists and key stakeholders together from across the Pacific and the wider Oceania region. The aim of the forum is to facilitate the sharing of knowledge...
Owner: Fiji Nature Conservation Trust
Our Pacific People, Our Pacific Environment. Celebrating 30 years of SPREP.
The SPREP Treaty was signed in 1993, in Apia, Samoa. Under the Treaty, the purpose of the organisation is to provide assistance to the Pacific to protect and improve the environment and to ensure sustainable development for present and future...
Beating the Heat in Summertime Tokyo: Mountains, Islands, Water Sprinkling and More
JAPAN, August 4, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Deep green mountains and breezy Pacific islands. Tokyo has them all and more. You don’t have to get away from the world’s largest metropolis to beat the heat. Water sprinkling is another option, along...
Solomon Islands journalist wins SPREP Best Environment story at Pasifika Environews Awards
04 July 2023, Suva Fiji - The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has congratulated the inaugural winners of the Pasifika Environews Awards, in particular Solomon Islands journalist, Mr Charley Piringi, who won the...