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Kiribati Sustainability Champion – Ms Kiarake Karuaki
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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March 12, 2023
Driven by passion Kiarake Karuaki strives to ensure that her island home of Kiribati reaps the benefits of community-based tourism and achieves sustainability. She does this through capacity building, awareness, product development, licensing,...
Palau, as PSIDS Chair, calls for a revolution to end plastic pollution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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November 14, 2023
14 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya - Twenty three million tonnes of plastic are released to the environment every year and half of it ends up in the Pacific Ocean every time. This number is expected to double by 2030 under a business-as-usual...
SPREP and SPTO place sustainable tourism development on centre stage with MOU
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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November 15, 2023
11 November 2023, Rarotonga, Cook Islands - The pursuit of sustainable tourism development in the Pacific region, where people and the environment take center stage, has received a tremendous boost with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding...
TMC Subsidiary NORI Shares Preliminary Findings on Environmental Impacts of Pilot Nodule Collection System Test
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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December 14, 2023
Nauru Ocean Resources Inc. (NORI) has begun sharing emerging data on impacts of seafloor sediment plumes one year on from its 2022 test mining campaign. Building upon earlier laboratory predictions and in-field verifications, NORI now has multiple...
Kiribati recognises the value in Sustainable & Regenerative Tourism
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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March 12, 2023
As an emerging destination, Kiribati recognises that the future of tourism for the small island state must be sustainable. This is in line with our national vision for “tourism to be a key driver for stimulating sustainable economic development,...
New Caledonia to host the Pacific Islands Conference on Nature Conservation and Protected Areas in 2025
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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October 27, 2023
At the annual meeting of the Pacific Islands Roundtable for Nature Conservation (PIRT) held in Suva, Fiji, PIRT members welcomed the announcement by the Government of New Caledonia at the recent 31st SPREP Meeting in Apia that it will host the...
SPREP and SPTO Unite for Sustainable Pacific Tourism
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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November 17, 2023
11 November 2023, Rarotonga, Cook Islands – The pursuit of sustainable tourism development in the Pacific region, where people and the environment take center stage, has received a tremendous boost with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding...
2023 Pacific Sustainable Tourism Summit delegates deliberate on Pacific Sustainable Tourism Standard
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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November 15, 2023
The recent Pacific Sustainable Tourism Leadership Summit held in Tahiti, French Polynesia from 16 – 17 October saw delegates deliberating on the Pacific Sustainable Tourism Standard during a side event on 16 October. Facilitated by the Pacific...
Top Asia-Pacific education unionists advocate for increased investment in public education systems and educators, and call for gender equity, and sustainable, democratic and peaceful societies
Education International
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October 19, 2023
The Education International Asia-Pacific (EIAP) Regional Committee called for a greater investment in public education and educators, more for gender equity within unions, urgent action on climate change and expressed solidarity with colleagues...
Impact of ACP MEA 3 to safeguard environment acknowledged at High Level Ministerial Talanoa
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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September 15, 2023
08 September 2023, Apia Samoa - On the margins of 31st SPREP Meeting of Officials: Environment Ministers High Level Talanoa at Taumeasina Island Resort in Samoa, the ACP MEA Phase 3 project hosted a Ministerial networking lunch for Pacific...
SPREP and World Bank build capacities for Environmental and Social Risk Management
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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September 9, 2023
07 September 2023, Apia Samoa – The pressing challenges faced by Pacific countries in managing environmental and social risks, especially in a time when climate change and other global issues are exacerbating these risks, have been spotlighted at...
Leveraging digital technologies for a resilient Pacific environment
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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September 6, 2023
06 September 2023, Apia – The application and leveraging of digital technologies to address environmental issues was highlighted during a side event at the 31st SPREP Meeting of Officials in Apia, Samoa, on Wednesday. The Vanuatu Klaemet Infomesen...
Prime Minister of Samoa reiterates Pacific leaders’ commitment to the protection of environment
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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September 5, 2023
04 September 2023, Apia Samoa - The gathering of SPREP members, partners and donors in Samoa this week embodies the collective commitment and priority Pacific leaders have placed on the protection and management of environment resources of our...
New SPREP guidelines to support Sustainable and Resilient Coastal Development in the Pacific launched
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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September 6, 2023
06 September 2023, Apia Samoa – A landmark set of guidelines developed to support resilient coastal infrastructure development in the Pacific have been launched in Apia, on the margins of the 31st SPREP Meeting of Officials. The ‘Good Practice in...
State of the Climate in South West Pacific Report
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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August 18, 2023
18 August 2023, Nadi Fiji – Weather-related disasters and climate change impacts are unravelling the fabric of society in the South-West Pacific. Sea level rise threatens the future of low-lying islands whilst increasing ocean heat and...
Priorities for effective employment and wage policies discussed in Kiribati
International Labour Organization
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September 27, 2023
Enhance the capacity of youth employment in Kiribati. © ILO TARAWA, Kiribati (ILO News) – The formulation of a National Employment Policy (NEP) and effective wage-setting policies for Kiribati were the focus of discussions held by senior...
Kiribati Re-affirms Commitment to Improving Regional Tourism
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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October 12, 2022
Home Kiribati Re-affirms Commitment to Improving Regional Tourism Kiribati affirmed its commitment to being part of the regional sustainable tourism cohesion as it signed the Pacific Leader’s Sustainable Tourism Commitment in Tarawa last week....
Training strengthens climate resilience of Micronesian countries
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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July 28, 2023
26 July 2023, Majuro - The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Kiribati, Nauru, Palau and Republic of Marshal Islands (RMI) have benefited from the final in person training on “Strengthening Climate resilience and safe water access in rural...
STATEMENT BY THE HON. PRIME MINISTER OF SAMOA, AT THE UN CLIMATE AMBITION SUMMIT
Government of Samoa
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September 28, 2023
SAMOA, September 28 - (Wednesday 20th September, 2023) Your Excellency Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations Excellencies Colleagues • I am honoured to bring you greetings from the Independent State of Samoa, and I am pleased...
Kiribati Minister for Tourism Confirmed for SPTO Meetings
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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October 12, 2022
Home Kiribati Minister for Tourism Confirmed for SPTO Meetings The Pacific Tourism Organisation welcomes confirmation that Honourable Michael Bootii Nauan, Minister for Tourism, Commerce, Industry and Cooperative (MTCIC) of Kiribati, will lead...