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
American Samoa - Economic Benefits Of American Samoa Parks Revealed
Figures From The United States National Park Service Show That Visitors To The National Park Of American Samoa Created…
Australia - More Safe Havens For Native Plants And Animals Needed In NSW’s West
A New Study Led By Macquarie University Has Found We Need To Provide More Safe Havens For Wildlife And Plant Species To…
Cook Islands - A Conservationist Helped Protect The Cook Islands From Overfishing, And Won A Goldman Environmental Prize
Jacqueline Evans, A Marine Conservationist From The Cook Islands, Has Received A Goldman Environmental Prize For Helping To Lead…
Cook Islands - Marae Moana Act Draws Criticism
A Workshop Attended By Community Leaders And Fisheries Experts Last Week Poked Holes In The Idea That…
Fiji - 100 Canoes By Christmas
One Hundred Canoes By Christmas…That’s The Aim Of One Of The Pacific’s Most Ambitious Traditional Boat Building…
New Zealand - Up To 90% Of Northern New Zealand Seabirds At Risk Of Extinction, Report Reveals
Northern New Zealand Seabirds Are In Serious Decline, With Scientists Estimating Up To 90 Per Cent Are At Risk Of Extinction…
Solomon Islands - Solomon Islands Finalise State Of Environment Report And National Environment Management Strategy
The Validation Workshop Of The Solomon Islands State Of Environment (SoE) Report And National Environment Management Strategy (NEMS) Was…
Regional
SPREP And EU Helping The Pacific To Deal With Waste Related IssuesRepresentatives From Fifteen (15) Pacific Islands Have Gathered In Nadi This Week In The Framework Of The Pacific- European Union Waste Management…
Projects Come Together To Close The Environment Data Collection Gap In The Pacific Region
During The PacWaste Plus Inception Meeting (27-29 May In Nadi, Fiji), A Session On ‘Project Logic And Data Strategy’ Identified The Key Regional Challenges Of…
Mixed News
How Do We Solve A Problem Like Plastic Pollution?
René Garello, IEEE Fellow And Professor At IMT Atlantique, Discusses How Data Analytics Is Being Used To Track The Circulation Of…
Can Protecting Indigenous Human Rights Also Improve Conservation Efforts?
Lands Under Secure Indigenous Tenure Often Have Better Conservation Outcomes—Can Stronger Protections Around Indigenous Rights Also Protect The…
Trump Administration Hardens Its Attack On Climate Science
In The Next Few Months, The White House Will Complete The Rollback Of The Most Significant Federal Effort To Curb…
Tools and Research
Study Suggests MPAs And Fisheries Closures Can Benefit Highly Migratory Marine Species
New Research Finds That, To The Contrary, Large MPAs Can Confer Benefits On Migratory Marine Species — But…
Funding and Training
Young Professionals United Nations - 2019 Young Professionals Programme (YPP)
As A Young Aspiring Professional Who Wants To Make A Difference, The YPP Is An Annual Recruitment Program To Start A…
Request For Proposals - Participatory Science
We Seek To Support Participatory Science Through The Development Or Innovative Use Of Data-Driven, Technology-Powered…
Job Vacancies and Tenders
Manager, Pacific Climate Change Centre (Re-Advertisement)
SPREP Is Seeking Applications From Interested And Suitably Qualified Persons For The Following Re-Advertised Vacancy…
Inform Project Environmental Data Officer
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…
Systems Developer & Analyst
SPREP Is Seeking Applications From Interested And Suitably Qualified Persons For The Following Vacancy…
Environmental Planning Adviser
SPREP Is Seeking Applications From Interested And Suitably Qualified Persons For The Following Vacancy…
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Vai