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In April 2017, President Donald Trump ordered Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke to examine 27 protected areas established by Presidents Bill Clinton, George W.

UNEP-WCMC and IUCN have launched "Marine Protected Planet Interactive - the world"s most authoritative and ambitious platform for information about ocean protection.

Leaders from across the Pacific are meeting in Apia, Samoa, this week to discuss the future of the region"s oceans.Click on the link below to read the full story.

Dame Meg Taylor, Secretary General, Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat - Statement at Media Workshop, Vailima, Samoa.I would like to extend a very warm welcome to you all.

Lizbeth Cullity, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative - Statement at Media Workshop, Vailima, Samoa.I am delighted to be invited to speak about the Sustainable Development Goals and the Pacific"s commitment to a Blue Economy at this Regional Media Workshop. The recen

The Steering Committee of the Pacific Heritage Hub (PHH) met in Koror, Palau, on 29 August 2017. The Meeting examined a PHH Progress Report to discuss the accomplishments of PHH since the last Steering Committee Meeting.Click on the link below to read the full story.

The chiefs and people of West Coast Santo have commenced the West Coast Santo "Sunset" Environment Network, a historical commitment by all of the remote villages along Santo"s rugged West Coast to manage and protect natural resources for sustainable and resilient livelihoods.Click on the link bel

The East Rennell World Heritage site (Solomon Islands) remains on the Danger List but now has an agreed strategy (a "desired state of conservation for removal of the property from the List of World Heritage in Danger") that should be implemented and achieved within four years.Click on t

The first ever National Resource Management Symposium will be held in Honiara, Solomon Islands on the 2nd  - 6th October 2017 with the theme "Connecting People to Nature -  A Decade of Learning".

SPREP would like to call for tenders from qualified and experienced communication consultant(s) who can offer their services to produce synthesis reports of the Ecosystem and Socio-economic Resilience Analysis and Mapping (ESRAM) studies in Fiji, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu commissioned by the PE