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The note suggests that UNFF 14 emphasize the importance of enhancing synergies and collaboration in advancing coherent implementation and achievement of the UN Strategic Plan for Forests, the Paris Agreement on climate change, the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, voluntary national contributions and N

The appointee at Lecturer level will contribute to teaching of degree level courses across the Biology curriculum. The appointee will be expected to contribute to the design and delivery of courses through different modes of delivery.

SPREP would like to call for tenders from qualified and experienced GIS/spatial experts/practitioners who can offer their services to SPREP to coordinate technical assistance relating to spatial databases, data management, data delivery and technical capacity building for the Pacific Islands Prot

SPREP Is Currently Seeking Interest From Suitable Qualified Individuals For The Following Vacancies:

The GIS Officer will provide GIS technical support on all aspects of the IUCN’s Marine Programme projects. This includes spatial data analysis to support the establishment of EEZ-wide marine spatial plans and other aspects of marine resource management.

The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), as part of the EU ACP Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management Programme (BIOPAMA) was pleased to assist Niue, convening a technical workshop on protected areas this month.  Click on the link below to read the full art

The United States Embassy in Suva is pleased to invite applications from resident nationals of Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga and Tuvalu for the J. William Fulbright Foreign Student Program Scholarships for academic year 2020-2021. Click on the link below for further details. 

Vanuatu is scheduled to graduate from the category of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) on 4 December 2020. It will then be considered a developing country. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

 A pregnant reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) has been spotted swimming far offshore in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, near Cocos Island, which is a long way from the creature's traditional home. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

Recent research suggests that designating small fragments of old-growth temperate forests as protected areas is not sufficient to halt loss of bird diversity, and that better monitoring and management of forests is required to achieve conservation goals.