Identifying opportunities the blue economy offers to Pacific Islands, so that they can sustainably manage and conserve their ocean resources to benefit their economies and people will be the focus at the first high level Pacific Blue Economy Conference to be held on 23-24 August 2
Annual consumption of plastic bottles is set to top half a trillion by 2021, far outstripping recycling efforts and jeopardising oceans, coastlines and other environments.Click on thel link below to read the full story.
A Commonwealth study on ocean governance in the Pacific offers ways to sustainably capitalise on the economic treasures of the ocean...Secretary-General Patricia Scotland discussed the findings of the study at the recent UN Oceans Conference held in New York.
From 5-9 June 2017, the United Nations Headquarters in New York hosted its first ever oceans conference, attracting thousands of government officials and institutions to discuss implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 on the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans...Arg
There is a call for the world to listen to how Pacific coastal communities have managed their areas sustainably...
When delegates sit down next week in New York to consider how to ensure the sustainability of the world's oceans there will be a strong Pacific push to focus on the rights of coastal communities.Click on the link below to read the full article and to listen to the interview.
MPAs are generally designed to protect the habitats and biodiversity of today. Where there is a coral reef, for example, or where there is a particular species of interest, we design an MPA around it.
The Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji (MSAF) joined Pacific leaders, subject matter specialists and other stakeholders from the Pacific at the Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting, hosted by the Fijian Government, for the UN Oceans Conference in June this year.
The Pacific islands will play a crucial role as the Call for Action Declaration comes into being at the UN Ocean Conference in June this year.
What lies beneath the deep, dark expanse of the ocean is something that has fascinated sailors, fishermen, adventurers, poets and explorers for centuries.