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Empowering Pacific negotiators in plastics treaty negotiations

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) · February 12, 2024

12 February 2024, Auckland NZ - The road for Pacific countries to the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment...

Pacific Women Negotiators take the lead

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) · June 2, 2023

Ms Anama Solofa, Lead Negotiator on Ocean Issues, Alliance of Small Island States 1 June 2023, Paris France - More than 190 governments are now negotiating a new global treaty to end plastic pollution through an Intergovernmental Negotiation...

Pacific countries take call for treaty to end plastic pollution to INC2 in Paris

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) · May 29, 2023

26 May 2023, Paris France - Pacific countries continue to call on world leaders to deliver a high-ambition treaty to end plastic pollution urgently, as the clock ticks closer to the second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to...

Pacific Leader’s Sustainable Tourism Commitment Continues to Attract Support

Pacific Tourism Organisation · April 19, 2023

The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) is pleased to announce Nauru as the 16th signatory of the Pacific Leader’s Sustainable Tourism Commitment (SOC). As a high-level regional advocacy tool supporting sustainable tourism development, the SOC...

Pacific delegates amplify their voice at International Association for Impact Assessment Conference

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) · May 21, 2023

16 May 2023, Kuching, Malaysia – Delegates from Pacific countries have left the 42nd Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) with a renewed appreciation of the need to build national capacity for...

Pacific, the moral voice in global plastic negotiations

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) · May 17, 2023

As custodians of the world’s largest Ocean, the Pacific like in the climate change negotiations have the moral authority to speak out and lead international negotiations on plastic waste. The Pacific is disproportionately affected by global...

Presidential Office announces termination of diplomatic relations with the Republic of Nauru

Taiwan President News · January 15, 2024

TAIWAN, January 15 - Presidential Office announces termination of diplomatic relations with the Republic of Nauru Presidential Office announces termination of diplomatic relations with the Republic of Nauru On January 15, upon learning that the...

PRESS RELEASE: USAID and ADB Sign New Agreement to Advance Sustainable and Resilient Growth in the Pacific Islands Region

Government of Samoa · August 23, 2022

August 23, 2022 – The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) signed a nearly $6.2 million partnership agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to strengthen community resilience, advance...

Pacific Tourism Organisation And Its Membership To Benefit From Gender Mainstreaming Exercise

Pacific Tourism Organisation · March 8, 2023

The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) will partner with the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative (PSDI) to conduct an organisational gender audit and boost the mainstreaming of the economic empowerment of...

Pentagon to Deliver Report on Domestic Processing of Seafloor Nodules by March 1 as President Biden Signs NDAA

GlobeNewswire, Inc. · January 3, 2024

Under the National Defense Authorization Act (FY24) now signed into law by President Biden, the House Armed Services Committee directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy to submit a report assessing the domestic...

15 December 2023: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs

Australian Institute of International Affairs · December 14, 2023

This week in Australian foreign affairs: joint statement with Canada and New Zealand supporting ceasefire in Israel-Hamas conflict, Russian cyber targeting of democratic processes, Head of Mission announcements, and more. On 13 December, Prime...

The Imperative for Tourism Academic Development in the Pacific Region

Pacific Tourism Organisation · October 19, 2023

Tourism is a cornerstone of the Pacific region’s economy, contributing significantly to national development. However, there is a glaring gap in the availability of skilled labour, particularly in higher positions within the tourism sector. This...

SPREP partners with SPTO to develop single-use plastic standards and certification programme

Pacific Tourism Organisation · October 30, 2023

30 October 2023, Papeete, Tahiti – In a significant move towards a more sustainable and resilient future for Pacific tourism, the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has announced a strategic partnership with the...

PM SOGAVARE RECEIVED COURTESY CALL FROM COOK ISLANDS PM

Solomon Islands Government · November 27, 2023

Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare this morning has received a courtesy call from the Prime Minister of Cook Islands, honorable Mark Brown. PM Sogavare’s counterpart PM Brown will be in Honiara for three days to witness Cook Islands athletes...

PNG flags maritime zones and marine resources protection at plastics treaty talks

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) · November 15, 2023

15 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya - The leakage of plastics into the ecosystems, including in the marine environment, is a growing concern for Papua New Guinea (PNG). What’s even more alarming for the biggest Pacific island with an Exclusive...

PM Sogavare welcome President of the Republic of Nauru to the country.

Solomon Islands Government · November 27, 2023

Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare MP today welcomed the President of Republic of Nauru, His Excellency Hon. David Adeang who arrived in the country over the weekend to attend the 2023 Pacific Games. The visiting President paid a courtesy visit...

SPREP and Pacific Countries forge new partnerships at the EIANZ Conference 2023

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) · November 13, 2023

Auckland, New Zealand – The voices and presence of Pacific Island Countries were highly visible and amplified at the recent 2023 Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ) Conference, held 17 -19 October, in Auckland, New Zealand....

New Benchmark Study Highlights Impacts of Nickel and Cobalt Mining on Critical Forested Carbon Sinks Amid Battery Metals Boom

GlobeNewswire, Inc. · November 29, 2023

Commissioned by TMC, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence assessed the impact of mining on terrestrial carbon sinks in top nickel and cobalt producing regions In 2022, 75% of the world’s cobalt production came from the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

Exploring Nauru: Your Travel Guide to One of the Least Visited Destinations

Pacific Tourism Organisation · October 3, 2023

Imagine a place where time seems to slow down, where nature’s beauty is unspoiled, and where unique experiences await at every turn. Welcome to Nauru, a hidden treasure in the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean. This tiny island nation, one of the...

SPREP signs memorandum with EIA and CIEL at INC-3

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) · November 20, 2023

19 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya - The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and the Centre for International Environmental...