European Union renews commitment to Pacific climate and biodiversity in overseas territories
Tomas Mateo Goyet (Team Leader, overseas territories at the EU Delegation for the Pacific) and Cameron Diver (SPC Deputy Director-General) finalizing the SPC-SPREP codelagation agreement for the 11th EDF.
Maritime Boundaries Delimitation Awareness Workshop
The Government of Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) in collaboration with the Pacific Community (SPC) under the new Pacific European Union Marine Partnership Marine (PEUMP) will be hosting the Maritime Boundaries Delimitation Awareness Workshop. …
SPC-EU provides new hatchery for J. Hunter Pearls
A new pearl hatchery, complete with algae bioreactors to help spawn oysters to grow pearls was opened at the J. Hunter Pearls facility in Savusavu, Fiji today. The new hatchery is capable of producing 10 times more new oysters than in the past. This…
Pacific students gain professional qualifications in climate change adaptation & disaster risk reduction
First cohort – Certificate 4 in resilience (face-to-face session). Country representatives from Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu participating in shrinking island activity.
Construction and upgrading of cold room storage set to expand access to fruits and vegetables in Fiji
Jonathan Landry, SPC IKSA Project Manager and Aman Singh (Aman's Marketing) in the SPC- EU funded cool room facility at Aman's Marketing in Namaka, Nadi.
Signature of a historic Pacific-European Union Marine Partnership (PEUMP)
Today, the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), the Pacific Community (SPC), the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and The University of the South Pacific (USP) signed a landmark agreement with the European Union to help promote…
Samoa’s first certified Fire Investigator strengthens local fire service
The Samoa Fire and Emergency Services Authority (SFESA), has improved its ability to conduct fire investigations. Assistant Commissioner, Aufa'i Petaia completed a twelve-week Fire Investigator course with the Melbourne Fire Brigade (MFB) Fire…
‘Green Pacific Port initiative’ looks to improve port operations across the Pacific
Government officials and port representatives from Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Tonga agreed to focus on the implementation of quality, energy, and environmental management for port operations in the Pacific as the guiding principles of their work in…
MTCC-Pacific Steering Committee Meeting
Steering Committee with update on MTCC-Pacific project progress and receive an introduction to first data analysis and its findings. Partner and OMP project presentations are also on the agenda.
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Pacific children key to championing human rights in the region
Pacific education officials and curriculum development officers from Kiribati, the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI), and Tuvalu met in Fiji this week (7 to 10 August) to progress plans to integrate human rights and responsibilities into primary and…