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SPREP would like to call for tenders from qualified and experienced GIS/spatial experts/practitioners of firms, who can offer their services for the above tender. Click on the link below for further details

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This is the 53rd issue of the SPREP-tok newsletter, covering the month of April 2019 . Click on the link below to read the full newsletter.

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The Master’s Course is aimed at all those who are currently involved –or intend to become involved– in policy-making, the implementation of international environmental agreements, and the scientific and technical work required for enforcement. The general objective of the programme is to pro

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The island of Mangaia was blessed with a warm and sunny day for the start of its first official fishing competition.There were special categories for the mamas, papas and pepes, and excited kids took part in reef-fishing with their bamboo rods.

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Rarotonga is “lost” as a turtle nesting site – but the battle is on to save their habitats in other islands.That’s the fight that Penrhyn-based marine zoologist Dr Michael White has embarked on, as he seeks to push back against building on beaches, light pollution, noise, traffic and people

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Illegal fishing is a security threat, ecological emergency and human rights crisis, but it can be stopped by 2020, according to the Friends of Ocean Action a public-private partnership involving a group of more than 50 global leaders who are fast-tracking solutions to the most pressing challenges

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The Pew Charitable Trusts caught up with A.A.

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The San Diego Zoo announced Wednesday that a group of its conservationists received an award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for efforts to recover and conserve the `akikiki, a small Hawaiian bird also called the Kauai creeper...According to the zoo, only 500 `akikiki exist in the wild.

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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has met with a group of teenagers calling for Marine Guardians in the Marlborough Sounds, who could essentially cut through the red tape of legislation. Ardern loved their passion but said it was complicated - exactly what the students want to change.

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The Government of Bermuda commits to protect at least 20% of their total EEZ in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) while vowing to develop their Blue Economy. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

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