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PIPAP Weekly Newsletter, Edition 279
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11th July 2025
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Papua New Guinea-Forest connectivity key to preserving PNG’s spectacular rainforest birds: Study
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From pollinating plants to dispersing seeds, birds play a variety of crucial roles that help to keep ecosystems in balance. But when we degrade and fragment their habitats, some species disappear much quicker than others — taking their specific ecosystem functions with them.
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Rahul Chand
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Programme Coordinator for Protected and Conserved Areas |
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Rahul Chand is currently the Programme Coordinator for the Protected and Conserved Areas (PCA) Programme at IUCN Oceania.
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| Papua New Guinea- Green Climate Fund board praises PNG, urges more preservation.
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| Green Climate Fund (GFC) executive director Mafalda Duarte has praised the country for preservng its forests and "doing good for the world" The fund's board spent several days in Port Moresby recently for its 42nd meeting and concluded with a trip to the Variarata Park on Friday.Speaking at the par...
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| French Polynesia-Ua Pou on alert against Miconia crenata
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| An ecological alert has been issued in Ua Pou following the discovery of an invasive plant never before recorded in French Polynesia: Miconia crenata, also known by the scientific name Clidemia hirta. This species is among the hundred most harmful varieties in the world, according to the Internation...
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| Atiu Island Mobilises to Combat Invasive Species and Strengthen Climate Resilience
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| Atiu Island is taking decisive action to tackle invasive species threatening its ecosystems and community wellbeing, with support from the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the Pacific Regional Invasive Species Management Support Service (PRISMSS).Following a nati...
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| Federated States of Micronesia-President Simina champions oceans governance & steward…
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| His excellency Wesley W. Simina, President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), has concluded a series of high-level engagements at the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) and the 6th Pacific Islands France Summit in Nice, France.Address to the UN Ocean Conference General Debate: A ...
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| From ridges to reefs, small island states lead with big environmental moves
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| From rising seas to disappearing forests, the world’s small island developing states are facing some of the fiercest fallout from the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste. But many of these countries are fighting back. In partnership with ...
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| Is this the end for Easter Island's moai statues?
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| In an ancient quarry on top of a volcano on a remote Pacific island, half-finished figures hewn into the rock ignore Maria Tuki as she walks by.The rugged faces of these figures sport world-famous furrowed brows and sloping noses. This is the land of the moai, iconic human statues unique to Rapa Nui...
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| Road to Geneva: Pacific countries reminded of plastic pollution crisis that directly threa…
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| Pacific countries manage over 10% of the world’s Ocean as Large Ocean States, and contribute less than 1.3% to global plastic pollution. Despite this measly contribution to plastic pollution, Pacific communities remain on the forefront of impacts of the worsening plastic pollution crisis. With 368...
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| Pacific Island Countries Unite to Launch Regional Biodiversity Finance Programme
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| Government representatives from 15 Pacific Island Countries and Territories have convened this week at The Pearl Resort in Pacific Harbour to officially launch the GEF-8 funded Pacific Biodiversity Finance (BIOFIN) Umbrella Programme, a landmark initiative to strengthen biodiversity financing across...
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| Increasing Pacific Islander research and authorship in the academic literature
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| Disseminating research through academic publishing is essential for contributing to global knowledge, advancing critical fields and finding solutions to humanity’s challenges. However, for Pacific Islanders, navigating the path to publication can feel like crossing a vast ocean while weighed down by...
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| Identifying forest invasive species in Fiji and Tonga using machine learning: A Pacific Is…
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| Forest and land cover across the Pacific are undergoing rapid transformation. In many areas, the removal of native vegetation and deforestation, whether through agriculture, urban development, or natural disasters such as cyclones, have made ecosystems increasingly vulnerable to invasion by non-nati...
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| Eliminating invasive rats may restore nutrient flow across food chain networks in Seychell…
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| Ecosystems are characterized by interconnected structure and functions. A study published in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Casey Benkwitt at Lancaster University, United Kingdom and colleagues suggests that restoring seabird populations via eradication of rats may help coral reefs by resto...
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| The Hubert H Humphrey Fellowship Program
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| The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce the 2026-2027 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program for citizens of Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, and Tuvalu . The ten-month fellowship consists of academic coursework and an internship in a relevant professional organization. Fellows are accomplished mid-career prof...
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| Biodiversity Finance: Designing and Implementing Finance Plans for Nature
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| The Massive Open Online Course “Biodiversity Finance: Designing and Implementing Finance Plans for Nature” is a practical introduction to the BIOFIN methodology—a globally recognized approach to designing and implementing national biodiversity finance plans. Based on the BIOFIN Workbook 2024, this c...
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JOB VACANCIES AND TENDERS
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| OneReef Worldwide Stewardship-Senior Program Manager |
| OneReef Worldwide Stewardship is currently recruiting for a Senior Program Manager to be based in our Palau office. The Senior Program Manager is a critical le...
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| Capacity Development and Training Adviser - Weather Ready Pacific Programme (CDT… |
| This job exists to:• Lead the development of and implementation of the Weather Ready Pacific work program related to training and capacity development.• Lead th...
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| READVERTISEMENT - Request for Tenders: Honiara Urban Greening and Beautification… |
| SPREP wishes to call for tenders from a qualified service provider to conduct Honiara City urban beautification and greening through tree planting in Honiara Ci...
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| Natural Resource Management Adviser |
| The role – Natural Resources Management Adviser will provide overall strategic technical advisory services, including policy and research direction to promote s...
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