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The European Union says its new funding agreement with marine agencies in the Pacific will help promote sustainable management and sound ocean governance in the region. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

There has been a huge change in the native forest bird community in Wellington’s Zealandia sanctuary in the past two decades. Click on the link below to read the full article.

A Queenstown wildlife park has become the first in New Zealand to be recognised under the newest iteration of a progressive program for animal welfare at zoos and aquariums. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

This is the first time the systems are really being put to the test — if they work, they could be part of a solution to a massive problem. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

The Fellowship consists of a four-month training programme at the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. It consists of a highly customized programme of activities.

SPREP’s Vanuatu Country Manager, David Loubser highlighted that the urban forestry component under the PEBACC project will include Tagabe River riparian restoration and the establishment of community based tree nurseries. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

UNEP-WCMC released a report that presents evidence from an analysis on how 12 different types of area-based management approaches contribute to or align with the SDGs. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

The Vanuatu Government through the Department of Forestry led a successful national forestry week in Port Vila at the end of August with the theme of ‘Forest and Sustainable Cities.' Click on the link below to read the full article. 

A regional meeting being held this week at the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) reviews results  of the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) capacity building project.

A project using former dynamite fishermen to restore and protect coral reefs has had a dramatic impact on an island in Indonesia...Click on the link to read the full article.