The SPREP PEBACC project newsletter for the period July-December 2017 is now available. Click on the link below to access the full newsletter.
Global gathering to tackle coral reef crisis Current and emerging leaders converged in the Great Barrier Reef to learn and share ideas for tackling the crucial challenge of protecting coral reefs as part of the 2017 International Coral Reef Mana... More detail
The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) invites applications from interested and suitably qualified persons for the following positions:1) CLIMATE CHANGE RESILLIANCE - Oceanography Officer (Previously known as Pacific Islands Global Ocean Observing System Office
Island nations are on the front lines of global climate change. Heavy rainfall and rising sea levels are eroding shorelines and causing flooding.
The Great Barrier Reef Foundation and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority are supporting a project to breed bleaching-resistant corals.
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) " areas of the ocean set aside for long-term conservation aims " are the only mainstream conservation-focussed, area-based measure to increase the quality and extent of ocean protection.Click on the link below to access the full brief.
A network of protected and locally managed marine areas that began as a tool to ensure food security could also increase Fiji's resilience in the face of climate change.Click on the link below to read the full article.
There is growing concern that the world"s oceans are in crisis because of climate change, overfishing, pollution and other stresses.
Climate change and our ocean of islands " An Opinion-Editorial by Dame Meg Taylor, Secretary General, Pacific Islands Forum.Click on the link below to read the full story.
The number of natural World Heritage sites threatened by climate change has grown from 35 to 62 in just three years, with climate change being the fastest growing threat they face, according to a report released today by IUCN...Click on the link below to read the full story.
