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Conservation International manager (oceans and climate change), Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson, told Samoa Observer in an interview that plastic is non-biodegradable and will impact on the island for hundreds of years. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

A team working on the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean found that invasive rats on the islands are a "big problem" for coral reefs. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

IUCN has published new Guidelines for invasive species planning and management on Islands...Click on the link below for further details

The International Partnership for Blue Carbon (IPBC) – together with the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat-Office of the Pacific Ocean Commissioner (PIFS-OPOC) – is hosting two blue carbon events at the PIFS campus in Suva, Fiji, this September: the IPBC’s third annual meeting and a Pacific blue

SPREP would like to call for tenders from qualified and experienced consultants who can offer their services as a National Coordinator/Environment Specialist for Papua New Guinea. Due date for submission of tender is 03 August 2018, midnight (Apia, Samoa local time)...

This course will provide those involved in disaster risk reduction with a clear understanding of the challenging dynamics of designing policies, mobilising resources and leveraging technology to reduce the risks and effects of disasters. Click on the link below for further details. 

This is a general call for applications for technical specialists across the different sectors and work programs of FAO, for expression on interest for the FAO Subregional Office for the Pacific roster. Click on the below for further details. 

We are excited to announce the next conference for SCCS-Australia in July 2019! Click on the link below for further details. 

Kawenu school children won first place in the singing competition to promote the ban on plastics in Vanuatu. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

Geoscientists from the Pacific Region are undergoing a week-long refresher course at the Holiday Inn in Suva... issues such as resources for Pacific communities, ocean geoscience, science of natural hazards, risks to pacific communities, land use and infrastructure development on Pacifi