Pacific Island nature conservation partners are meeting this week in Honiara to help progress implementation of the region’s nature conservation objectives. The 12th meeting of the Roundtable for Nature Conservation was officially opened by the Honourable Mr Gordon Lilo Darcy, Minister for…
Ms Julia Marton–Lefevre, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥â€™s Director General, will be visiting the Oceania Region from 1-12 June.
The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Regional Office for Oceania is pleased to announce the release of a legal briefing paper on existing legal mechanisms for establishment and management of terrestrial protected areas in Fiji. The paper was prepared by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ on behalf of Birdlife International. The paper is intended to…
President Bush today will formally designate three areas in the Pacific as Marine National Monuments.
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ has been one of the major partners of the U.S. Government in the creation of these marine protected areas. The scientific and technical advice provided by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ to the…
Suva, Fiji. Thursday 6 November, 2008 (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥) - The world’s largest international environmental network, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ - International Union for Conservation of Nature, was today officially recognised as an International Organisation in Fiji.
The Hawaiian longline tuna fishery has managed to reduce seabird bycatch by 67% since 2001Ìýby making alterations to their fishing gear and methods, a new scientific study shows.ÌýÌýA combination of new bait technologies and fishing techniques have dramatically reduced seabird bycatch.Ìý More…
Proceedings of an Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥/WCPA and WWF Symposium, June 2007, Canberra Australia
Conservation on private lands : the Australian experience