Please find below a summary of news and related items for this week:
Country-Specific news
Regional
Mixed News
Tools and Research
Funding and Training
Job Vacancies and Tenders
Country-Specific news
** New Zealand - Predator-Free By 2050? High-Tech Hopes
For New Zealand’s Big Conservation Dream**
To Preserve New Zealand’s Remaining Native Biodiversity,
The Country Has Begun An Ambitious Nationwide Program To…
Samoa’s ‘Greening’ The Pacific Games
Samoa Is Investing Heavily To Avoid The Use Of Single-Use
Plastics At The Pacific Games Which Starts…
Regional
New Plan For Pacific Coastal Fishery Management
A Group Set Up By Pacific Countries To Improve The Management
Of Their Coastal Fisheries Is Being Disbanded After…
Giving The Next Generation A Greener Future
It’s A Plea For The Next Generation. The Future Of The
Pacific, Or What Organizers Of The 30th Pacific Islands Environment Conference Call…
Forum Focus On Green Towns
The Pacific Islands Development Forum Has Said It Will
Promote Towns In The Region Becoming Environmentally-Friendly…
Pacific Islands Face Hardships As Tuna Follow Warming Waters
Human Nature Spoke With Johann Bell, Senior Director Of Pacific Tuna Fisheries At Conservation International, About His Latest Research…
** First Ever Fisheries Policy Dialogue Between The EU
And Pacific**
For The First Time In The Pacific Region, A Policy Dialogue
Between The Seventeen (17) Forum Fishery Agency (FFA) Members And The…
Oceans Apart? UK & Pacific Partnerships & Shared Values
Ladies And Gentlemen, The UK And The Pacific Sit On Opposite Sides Of The Globe – We Are Quite Literally Oceans Apart. At First Glance…
Mixed News
This Is How China Can Be A Friend To Ocean Conservation
The Marine Industrial Economy Has Been Valued At $1.5 Trillion And Is Predicted To Grow At Double The Rate Of The Rest Of The Global…
Japan Begins Commercial Whaling After 30-Year Ban, Receives Backlash From Environmental Groups
Japan Began Commercial Whaling Monday Following A 30-Year Ban, After The Country Announced It Would Pull Out Of The International…
Japan Resumes Commercial Whale Hunting
For Years, Japan Exploited A Loophole In International Rules To Continue Hunting Whales Despite Being A Member Of The International Whaling…
** Ocean Cleanup Tackles Great Pacific Garbage Patch:
Take Two**
The Ocean Cleanup Project Has Been Redesigned And Relaunched,
As It Makes Its Second Attempt To Clean Up A Giant Pile Of…
Two Expeditions Aim To Focus On Ocean Conservation
Two Expeditions Sailed From Pearl Harbor Today With A
Mission Focused On Ocean Conservation. The National Oceanic Atmospheric…
Tools and Research
** National Parks: Serving Humanity’s Well-Being As Much
As Nature’s**
A New Study Finds That Living Near A Protected Area In
The Developing World Decreases Poverty And Increases Childhood Health. Parks With Tourism Or…
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** Biological Effects 26 Years After Simulated Deep-Sea
Mining**
Although The Potential Effects Of Mining Have Been Investigated
For Decades The Ecology Of These Remote Areas Is Still Poorly Understood…
Most Protected Areas Lack Proper Policing
On Paper, Nations Are Protecting Their Wilderness Areas.
In Practice, Most Protected Areas Lack Effective Policing. Nature Is Not Safe…
How To Protect Corals Facing Climate Change
The Best Way To Protect Corals Threatened By Climate Change Is To Conserve A Wide Range Of Their Habitats, According To A Study In Nature…
How Bleached Coral Reefs Permanently Change Local Fish Communities
A New Study Found That Bleached Reefs Had Fewer Predators Such As Snappers And Groupers And More Plant-Eating Fish…
** Heat To Smash Records Every Year Across Vast Swathes
Of Earth**
Using 22 Climate Models, Scott Power And François Delage
At The Australian Bureau Of Meteorology In Melbourne Analysed The Rate At Which…
Stabilizing Food Production Through Crop Diversity
With Increasing Demand For Food By The Planet’s Growing
Human Population, And Climate Change Threatening The Stability Of Food Systems Around The…
Funding and Training
BIOPAMA - Call For Medium Sized Grants Launched!
The BIOPAMA Action Component Provides Funding Opportunities To Address Protected And Conserved Areas, Sustainable Use Of Biodiversity,
Natural…
PhD Scholarships Available For Pacific Island Citizens, Applications Close 26 July!
A Partnership Between The Secretariat Of The Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) And The University Of Newcastle (UON) Australia,
Has Led To The Call For Applications…
Rhine-Waal University / Germany - SciComm Degree Programme // No Tuition Fees
We Explore The Interaction Between Science And Its Various Stakeholders In Politics, The Economy And Other Publics. At Germany’s Most
Internationally…
Job Vacancies and Tenders
Request For Tenders: Communications Consultant (Inform Project) RE-ADVERTISEMENT
SPREP Is Seeking To Recruit A Communications Specialist On A Consultancy Contractual Basis, To Work On…
National Invasive Species Coordinator - Republic Of The Marshall Islands
SPREP Is Seeking Applications From Interested And Suitably Qualified Persons For The Following Vacancy…
PacWaste Plus Regional Project Officer, Republic Of Marshall Islands
SPREP Is Seeking Applications From Interested And Suitably Qualified Persons For The Following Vacancy…
PacWaste Plus Regional Project Officer, Fiji
SPREP Is Seeking Applications From Interested And Suitably Qualified Persons For The Following Vacancy…
PacWaste Plus Regional Project Officer, Vanuatu
SPREP Is Seeking Applications From Interested And Suitably Qualified Persons For The Following Vacancy…
BIEM Project, Finance And Administration Officer
SPREP Is Seeking Applications From Interested And Suitably Qualified Persons For The Following Vacancy…
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Vai