...investigating environmental injustices: how ecological hazards and climate disasters have the harshest impacts on people of color, native tribes and those on low incomes...Five luminaries explain the concept of ‘environmental justice’ and reveal why, alongside the climate crisis, it is one of
A project to produce detailed maps of all the land on Earth through laser scanning has been revealed by researchers who say action is needed now to preserve a record of the world’s cultural, environmental and geological treasures.
In 2020 during the 10th Pacific Islands Conference on Nature Conservation and Protected Areas, an announcement of the 2nd Pacific Islands Environmental Leadership Awards (PIELA) will recognise and honour Pacific Islanders with a strong commitment to environmental sustainability.
The wicked challenges facing our planet and our communities demand a different way of thinking. We should not shy away from the complexities of climate change, nor the challenges of environmental degradation and the impact human activity has on ecosystems...Because there is hope.
Environment Ministers from around the Pacific region met today in Apia, Samoa at the conclusion of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment (SPREP)’s 29th Meeting of Officials, to identify key priorities in relation to some of the most pressing environmental issues faced by the region.
The Assistant Minister for Waste Reduction and Environmental Management, Trevor Evans MP, was today in Samoa to meet with representatives from 21 Pacific Island Nations, New Zealand, the United States, France and the United Kingdom to discuss the key environmental issues facing the region.
The position is expected to start in September 2019 on a contract up to the end of December 2020. The role will involve regular training missions within the region and participating as a member of the PLP-ESS Working Group. Link for further details below.
Palau's government says it has achieved seven out of eight Millenium Development Goals during the presentation of its Voluntary National Review (VNR) held in New York on July 16.
There is a call for the United States to do more to help the Marshall Islands, where it conducted nuclear weapons tests more than 60 years ago. A large-scale investigation has found extremely high levels of radiation still persist in much of the country's north.
The certification often referred to as eco accreditation or green accreditation is a joint project between the National Environment Service through the Ridge to Reef project, Te Ipukarea Society, the Cook Islands Tourism Industry Council, and the Cook Islands Tourism Corporation.Click on the link