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SIX VILLAGES IN SAVAII RECEIVE FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY-LED ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
Government of Samoa
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April 1, 2025
[PRESS RELEASE Apia, SAMOA 01 April 2025] – The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme (SGP) is once again supporting local communities who are at great risk from climate change due to their fragile ecosystems. Community-based...
ADB, Cook Islands Sign $30 Million Loan for Sustainable, Resilient and Inclusive Development
Asian Development Bank
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December 18, 2024
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (18 December 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of the Cook Islands have signed a $30 million loan agreement to support the Cook Islands in building resilience and spur sustainable growth. The...
ADB, Cook Islands Enhance the Resilience of Rarotonga Airport Operations
Asian Development Bank
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December 13, 2024
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (13 December 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $2 million grant agreement with the Government of the Cook Islands to boost support for an ongoing project, which is improving Cook Islands resilience to...
Cook Islands Showcase Successful Invasive Species Management Initiatives at the Sixth PILN Meeting
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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August 27, 2024
15 August 2024, Rarotonga, Cook Islands - Island nations face daily challenges from various invasive animal and plant species, which significantly threaten biodiversity, climate resilience, and island ecosystems. These invasive species can also...
Cook Islands Host the Sixth Pacific Invasive Learning Networking (PILN) Meeting
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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August 15, 2024
12 August 2024, Rarotonga Cook Islands – Over 70 invasive species professionals and practitioners from across the Pacific region have converged in Rarotonga as part of the Pacific Invasive Learning Network (PILN) sixth meeting hosted by the...
Cook Islands Enhances Invasive Species Management to Boost Climate Resilience
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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July 17, 2024
The Cook Islands is stepping up its fight against invasive species to protect its biodiversity and strengthen its ability to cope with climate change. Invasive species are the main cause of biodiversity loss in the Pacific, harming ecosystem...
DPM Tovosia attends Pacific Water Forum in Cook Islands
Solomon Islands Government
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September 3, 2024
DPM Tovosia attends Pacific Water Forum in Cook Islands Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Mines, Energy, and Rural Electrification, Hon. Bradley Tovosia is representing Solomon Islands at the 8th Pacific Water & Wastewater Forum and the 15th...
Role of Indigenous communities recognised at world’s first-ever ‘nature positive’ summit
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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October 11, 2024
08 October 2024, Sydney, Australia - The critical role of Indigenous peoples in addressing the triple planetary crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and plastic pollution was recognised at the inaugural Global Nature Positive Summit (GNPS)...
World Tourism Day: 100 Solutions Shaping the Future of Sustainable Travel
EIN Presswire
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September 27, 2024
Global Destinations Unite to Showcase Travel Innovations Spanning Six Continents AUSTIN, TX, UNITED STATES, September 27, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- On World Tourism Day, Destination Think proudly unveils 100 Travel Innovations, a groundbreaking...
Global Destinations Join Together to Launch 100 Innovations for Sustainable Travel
EIN Presswire
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September 26, 2024
Collaborating to Accelerate the Future of Responsible Travel with Proven Innovations from 35+ Countries AUSTIN, TX, UNITED STATES, September 27, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As World Tourism Day begins, Destination Think proudly unveils 100 Travel...
Pacific countries and SPREP envision future of work to manage waste and pollution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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August 8, 2024
8 August 2024, Funafuti Tuvalu - Waste management and pollution control remains one of the most pressing environmental issues facing the Pacific, a region already struggling with the impacts of the triple planetary crises of climate change,...
Work to reduce marine pollution in Pacific countries discussed at 4CPRT
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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August 6, 2024
6 August 2024, Funafuti Tuvalu - The Pacific Ocean is the lifeblood of our Pacific communities. It sustains livelihoods, cultures, and economies. However, the growing threats of marine pollution as a result of oil spills, marine invasive species,...
As climate storm gathers, Pacific islands race to set up warning systems
UN Environmental Program
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July 11, 2024
The project includes installing meteorological observation points in each of the five countries and providing improved observation equipment, such as automatic weather stations, Doppler radars, marine weather buoys and ocean sensors. There have...
As climate storm gathers, Pacific islands race to setup warning systems
UN Environmental Program
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July 11, 2024
The project includes installing meteorological observation points in each of the five countries and providing improved observation equipment, such as automatic weather stations, Doppler radars, marine weather buoys and ocean sensors. There have...
Visitor Industry Grows Again in April 2025
State of Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism
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May 29, 2025
Posted on May 29, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: May 29, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), total visitor arrivals and total visitor spending in April...
New Caledonia scoops 2024 Pacific Invasive Species Battler of the Year Award
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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August 28, 2024
15 August 2024, Rarotonga, Cook Islands - Mr. Patrick Barrière, Coordinator of the Threats Unit at the New Caledonian Biodiversity Agency (ANCB), has been honoured as the 2024 Pacific Invasive Species Battler of the Year. This accolade was...
Pacific Invasive Species Battlers Embrace GEDSI and Traditional Knowledge
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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August 25, 2024
14 August 2024, Rarotonga, Cook Islands - Regional participants attending the sixth Pacific Invasive Learning Network (PILN) meeting reaffirmed the importance of applying Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) and traditional...
PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS OF THE AMBASSADOR OF THE SWISS CONFEDERATION TO THE INDEPENDENT STATE OF SAMOA
Government of Samoa
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April 8, 2025
[PRESS RELEASE – TUESDAY 8 APRIL 2025] – His Excellency Mr. Victor Vavricker presented his Letters of Credence to the Head of State of the Independent State of Samoa, Afioga Tuimaleali’ifano Va’aletoa Sualauvi II, at a Credentials Ceremony held...
SPREP’s Fourth Executive Board Meeting ends on a high
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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September 18, 2024
Island and Ocean Ecosystems Climate Change Resilience Environmental Monitoring and Governance Waste Management and Pollution Control General News 6 September 2024, Apia Samoa - The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme’s...
One Pacific – One People, One Ocean at CBD COP16.
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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October 22, 2024
16 October 2024, Apia, Samoa – The Pacific islands contain rich and vast biodiversity, and they hold responsibility over large proportions of global ecosystems, including about a third of all oceans and seas within national jurisdictions. However,...