News

The government’s plan to open up national parks and World Heritage-listed natural areas to recreational shooters will put the lives of bushwalkers and campers at risk, the Greens say. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

Here is the 46th issue of SPREPs monthly newsletter, SPREP-Tok. Click on the link below for the full newsletter. 

Welcome to this sixth edition of the SPREP Pacific Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Climate Change (PEBACC) project newsletter, an initiative to disseminate information on Ecosystem- based Adaptation (EbA). This edition covers the period from April to July 2018.

Limited places remain on the Professional Certificate in Disaster Risk Reduction, which will take place in London on 19th - 23rd November 2018. Click on the link below for further details. 

SPREP invites applications from interested and suitable qualified persons for the following vacancies -

ISLAND AND OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS:

Fiji's coastal fishery resources have been depleted due to years of over-exploitation, an agriculture official says.Click on the link below to read the full article

Number crunching has shown the positive impact of the plastic bag levy on consumer behavior in Fiji.  Click on the link below to read the full article. 

Cook Islands environmental service group Friends of the Environment has been cleaning up the beach at Matavera for more than 10 years. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

Bringing together over 200 people to discuss challenges, solutions and actions to address waste challenges across the region, the Clean Pacific Roundtable is also the platform for sharing experiences. Click on the link below to read the full article.