The BIP secretariat have produced an updated version of a poster with the current suite of indicators that are brought together under the BIP.
When the International Astronomical Union changed its definition of what constitutes a planet in our solar system in 2006, demoting hapless Pluto to a dwarf planet, the decision sparked fierce scientific debate and an outcry from the public...Now, the ocean science community may be facing it
OCEAN / MARITIME CLUSTERS: Leadership and Collaboration for Ocean Sustainable Development and Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals.Click on the link below to access the full paper.
Ocean, maritime issues and fisheries will again be highlighted in the forthcoming 8th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM8), in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14.Click on the link below to read the full story.
Briefing on protected area opportunities and implications arising from all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and targets, and how these link to the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) and their specialist groups and task forces.
Lizbeth Cullity, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative - Statement at Media Workshop, Vailima, Samoa.I am delighted to be invited to speak about the Sustainable Development Goals and the Pacific"s commitment to a Blue Economy at this Regional Media Workshop. The recen
Dame Meg Taylor, Secretary General, Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat - Statement at Media Workshop, Vailima, Samoa.I would like to extend a very warm welcome to you all.
UN General Assembly President Peter Thomson called on society to save the health of the ocean through seven specific actions.Click on the link below to read the full story.
Creating landscapes with healthy, functioning ecosystems is not only key to making progress towards the environmental targets embedded in the Sustainable Development Goals, but also to addressing multiple social and economic targets that depend partly or wholly on the benefits that ecosystems pro