News

NASA's Terra satellite analyzed Hurricane Walaka in infrared light as continued to lash the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in the Central Pacific Ocean. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

According to the report, coral reefs in the Pacific remain “less stressed” compared to reefs elsewhere, with strong potential for coral, fish and invertebrate populations to recover following damaging events. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

The Earth Law framework goes beyond the traditional methods of “resource” management to provide a clear legal mandate for managing protected areas as part of a system,and as part of the whole that humans are also a part of. Click on the link below for further details. 

These Guidelines aim to assist with the implementation of national EIA legal requirements and to promote best practice in EIA process for Coastal Tourism Development in the Pacific. Click on the link below to access the full guidelines. 

The Pacific tourism industry took a step forward in protecting the integrity of the environment with the launch of the Environment Impact Assessment Guidelines for Coastal Tourism Development for the Pacific Islands and Territories. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

The purpose of this course is to explain how Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning (CMSP) can be used to implement ecosystem-based management. This course fills this gap by using a step-by-step approach for developing and implementing CMSP.

Please find SPREP’s Climate Change Matters newsletter for the period August-September, 2018. Click on the link below to access the newsletter. 

Applications for PALRC scholarships are now open and close 5pm Tuesday 30 October 2018 AEST. Click on the link below for further information.

A French cruise company and one of its captains have been fined a total of $100,000 for running a ship aground in a protected area of New Zealand last year. Click on the link to read the full article. 

Here we evaluate whether existing PA Management Effectiveness (PAME) and social and governance assessment tools can be used to determine if AT11 meets equity goals. Click on the link below to access the full paper.