An international team of scientists has developed a global scenario called Low Energy Demand, arguing that humanity’s appetite for things like electric cars and cellphones, as well as the development of better building standards, can drive a revolution in efficiency that could help lower energy d
Under current greenhouse gas emissions rates, climate change will alter ocean ecosystems dramatically in the coming decades.
The Fiji Ridge to Reef (R2R) project was developed with the intention to maintain and enhance Fiji’s ecosystem goods and services. Click on the link below to read the full article.
Compounding food insecurity are the depleting reef fish stocks, which the government is hoping to address through the eventual establishment of locally managed marine areas. Click on the link below to read the full article.
Speaking at the opening of the Pacific Fisheries and Green Climate Fund workshop in Nadi today , Fiji Fisheries Minister Semi Koroilavesau said the impacts of climate change would continue to be felt in our communities...Click on the link below to read the full article.
This research adds to a growing body of evidence that Indigenous Peoples and local communities have long served as leaders in the fight against climate change. Click on the link below to read the full article.
Ben van Beurden says ‘another Brazil in terms of rainforest’ will help achieve UN target. Click on the link below to read the full article.
Protecting and restoring forests would reduce 18% of emissions by 2030 and help to avoid global temperature rise beyond 1.5C. Click on the link below to read the full article.
The Pacific's environmental agency says it's clear any warming above 1.5 degrees threatens the very fabric of Pacific islands and communities. Click on the link below to read the full article.
Please find SPREP’s Climate Change Matters newsletter for the period August-September, 2018. Click on the link below to access the newsletter.