Assessing risks of pesticides to human and environmental health
Improving the skills needed to assess the risks of agricultural pesticides to human and environmental health is the aim of a capacity building workshop this week (27 April–1 May) at the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) in Suva.
Water tanks and solar panel repairs provide relief on Fais and Ulithi following typhoon Maysak
An extraordinary logistics challenge has brought together officials from the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and Yap State government agencies, the European Union and local reside
Marshall Islands consults on deep sea minerals
The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), with the assistance of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)–European Union (EU) Deep Sea Minerals Project, has commenced public consultations on deep sea minerals, with a particular emphasis on the…
Promoting local Tongan produce in contemporary cuisine
This week on Tongatapu, Tonga’s largest island, a number of activities are under way in Nuku’alofa to improve the livelihoods of farmers by improving their access to the tourism and restaurant markets.
Trade mission to New Zealand anticipates new buyers
Six Pacific Islands’ exporters from across the region will have an opportunity to find new distributors in New Zealand through a trade mission in July, jointly coordinated by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) and Pacific Islands Trade and…
7.5 million more trees and renewed livelihoods for Fiji’s sugar belt
Fiji is earmarked to have an extra 7.5 million trees spanning six thousand hectares of forestry plantations and woodlots in a major boost for livelihoods in Viti Levu, thanks to a new initiative funded by the European Union and implemented by the…
European Union and SPC in partnership to develop Pacific coconut sector
Coconuts have unique potential to contribute to sustainable and healthy rural livelihoods throughout the Pacific islands and can provide a key driver for employment, incomes and growth in the region.
Shared imperative to act on gender equality in the Pacific
As the world marks International Women’s Day on 8 March, it is an opportunity for us to reflect on the status of women in the Pacific region.
Message from the Director-General of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Dr Colin Tukuitonga:
SPC harvests its first tissue culture breadfruit
Ripples from Pacific fisheries forums to be felt globally
The future management of one of the world’s most significant fisheries which spans more than 30 million square kilometres of the Pacific Ocean will be under review at back-to-back forums over the next week at the headquarters of the Secretariat of the…