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PIPAP Weekly Newsletter, Edition 289
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12th September 2025
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Tiny Niue leads the world with big conservation ambitions
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Arriving in Niue in the middle of a New Zealand winter feels like Rakiura/Stewart Island except with heat. It has that same small island vibe, mostly forested, with tidy gardens and houses dotted among the bush. Here 1700 residents welcome you the same as they do in Southland.
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Markis Pesco
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Research and Monitoring Coordinator-Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program, PNG |
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I have a passion for nature and wildlife conservation, particularly ecosystem management, biodiversity conservation, with field epidemiology that recognizes the health of human, animals and plants with the wider environment including ecosystems that are interdependent.
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| Solomon Islands holds final National Steering Committee Meeting for MACBLUE Project
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| The final meeting of the National Steering Committee (NSC) for the Management and Conservation of Blue Carbon Ecosystems (MACBLUE) project in Solomon Islands has ended in the Solomon Islands. Held on 29 July 2025 at the Heritage Park Hotel, Honiara, the gathering served as a platform to assess pro...
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| Samoa - Strengthening coral reefs and community resilience
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| Conservation International and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation announced the official launch of Resilient Reefs Pasifika: the Samoa Reef Resilience Hub. Samoa Reef Resilience Hub is designed to establish adaptive and climate-resilient solutions for coral reef ecosystems and the coastal communitie...
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| Restoring Reefs and Strengthening Communities in Fiji
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| Fiji’s reefs are some of the world’s most ecologically significant, and hold great social, cultural and economic value for coastal communities. However, rising ocean temperatures due to climate change are placing coral reefs under stress, leading to increased coral bleaching. WWF-Australia is commit...
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| Solomon Islands - The Siruka Mining Mess: How Solomon Islands' Government Fast Tracki…
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| When the Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement (DCGA), led by Manasseh Sogavare, sought to cushion the economy from the pandemic fallout, it turned to the extractive sector. Central to this push was the "mining fast-track policy," designed to accelerate select mining projects as a pathway...
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| Strengthening the Noumea Convention to protect the Pacific’s natural resources and environ…
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| The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme, members and partners continue to collaborate to strengthen the Noumea Convention as the major multilateral umbrella agreement in the Pacific region for the protection of natural resources and the environment. At the convening of the 18th...
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| All Sea Turtles in the Pacific Threatened with Extinction, Report Reveals
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| Alarm bells were ringing as the 32nd SPREP Meeting came to an end, with the shocking revelation that all sea turtles in the Pacific are threatened with extinction. This major analysis of the risk of extinction to sea turtles in Oceania was conducted by SPREP through the Pacific European Union Marine...
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| Voyagers echo strong ocean plea
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| Voyagers of the Uto ni Yalo and Te Puke were welcomed in Honiara, Solomon Islands, yesterday after 15 days of sailing the Pacific Ocean. Uto ni Yalo trustee Taholo Kami said the Uto ni Yalo left Suva on the eve of August 22, arriving in Honiara together with the Te Puke. “This is the wansolwara voya...
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| World's first Indigenous-led ocean reserve a step closer to reality
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| A project to develop the world’s first Indigenous-led marine protected area operating across the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia is one step closer to reality, with resources now committed to the development of the Melanesian Ocean Reserve. The initiative will be the wo...
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| Horizon scan of possible linkages between the BBNJ Agreement and biodiversity-related MEAs
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| the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (also known as the ‘BBNJ Agreement’)1 was agreed. This new international legally binding instrument is aimed at conserving and sustainably using the marine biological diversity of are...
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| The High Seas: Earth’s Last Wild Frontier at Risk
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| The high seas – the vast waters beyond national jurisdiction – cover nearly two-thirds of our planet. They are home to some of Earth’s most mysterious and vital ecosystems, from migratory whales to deep sea corals, and serve as a crucial regulator of the global climate by absorbing carbon and heat. ...
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| Bamboo Bay Community Turtle Management Plan.
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| Bamboo Bay is an important turtle nesting site in Malekula especially for green and hawksbill turtles. The community has been monitoring and conserving turtles, their nests and hatchlings since the 1990s. A village elder, Noel Kaibaba, was the first turtle monitor in Bamboo Bay trained by the Wan Sm...
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| Can the ocean heal?
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| The common interest in healthy fish stocks means that solutions must involve support from conservationists, scientists and fishers. One such example is the deployment of Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) in waters off northern Australia, where six species of sea turtle come into conflict with significa...
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| Professional Development Grants for Environmental Journalism
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| This grant facility supports enabling activities and supporting services for environmental investigative journalism as a whole. It seeks to promote collective development and support services for environmental investigative journalism, by providing funding to project ideas from organisations and ins...
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| Webinar: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Monitor Coral Reefs
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| Coral reefs exist in more than 100 countries and territories underpinning Earth’s vast and interconnected web of marine biodiversity. They provide ecosystem services valued up to USD $9.9 trillion and support the livelihoods, well-being, and cultures of close to one billion people worldwide (~13% of...
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| The Yves Rocher Foundation Terre de Femmes Award 2026 Call for Projects is open!
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| To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Terre de Femmes programme and the 35th anniversary of the Yves Rocher Foundation, we are launching for the very first time a unique global Call for Projects for the 2026 edition. This year, the France and International editions are merging around one powerful...
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| Meet the Global Mangrove Alliance - Public Webinar
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| Mangrove forests bridge land and sea, supporting biodiversity, food security and the protection of coastal communities. From South America to Southeast Asia, our 100+ members and 14 national chapters are implementing best practice on the ground and experiencing the benefits in real-time.Join funders...
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JOB VACANCIES AND TENDERS
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| Climate Prediction Services Coordinator (CliPSCo) |
| The position of Climate Prediction Services Coordinator (CliPSCo) addresses the following Key Result Areas:1. Project coordination and management2. Technical Ad...
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| Technical Officer - Nationally Determined Contribution Hub (TO-NDCH) |
| Assist with SPREP work in relation to the NDC Hub and the implementation of NDC country requests from around the region.Assist further with the development of t...
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| Young Professional - Technical Support (Asia and Oceania) |
| Ramsar Site designation and information updates:• Evaluate data sheets ("Ramsar Information Sheets") and prepare related documentation to accompany the designat...
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| RFP-Consultancy To Develop The 7th National Report on Biodiversity for Samoa |
| Overall, the consultancy will prepare, in a participatory manner, the Seventh National Report (7NR) for Samoa, under the guidance of the Ministry of Natural Res...
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