The Government of Fiji is committed to a national network of 30% Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) by the end of 2020. With the support of the International Union for Conservation of Nature鈥檚 (香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播) Oceania Regional Office, and other government agencies, and NGO partners, Fiji鈥檚 offshore zero draft鈥
All coastal and marine ecosystems are critical to human well-being and global biodiversity. Mangroves, coral reefs, and seagrass beds are examples of these. But urban and rural infrastructure investments are having a heavy negative impact on these systems, and it is鈥
The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the Samoa Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) completed a national training for Samoa鈥檚 government officers across environment and fisheries sectors. The training was organized in the frame of the BIOPAMA鈥
Ahead of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference, scheduled to launch on World Ocean Day, a statement with 108 signatory organisations from around the world delivers world leaders a message: Reach a meaningful agreement to stop harmful subsidies.
Governments have been鈥
A new 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 report gives a series of recommendations to build ambition for the new agreement on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) under UNCLOS.
鈥The Plastic Waste-Free Islands (PWFI) project has started its work: assist several island nations in the Pacific and Caribbean region to reduce plastic waste generation and eliminate leakage to the ocean on which they depend.
In this article we overview the PWFI project and cover the鈥
In the Pacific region, Protected and Conserved Areas are essential for halting biodiversity loss, maintaining essential ecosystem services and supporting human well-being within an island context. Recognising this, the countries of the region have shown considerable commitment and leadership 鈥撯
The BIOPAMA grant-making facility, the 鈥淎ction Component鈥 was launched in 2019 with two calls for proposals for two different types of grants: one for medium grants (June 2019) and one for small technical grants (December 2019). During 2020 there will be further calls for proposals and鈥
In efforts to improve collaboration and coordination towards effective conservation action in the region, the Pacific Island Development Forum (PIDF) and the Pacific Community (SPC) are now new members of the Pacific Island Roundtable for Nature鈥
In The Marine Plastic Footprint, Joao Sousa of 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 introduces new measures to understand and calculate the frightening leakage of plastic into the marine environment - by following its movement through every stage from production to waste to final destination.
Three integrated case鈥