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Samoa launches the process to fulfill its obligations under international climate change convention
Government of Samoa
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September 4, 2020
SAMOA, September 4 - JOINT PRESS RELEASE; U.N.D.P. & Government of Samoa: 4th September 2020 Samoa launches the process to fulfill its obligations under international climate change convention Apia, Samoa – Samoa today launched the process to...
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...
Fourth SPREP Executive Board Meeting opens in Samoa
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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September 5, 2024
Island and Ocean Ecosystems Climate Change Resilience Environmental Monitoring and Governance Waste Management and Pollution Control General News 4 September 2024, Apia Samoa – The crucial role played by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional...
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,...
New project to help Samoa achieve SDG 13 – take urgent action to combat climate change
Government of Samoa
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May 29, 2020
SAMOA, May 29 - 29th August 2019 – Samoa took another step towards fulfilling its commitments under Sustainable Development Goal 13: Climate Action, with the signing today of an agreement on a new project named the Third National Communication...
UN & MNRE go green for World Environment Day, planting over 600 trees
Government of Samoa
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June 5, 2020
SAMOA, June 5 - 5th June 2020 – Wearing green and getting dirt under their fingernails may not be the usual order of business on a Friday afternoon, but that’s exactly what UN and MNRE Forestry Division staff did today for World Environment Day,...
Climate change to top Pacific leaders' agenda at FAO meeting in Rome
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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November 8, 2017
Pacific states are severely affected by the impacts of climate change and frequent natural disasters. 9 November 2017, Rome - Leaders of several states in the Pacific and other top officials from the region will gather at FAO in Rome on 10...
Ocean Dialogue unites voices on collaborative action for shared ocean priorities
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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October 15, 2024
Partnerships must become the norm, not the exception. This was emphasised at the Ocean Dialogue convened during the inaugural Global Nature Positive Summit (GNPS) held in Sydney, Australia this week. The dialogue brought together First Nations...
Parties to the Noumea Convention meet to discuss the path forward
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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October 8, 2024
25 September 2024, Nadi Fiji - Parties to the Noumea Convention met in Nadi Fiji from 17-20 September to chart a course for concrete actions to enhance the convention’s ability to protect the Pacific's environment, uphold its cultural...
Protecting Sharks and Rays in Pacific Islands waters
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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September 18, 2024
Main image credit: Luke Gordon A recent assessment using the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species indicated that more than one-third of sharks, rays, and chimaeras are threatened with extinction....
Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Conclusion of the South Pacific Tuna Treaty Amendment Negotiations
U.S. Department of State
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December 3, 2016
The United States and 16 Pacific Island governments initialed amendments to the Multilateral Treaty on Fisheries at a ceremony in Nadi, Fiji on December 3, 2016. The revisions to the Treaty will generate higher economic returns from fisheries for...
Official Keynote Address for the Seventh Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC-7) Director General, SPREP
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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September 23, 2024
Opening Salutations: Pastor Thomsom Aki, Vice Chairman of the Vanuatu Christian Council. Honorable John Dahmasing Salong, Minister responsible for the Ministry of Climate Change Adaptation, Meteorology, Geo-Hazards, Environment, Energy and...
SPREP Members commend progress and work of Secretariat in 2023
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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September 6, 2024
5 September 2024, Apia Samoa – The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) continues to strengthen efforts to build a resilient Pacific environment. During the past 31 years, amidst many challenges, SPREP has continued to...
Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Safe Ocean Network
U.S. Department of State
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September 15, 2016
The Safe Ocean Network, an initiative U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry first announced at the second Our Ocean Conference in 2015, seeks to build a global community to strengthen all aspects of the fight against illegal fishing including...
Fourth Clean Pacific Roundtable advances journey towards Cleaner Pacific
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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August 28, 2024
9 August 2024, Funafuti Tuvalu – The Fourth Clean Pacific Roundtable (4CPRT) guided by the theme “Clean Environment. Resilient Oceans. Healthy Communities” has closed with a renewed focus to strengthen regional cooperation, collaboration,...
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...
Official Address by Sefanaia Nawadra, Director General SPREP, 4th Clean Pacific Roundtable 2024, 5-9 August, 2024, Funafuti, Tuvalu
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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August 12, 2024
Clean Environment, Resilient Ocean and Healthy Communities. Pastor Fitilau Puapua, President of Ekalesia Kelisiano Tuvalu.Honourable Feleti Penitala Teó, Prime Minister, Tuvalu. Distinguished representatives, Development Partners, Waste and...
Voices of Pacific Women: Tekura Moeka’a
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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April 24, 2024
Negotiating a Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution including in the Marine Environment 23 April 2024, Ottawa, Canada - For this young Cook Islands woman, she found it was a matter of “fight or flight” when it came to her very first UN...
PIONEERING ELECTRIC VEHICLE COURSE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED
Government of Samoa
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April 9, 2025
[PRESS RELEASE – 9 APRIL 2025] – The first ever certified local course for electric vehicle (EV) mechanics has been completed, with the participants receiving their certificates today in a ceremony held at the National University of Samoa (NUS)....
Arrival of African Tulip Beetles in Tonga for Natural Enemies - Natural Solutions Programme
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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October 9, 2024
8 October 2024, Tongatapu, Tonga - The African tulip tree (Spathodea campanulata) is recognised as one of the world’s 100 worst invasive alien species and ranks among the top 30 terrestrial invasive plants. Initially introduced to many Pacific...