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Rescued turtle gets a second chance at a long life
On Wednesday this week, a group of good samaritans rescued a live hawksbill turtle which was on sale at a roadside stall on the north coast of Upolu in Samoa. Staff from the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) were involved in tagging the rescued turtle and releasing it at the Palolo Deep Marine Sanctuary in Apia. The release was co-ordinated by La... More detail
On Wednesday this week, a group of good samaritans rescued a live hawksbill turtle which was on sale at a roadside stall on the north coast of Upolu in Samoa. Staff from the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) were involved in tagging the rescued turtle and releasing it at the Palolo Deep Marine Sanctuary in Apia. The release was co-ordinated by La... More detail
Tsunami workshop aims to improve early warning and preparedness
11 April 2014: Apia Samoa. In February 2011, the Christchurch Earthquake that resulted in the deaths of 185 people and losses estimated at up to NZD 40 billion was followed just 11 days later by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami that brought tremendous losses to the people of Japan. In 2009, an earthquake of magnitude 8.1 resulted in a tsunami that caused the loss of ... More detail
11 April 2014: Apia Samoa. In February 2011, the Christchurch Earthquake that resulted in the deaths of 185 people and losses estimated at up to NZD 40 billion was followed just 11 days later by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami that brought tremendous losses to the people of Japan. In 2009, an earthquake of magnitude 8.1 resulted in a tsunami that caused the loss of ... More detail
PacWaste Healthcare Waste Baseline Survey Launches in Fiji
Work has commenced on a regional healthcare waste baseline survey as part of SPREP's PacWaste project. The purpose of the survey is to collect information about current healthcare waste practices across a range of hospitals and health clinics. This information will be used to identify cost effective and sustainable improvements to healthcare waste management across the region.H... More detail
Work has commenced on a regional healthcare waste baseline survey as part of SPREP's PacWaste project. The purpose of the survey is to collect information about current healthcare waste practices across a range of hospitals and health clinics. This information will be used to identify cost effective and sustainable improvements to healthcare waste management across the region.H... More detail
Handbook Launched for Pacific Environment Negotiators
10 April, 2014: Apia, Samoa. The Multilateral Environmental Agreement Negotiator's Handbook for the Pacific Region was launched today by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).The handbook is a supplement to SPREP's Taking the Floor booklet, which has proven valuable for Pacific island Mult... More detail
10 April, 2014: Apia, Samoa. The Multilateral Environmental Agreement Negotiator's Handbook for the Pacific Region was launched today by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).The handbook is a supplement to SPREP's Taking the Floor booklet, which has proven valuable for Pacific island Mult... More detail
Strong support for State of the Environment reporting in the Cook Islands and beyond
Representatives from SPREP facilitated a special workshop with key environmental stakeholders from the Cook Islands to pave the way for the commencement of a State of the Environment (SOE) assessment for the island group.This important initiative is part of a larger body of work, being led by SPREP's Environmental Monitoring and Governance division, to develop and implement a r... More detail
Representatives from SPREP facilitated a special workshop with key environmental stakeholders from the Cook Islands to pave the way for the commencement of a State of the Environment (SOE) assessment for the island group.This important initiative is part of a larger body of work, being led by SPREP's Environmental Monitoring and Governance division, to develop and implement a r... More detail
PacWaste Atoll Pilot kicks off in Majuro
A preparatory visit to the Marshall Islands in March signalled the commencement of the PacWaste atoll integrated solid waste management pilot, known as the PacWaste Atoll Pilot. Following a comprehensive selection process, Majuro was identified as the ideal site for this important pilot programme which is part of the €7,850,000, four year (2013-2017), PacWaste project.The dev... More detail
A preparatory visit to the Marshall Islands in March signalled the commencement of the PacWaste atoll integrated solid waste management pilot, known as the PacWaste Atoll Pilot. Following a comprehensive selection process, Majuro was identified as the ideal site for this important pilot programme which is part of the €7,850,000, four year (2013-2017), PacWaste project.The dev... More detail
Pacific Australia Climate Change Science Adaptation Planning Program wraps in June
Meteorological acronym for today: CliDE (Climate Data for the Environment) is a Climate Data Management System that provides each country with a central database for climate records.
5 April 2013, Rarotonga Cook Islands - The three year Pacific-Australia Climate Change Science Adaptation Planning Program funded by the Government of Australia comes to an end in June this year. ... More detail
Meteorological acronym for today: CliDE (Climate Data for the Environment) is a Climate Data Management System that provides each country with a central database for climate records.
5 April 2013, Rarotonga Cook Islands - The three year Pacific-Australia Climate Change Science Adaptation Planning Program funded by the Government of Australia comes to an end in June this year. ... More detail
Meteo France in French Polynesia helps the fight against vector born diseases
Meteorological term defined: A synoptic weather station with altitude observations - these are stations that collect weather information regularly and report information regularly to the main office, from there it is then transmitted worldwide through a special network. Different weather stations can collect different types of data for example some may collect rainfall, others ... More detail
Meteorological term defined: A synoptic weather station with altitude observations - these are stations that collect weather information regularly and report information regularly to the main office, from there it is then transmitted worldwide through a special network. Different weather stations can collect different types of data for example some may collect rainfall, others ... More detail
New reservoir increases water security on Majuro.
Majuro, the main atoll in the Marshall Islands, witnessed the opening of its newly renovated reservoir on 2nd April, in a ribbon-cutting ceremony led by the nation’s president Christopher Loeak. The opening represented the culmination of several years’ work by the Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC) project and partners, which aimed at increasing the resilience of t... More detail
Majuro, the main atoll in the Marshall Islands, witnessed the opening of its newly renovated reservoir on 2nd April, in a ribbon-cutting ceremony led by the nation’s president Christopher Loeak. The opening represented the culmination of several years’ work by the Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC) project and partners, which aimed at increasing the resilience of t... More detail
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- Request for tenders - Real time lightening location data feed for FINPAC Project
- Request for tenders - Short term consultancy to develop a Project Document for the GEF-UNEP-SPREP funded preparatory project to "Support early ratification and implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on ABS in Pacific Island Countries
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- Request for tenders: technical evaluation and engineering design of the solar powered water pummping systems in Kayangel, Palau
