Although the amount of manufactured products in the Pacific is low, it still has a negative impact on our biodiversity. Conversely, because of the relatively low level of locally manufactured products, we import much more from countries outside the Pacific islands region.
Showcased at a special event at the 14th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP14), Palau shared their invasive species story having undertaken five specific projects to restore their native island ecosystems.
Strangely, biodiversity indicators used to describe the state of the environment and measure progress toward the Aichi targets consider only native species.
As the 2020 deadline grows nearer for nations to set aside 10% of waters in well-managed MPAs (Aichi Target 11), planners are being challenged to provide advice on what to protect and where to protect it. Click on the link below to read the full article.
Here is the IUCN's position paper on review of progress and the post-2020 biodiversity framework, for the upcoming CBD COP14 (17-29 November) in Egypt. Click on the link below to read the full paper.
The BIP secretariat have produced an updated version of a poster with the current suite of indicators that are brought together under the BIP.
Ahead of the November 4 New Caledonian referendum for independence from French rule, France has made a strong commitment to the Indo-Pacific region with financial, political, and on-the-ground support and said a planned development bank would focus on climate change in the region.Click on the lin
Reversing biodiversity loss by 2020 is the objective of the 193 countries that are party to the global Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). In this context, the Aichi Biodiversity Targets 2020 were agreed upon by the CBD in Nagoya, Japan in 2010.
...a new list being developed by the IUCN aims to highlight positive steps being taken around the world to protect nature.Click on the link below to read the full story.
Vanuatu is a stronghold of biodiversity in the Pacific islands region and there are many sites throughout the country that have high conservation value owing to their role as key habitats for vulnerable and endemic species...In this backdrop, a national workshop for protected area stakeholders wa