Lowering the total allowable catch and raising the price cost are some of the measures being discussed to ensure there is adequate supply of coconut crabs now and for future generations of Torres Islands.
The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program (SPREP) via its Pacific Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Climate Change Project (PEBACC) handed over the reins for climate change adaptation activities in Port Vila and peri-urban Port Vila to the Government on the 28th of September 20
The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Regional Program (SPREP) via its Pacific Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Climate Change Project (PEBACC) has launched the Port Resolution community conservation area on the 22nd of September 2020.
A nation-wide temporary ban has been imposed on coconut crab harvesting, to allow the Department of Fisheries (DoF) to address gaps in the management plan and ensure sustainability of the fishery activity.
The Asian Bee, an invasive species of bee is threatening the honey resource that is being produced by the European bees in Vanuatu, says Acting Principal Veterinary Officer Dr. Roger Philips.
Senior representatives from eight Government Departments met in Port Vila yesterday for the first meeting of the Pacific-European Union Marine Partnership (PEUMP) programme-funded By-catch and Integrated Ecosystem Management (BIEM) Initiative Steering Committee.
A 17-meter-long and 3-meter-wide adult sperm whale was spotted on Eton Beach last week, its carcass beached, leaving the Chief of the community claiming its remains.
This week marks an historic first for the remote and underserved villages of Western Santo as the Santo Sunset Environment Network, in partnership with the Eden Hope Foundation, successfully delivered an Environmental camp and field school.
The activity is part of the Integrated Sustainable Land and Coastal Management (ISLCM) project, which aims to implement sustainable and integrated management of forest, land and marine resources...The newly established community nurseries are part of the Livelihood Recovery Program in communities
The previous blog in this series looked at how much Pacific governments were spending in response to COVID-19.
