CBD COP16 a critical step to manage and preserve our rich island and marine biodiversity
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Stat of the week: 90% of Palau land's area is covered by forest
Did you know? 90% of Palau land's area is covered by forest (2020).
The Pacific Region (excluding Australia and New Zealand) has the highest forest cover of any region in the world. It is crucial to protect these forests because we depend on them for our…
Stat of the week: Papua New Guinea has an estimated 35.9 million hectares of forest
Did you know? Papua New Guinea has an estimated 35,855,760 million hectares of forest.
Did you know? For millions of people across the world, wood helps provide safe drinking water, food and shelter - but wood can do much more and is a…
Multilateralism at work: the France-Oceania Summit
On 19 July 2021, France and the Pacific came together for the 5th France-Oceania Summit. Convened virtually due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and co-chaired by French President Emmanuel Macron and the Prime Minister of Tuvalu, Kausea Natano (in his…
Uncovering nature’s potential for managing climate change – a priority in the Pacific Islands
True storehouses of biodiversity, the Pacific Islands are home to a unique natural heritage characterised by some of the world’s highest endemism rates for both flora and fauna.
However, this biodiversity is under threat due especially to the growing…
COP 15 - Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
The fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will review the achievement and delivery of the CBD’s Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020. It is also anticipated that the final…
New agreement set to strengthen conservation and sustainable development efforts in the Pacific
Conservation and sustainable development efforts in the Pacific were strengthened this week thanks to a new agreement between the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Pacific Community (SPC). The agreement will see both…
Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
Intergovernmental Conference on an international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (General…
COVID-19 creating operational challenges for SPC’s regional gene bank
The COVID-19 crisis is having severe impact on the global development sector, making it mandatory for organizations, such as the Pacific Community (SPC) to adjust the way they work.