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Every minute of today counts, Cook Islands appeals over INC-2 procedural impasse
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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May 30, 2023
30 May 2023, Paris France - For Pacific island communities at the forefront of the impacts of the plastic pollution crisis, every minute of the day counts in the global effort to negotiate a legally binding instrument to address the problem. The...
The Metals Company Comments on ISA Council Decision and Intention to Deliver Final Rules, Regulations and Procedures for Exploitation
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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July 24, 2023
NEW YORK, July 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC” or the “Company”), an explorer of the world’s largest estimated undeveloped source of critical battery metals, today applauded the International Seabed...
The Pacific Voice heard as the world builds a new Plastics Treaty.
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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May 30, 2023
Q and A with Mr Anthony Talouli of SPREP. 29 May 2023, Paris France - According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), our global community faces a plastic pollution crisis. We produce more than 430 million tonnes of plastic each...
Biodiversity Data from NORI-D Exploration Area Now Available on UNESCO’s Ocean Biodiversity Information System, Increases Biodiversity Records for the Clarion-Clipperton Zone by About 150%
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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July 3, 2023
Following the publication of biodiversity data collected from the NORI-D exploration area on UNESCO’s Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) on 22 June 2023, The Metals Company’s subsidiary NORI becomes the single largest contributor of...
SPTO Meetings And Events Set To Occur In Christchurch From 10th May
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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May 7, 2023
The Pacific Tourism Organisation welcomes the confirmation of attendance from 18 of its members, for the 10th May SPTO Board meeting in Christchurch, New Zealand. On the sidelines of the meeting, SPTO will also be convening workshops on: MEL &...
First for the Pacific: Solomon Islands to Host Regional Directors of Women Learning Exchange
Solomon Islands Government
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May 23, 2023
First for the Pacific: Solomon Islands to Host Regional Directors of Women Learning Exchange Honiara, Solomon Islands – The Government of Solomon Islands is hosting Directors of Women from 13 Pacific Islands Countries at a Regional Directors of...
First drought training for Nauru Hydrology and Meteorology Services
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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June 27, 2023
Extreme rainfall causes problems for communities in Nauru. ‘Too little’ rain can cause widespread water shortages, while ‘too much’ rain can lead to flooding. This week, the Nauru Hydrology and Meteorological Service participated in their first...
Solomon Islands calls for global plastic production reduction, plans national plastic ban
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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June 2, 2023
31 May 2023, Paris France - The pristine beaches, vibrant forests and colourful reefs of 992 islands of the Solomon Islands are threatened by increasing plastic litter arriving on its shores, and from discarded plastic waste locally. In the...
Celebrating 30 years of SPREP in the Cook Islands
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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May 31, 2023
Reflecting upon our past to help build our future was a key message amplified at a special event commemorating the thirtieth anniversary of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) in the Cook Islands. The celebration...
Punching above its weight, Pacific leads calls for ambitious targets to end global plastic pollution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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June 2, 2023
Q and A with Mr Sefanaia Nawadra, Director-General of SPREP. 1 June 2023, Paris France - The first scientific findings of marine plastic debris were published in 1972 and reported on small plastic particles found in the Sargasso Sea. Ten years...
PACRES project helps Solomon Islands restore Honiara Botanic Gardens to former glory
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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June 19, 2023
19 June 2023, Honiara Solomon Islands - The Botanic Gardens in Honiara is an important space for Solomon Islands. Spread over an estimated 19 hectares, the gardens showcase a range of local and exotic plant species and provides a sanctuary for...
Tackling the Ghost Fishing Gear haunting our Pacific Ocean
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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May 29, 2023
28 May 2023, Paris, France - Blessed to live in the world’s largest ocean, the Cook Islands are ramping up the call for the world’s new Plastics Treaty to include Abandoned Lost Discarded Fishing Gear, also known as Ghost Gear. The Cook Islands...
Impact of plastic pollution on Pacific highlighted as France draws global attention to “ticking time bomb”
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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May 29, 2023
29 May 2023, Paris France - The plight of Pacific countries, where entire communities are at risk from the scourge of the plastic crisis despite contributing less than 1.3 per cent to global plastic statistics, has been highlighted in Paris where...
FISHERIES MINISTER CONGRATULATES SOLTUNA AND NFD ON 50TH ANNIVERSARY
Solomon Islands Government
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June 14, 2023
FISHERIES MINISTER CONGRATULATES SOLTUNA AND NFD ON 50TH ANNIVERSARY The Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Hon. Nestor Ghiro has congratulated the SolTuna and the NFD during celebrations marking the 50th Anniversary of the country’s Tuna...
Solomon Islands seek stronger and deeper partnership with India.
Solomon Islands Government
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May 22, 2023
Solomon Islands seek stronger and deeper partnership with India. Solomon Islands is seeking a stronger and deeper partnership with India as the former invests to establish diplomatic presence in New Delhi with Prime Minister Sogavare saying……….“We...
‘Is that the world we want to bequeath our grandchildren?’ UN Ocean Envoy laments plastic crisis impact on Ocean
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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June 2, 2023
01 June 2023, Paris France - As the negotiations pick up speed at the second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee charged with producing an international legally binding instrument to control plastic pollution, including in the...
Fiji committed to global cooperation for an ambitious and robust plastics treaty
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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June 1, 2023
31 May 2023, Paris France - The voice of Fiji was heard during a meeting of 193 governments tasked with the responsibility of developing a legally binding agreement to address the plastic pollution crisis. The second Intergovernmental Negotiating...
MHMS participates in the 14th Pacific Heads of Health meeting in Fiji
Solomon Islands Government
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May 2, 2023
MHMS participates in the 14th Pacific Heads of Health meeting in Fiji Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) participated last week in the 14th Pacific Heads of Health Meeting in Denarau Fiji organized and funded by the...
La Niña impacts felt throughout the Pacific
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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April 24, 2023
Flooding. Droughts. Landslides. Storm surges. Coastal Inundation These were some of the impacts of a triple-dip La Niña event, which was declared for the Pacific last year. A triple-dip La Niña means that the system developed three years in a row....
One Pacific Voice urged for global plastics treaty
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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April 25, 2023
“Stand together as a strong region, with our voices as loud as our oceans,” - Mr Halatoa Fua, Cook Islands. 24 April 2023, Rarotonga, Cook Islands - Burdened by increasing plastic waste, the world is working towards a legally binding treaty to...