Please find below a summary of news and related items for this week, under the following categories:
Job Vacancies
Country-Specific news
Regional
BIOPAMA-related
Mixed News
Tools and Research
Training Opportunities
Job Vacancies
Request For Tenders: Systems Developer For The Pacific Islands Protected Area Portal (PIPAP)
SPREP Would Like To Call For Tenders From Qualified And Experienced Systems Developers Who Can…
Country-Specific news
Palau - Pacific Paradise In Peril: Tourism Resort Threatens Palau Shorebird Haven
Pristine Coastal Wetland Peleliu Lkes Has Been Treasured In Local Art And Culture For Centuries, And Acts As A Refuge For…
Palau - Japanese To Fish In Palau Amid Ban
Despite A Fishing Ban From December 2020, Palau Will Allow Japanese Fishermen To Continue Catching Skipjack
Tonga - Biodiversity Conservation On A Newly-Formed Island
The Island Of Hunga Tonga Appeared Four Years Ago Due To Volcanic Activity And Is Rich With Biodiversity Worth Protecting. Click On The Link Below To…
New Zealand - Still Waiting — Long Road To Marine Protection Area
It Seems There Is Still Far To Travel On The Long Road To Marine Protection On The Southeast Coast Of New Zealand. Reporter Jono Edwards Takes A Look…
Solomon Islands - Fears For Protected Area After Solomons Ship Grounding
Environmentalists Fear The Grounding Of A Ship Off Rennell Island In The Solomon Islands Could Bring More Damage To A Marine Protected Area. The…
Tuvalu - Tuvalu Have Improved Access To Environmental Information
Tuvalu Will Have Improved Capacity In Environmental Data Management Under The Ministry Of Natural Resources, Energy And…
Regional
New UN Treaty Poses Significant Challenge For Pacific Island States
Remarks Made By The Pacific Forum’s Secretary General Dame Meg Taylor At A Recent Conference On High Seas Biodiversity Are Perfectly Timed And Signal…
Talks In Tonga On Future Of Seabed Mining In Pacific
A Number Of Countries - Including Papua New Guinea, Nauru And Cook Islands - Are Looking To Exploit Minerals On The Sea Floor, And Some Exploratory…
BIOPAMA-related
BIOPAMA Launches A Call For Experts To Join The Pacific Regional Action Component Advisory Committee
IUCN Has Launched A Call For Experts To Serve On The Biodiversity And Protected Areas Management (BIOPAMA)…
Mixed News
Healing And Hope: How Indigenous Guardians Are Transforming Conservation
Australia Has Reached Its International Conservation Commitments Through Indigenous Protected Areas, Creating 3,000 Jobs In The Process. Will Canada…
Protecting Not-So-Wild Places Helps Biodiversity
Few Places On Our Planet Remain Untouched By Humans. The Growing Global Demand For Food, Fibre, Fuels, Shelter And Freshwater Is Driving…
Chocolate Could Be Extinct By 2050, But Some Companies Think Genetic Engineering Could Save Their Supply
A Coalition Of 1,600 Farmers Recently Released A Line Of Chocolate Bars That Promote GMOs As A Way To…
Tools and Research
Strengthening The Environmental Dimensions Of The Sustainable Development Goals In Asia And The Pacific - Tool Compendium
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), As Part Of Its Technical Assistance Project Supporting Implementation Of Environment-Related SDGs In Asia And The Pacific…
Tracking Marine Migration Helps Conservation
A Team Of International Researchers And Ecologists Tracked The Data Of Endangered Species’ Movements To Provide…
Should We Be Conserving And Managing Marine Ecosystems In 3D? The Latest Thinking On Vertical Zoning
…The Marine Environment (Temperature, Pressure, Salinity, Light, Nutrients, Oxygen, Currents, Physical Structures, Etc.)…
Training Opportunities
Professional Certificate In Disaster Risk Reduction - 17th - 21st June 2019, London, UK
This Course Will Provide Those Involved In Disaster Risk Reduction With A Clear Understanding Of The Challenging…
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Vai