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A Pacific environmentalist says temperature rise could leave equatorial Pacific countries without their main protein source.Taholo Kami is calling for more research into how much temperature change reef fish species can sustain.

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are an increasingly common way of protecting marine ecosystems by prohibiting fishing in specific locations. However, many people remain skeptical that MPAs will benefit fish populations. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

SPREP is seeking to recruit a Finance and Administration Assistant for the Pacific Ecosystem-base Adaptation to Climate Change (PEBACC) Project -Vanuatu. Click on the link below for further details. 

SPREP is seeking to recruit a Communications Support Specialist to work on a part-time consultancy basis for a period of 13 months. Click on the link below for further details.

SPREP would like to call for tenders from qualified and experienced contractors/consultants/scientists to carryout adaptation actions in Kiribati (Nanikai, Tarawa Atoll). Click on the link below for further details. 

Nestled in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is Kiribati — a country destined to be doomed, and eventually erased, by climate change. Scientists, the United Nations and even its former president, Anote Tong, all agree: The small island home to 116,000 people will be engulfed by rising sea levels.

Among the many threats to ocean health is the sharp decline of large pelagic fish: species such as sharks, swordfishes, marlins, and tuna that roam the open sea and play vital roles as predators and as catch in the recreational and commercial fishing industries, which are multibillion-dollar indu

...this RFP will support inventories, surveys, and research expeditions in regions of the world where species discoveries are more likely to occur and where little or no information is available. We encourage proposals for work in any biome. Click on the link below for further details.

Launched on 27 June, the Barana Nature and Heritage Park is a milestone for community-based conservation in Solomon Islands.