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SPREP is seeking bids from qualified and experienced suppliers who can offer their services for the supply of server hardware equipment. Click on the link below for further details. 

The core principles of the Blue Pacific must be read together with recent developments in the region. In 2017, Pacific Islands Forum leaders endorsed the concept as a ‘driving force’ connecting Pacific peoples ‘with their natural resources, environment, culture and livelihoods’.

Maintaining existing conservation areas might be a more cost-effective investment than expansion, according to new research led by The University of Queensland. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

PNG national efforts continue to protect this pristine environment with the launch of two products to benefit the environment sector – the national data portal and the Conservation and Environment Protection Authority (CEPA) data sharing policy.

The goal of the fellowship program is to strengthen Pacific regional capacity in financing for improved ocean governance and health and its aim is to improve the amount and efficacy of finance for Pacific Ocean governance.The deadline to apply is May 10th, 2019. Click on the link below for f

MNRE reconfirmed that Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) or Ocean Planning is an important tool for ocean management for the Pacific Island countries where ~98% of the area is ocean, and where livelihoods, food security, cultural wellbeing, and economic dependencies are inter-connected with the ocean.

In testimony before a House subcommittee today, Kitty Simonds, the Executive Director of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC) labeled the increasing number and size of marine monuments a "major impediment" to U.S.

One application currently being tested is whether drones can be used to drop feed to rebait automated traps to catch feral pigs. Another is using unmanned aircraft to help count cattle.

Hunting bans and other conservation efforts may be paying off — though warming oceans remain a serious threat.Click on the link below to read the full article.