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04 September 2020 
Weekly Newsletter
National News Regional News Mixed News
Tools and Research Funding and Training Job Vacancies and Tenders
Palau - Palau will seek U.S. help to increase surveillance of marine sanctuary
Palau will seek further assistance from the United States to boost its surveillance capacity to monitor the country’s national marine sanctuary, President Tommy Remengesau Jr. said on Wednesday…
NATIONAL NEWS
Cook Islands - Climate change may delay whale migration
The effects of climate change may be a contributing factor in the delayed migration of humpback whales to Cook Islands waters, says…
Fiji - Tuna industry undergo catch certification training to maintain access to lucrative EU markets
In a bid to maintain access to key European Union markets, a few of Fiji’s tuna industry stakeholders that export to the EU recently underwent…
Marshall Islands - Rep. Tulsi Gabbard rebuts U.S. claim that Marshall Islands nuclear waste site is safe
One of Hawaii’s high-profile politicians has dismissed a recent Department of Energy report concluding that a leaking U.S. nuclear waste…
Vanuatu - Remote West Santo leads in Practical Environmental Learning for Students
This week marks an historic first for the remote and underserved villages of Western Santo as the Santo Sunset Environment Network, in partnership…
American Samoa - 2020 Pacific Islands Environment Directors’ meeting virtual this year
The 2020 Pacific Islands Environment Directors’ Meeting, which is generally held around this time of the year in San Francisco, California at the…
New Zealand - High tech cameras on Kāpiti Island catching 300 percent more poachers
A programme to install webcams on Kāpiti Island is being expanded in an effort to clamp down on illegal poachers. The first webcam was…
Australia - What happens next? The impact of coronavirus on Australia’s endangered coral reefs
In 2018, following two years of unprecedented mass coral-bleaching across Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, I travelled to Queensland to talk to…
Papua New Guinea - Papua New Guinea Steps Up Fight for Share of Oil, Mineral Wealth
Papua New Guinea is demanding a greater share of the country’s resource wealth, stepping up its battle with companies including Exxon Mobil…
REGIONAL NEWS
10th Pacific Islands Conference Nature Conservation and Protected Areas
SPREP, PIRT and New Caledonia, event organizers for the 10th Pacific Islands Conference on Nature Conservation and Protected Areas…
Second SPREP Executive Board Meeting Officially Opens
The second Executive Board (EB) meeting of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), the first to…
SIDS, LDCs and LLDCs make their voices heard at FAO Asia-Pacific Regional Conference
Delegations from Pacific Islands actively participated in the first two days of technical discussions, showing their concerns about the challenges…
Pacific talks ocean, climate change action with United Kingdom
Climate action and oceans realities for the Pacific have been the focus of a just-ended virtual tour of the region by the United Kingdom’s Minister for…
Building Resilience To Ocean Acidification In Fiji And Kiribati
The Pacific Partnership on Ocean Acidification (PPOA) project has been working collaboratively with community members in Fiji and…
COVID-19 related Challenges for Protected Areas and Biodiversity in the Pacific Region
The Biodiversity and Protected Areas Programme (BIOPAMA) is conducting a global review of the impacts of COVID-19 on area based…
MIXED NEWS
Luxury yacht owners fined $100K for coral reef damage off Hawaii Island
Owners of a luxury yacht have been fined $100,000 for damaging coral reefs off Hawaii Island. The DLNR says Formosa Wealth Management…
Rampant destruction of forests ‘will unleash more pandemics’
Scientists are to warn world leaders that increasing numbers of deadly new pandemics will afflict the planet if levels of deforestation and…
Communities, conservation, and development in the age of COVID: Time for rethinking approaches (commentary)
In this commentary, Michael Brown of Satya Development International, Beth Allgood of the International Fund for Animal Welfare, and a number of…
Tesla’s Nickel Quest Highlights Metal’s Environmental Burden
Elon Musk’s call for miners to dig more nickel for Tesla’s batteries faces its biggest test in Indonesia, where companies in the world’s top…
How Mauritius is cleaning up after major oil spill in biodiversity hotspot
When the cargo ship MV Wakashio ran aground on a coral reef on the southeast tip of Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean almost exactly a month ago…
Webinar on the Marine Protected Areas Guide
The United Nations Foundation and The MPA Guide Advisory Group are pleased to invite you to a webinar on September 9 at 11:30 a.m. ET/5:30…
Invitation for Abstract Submission - XV World Forestry Congress, 24-28 May 2021
The World Forestry Congress (WFC) is held every six years…It provides a unique opportunity to strengthen international cooperation with…
Global Survey on Forest Education
For the first time ever, a global survey is being carried out to inventory ongoing activities, key actors, objectives and achievements of…
Survey on practical examples of Urban Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA)
The Friends of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (FEBA) Urban EbA Working Group has developed this survey to identify practical examples…
IIED Webinar - COVID-19, debt relief, and the climate and biodiversity crises
Join IIED on Wednesday, 9 September for an online discussion on how debt relief can be addressed through climate and nature…
GLF Biodiversity Digital Conference: One World - One Health
Contribute to shaping the agenda for the post-2020 Biodiversity Framework and the upcoming UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration. With…
A fundamental deterioration in nature
A widespread loss of pollinating animals in recent decades is a fundamental deterioration in nature. This loss will ultimately lead to…
TOOLS AND RESEARCH
Renewable energy can save the natural world, but if we’re not careful, it will also hurt it
A vast transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy is crucial to slowing climate change. But building solar panels, wind turbines and other
Just half of major timber and pulp suppliers committed to zero deforestation: Report
The world’s 100 most significant timber and pulp companies score just 22.6%, on average, when assessed across 175 environmental, social,…
Monitoring and reporting framework to protect World Heritage Sites from invasive species
A team of international scientists have devised a new monitoring and reporting framework to help protect World Heritage Sites from almost…
Reef Manta Rays Found to Frequent Marine Protected Areas
Scientists announced Wednesday they had tracked the movements of reef manta rays between two UNESCO World Heritage areas…
FUNDING AND TRAINING
Future For Nature (FFN) - Apply now for the 2021 Future For Nature (FFN) Awards!
Are you a young (35 years or younger), talented, and energetic nature conservationist committed to protecting species of wild animals…
Global Fund for Coral Reefs – Request for Information
Conceptualized in 2020, the Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR, or the “Fund”) is a blended finance vehicle that seeks to invest $500 million…
Blue Action Fund - Call for Expressions of Interest - Technical Project Evaluators Asia-Pacific Region
Blue Action Fund is interested in setting up a network of evaluators of its grant programme. To that effect, it is seeking Expressions of Interest…
BIOPAMA Rapid Response Grants 2020
On 2 June 2020 the BIOPAMA Action Component launched the call for proposals for Rapid Response Grants. The Rapid Response Grants are…
Second call for application - Pacific Fund 2020
A second call for application of the 2020 Pacific Fund is now open until 6 September 2020. To be selected, projects will need to contribute to…
BMWHI/PALRC Online training course on Adaptive Management for Conservation
The Blue Mountains World Heritage Institute (BMWHI), in partnership with PALRC, is running an online training program over 10 half days from…
Remote Sensing of Coastal Ecosystems
Users, particularly those with little remote sensing experience, stand to benefit from this training covering some of the difficulties associated…
Professional Certificate in Disaster Risk Reduction, November 2020
This course will provide those involved in disaster risk reduction with a clear understanding of the challenging dynamics of designing policies…
JOB VACANCIES AND TENDERS
Request for Tenders: READVERTISEMENT - Building capacity of Fiji to address regulatory and legal obligations relating to CITES with respect to some Appendix II listed coral, live rock and giant clam species
SPREP would like to call for tenders from qualified and experienced consultants (individuals or teams) to lead the preparation of a number of…
Request for Tenders: Building Resilience to Climate Change and Natural Disasters in Karama and nearby communities, Malalau District, Papua New Guinea
SPREP is seeking proposals from suitably qualified teams of experts, including non-government organisation or other organisations…
Request for Tenders: Consultant to provide Communications Support to the BIEM Initiative in Vanuatu
SPREP would like to call for tenders from qualified and experienced Communications Support Specialists to work on a call-off contract basis…
Request for Tenders: Consultant to provide Communications Support to the BIEM Initiative in Fiji and Pacific region
SPREP would like to call for tenders from qualified and experienced Communications Support Specialists to work on a call-off contract basis…
Request for Tenders: Survey of marine turtle use by communities and turtle nesting habitat monitoring in the Kingdom of Tonga
SPREP would lie to call for tenders from qualified and experienced consultants (individuals or teams) to undertake community turtle harvest…
Request for Tenders: Development a Code of Practice on how to manage, control and if needed safely remove asbestos and asbestos containing materials in the workplace, tailored for use in the PacWastePlus participating countries
SPREP would like to call for tenders from qualified and experienced consultants who can offer their services to develop a code of…
Request For Tenders: Consultancy To Undertake An Ecosystem And Socio-Economic Resilience Analysis And Mapping (ESRAM) Style Assessment In The Community Of Saleaula In Samoa
SPREP is seeking the services of a suitably qualified team of experts to undertake ESRAM style Assessment in the community of Saleaula, Samoa.
Request For Tenders: READVERTISEMENT - Nursery Expert (Service-Based Consultancy): Vanuatu PACRES Project Component
SPREP is seeking to recruit a Nursery Expert (Service-Based Consultancy) for the Vanuatu Component of the Pacific Adaptation to Climate…
Waitt Institute - Sustainable Fisheries Director
The Waitt Institute is hiring a director who is looking to foster sustainable fisheries that support livelihoods, improve economies, and ensure…
GIS Officer
To provide GIS technical support on all aspects of the IUCN’s Marine Programme projects. This includes spatial data analysis to support the…
Grants Officer
The Grants Officer will undertake day-to-day administration and grantee support for the BIOPAMA Action Component, under the supervision…
Financing Coral Reef and Blue Economy Consultancy
The aim of the proposed consultancy would be to identify and build consensus among a core constituency of actors/investors for financing…
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