Healthy Tips: Commit to quit!
E-cigarettes are not proven cessation aids. They generate toxic chemicals, which can cause harmful health effects such as cardiovascular disease and lung disorders. Commit to quit!
Stat of the week: The number of households in the Loyalty Islands
6947: The number of households in the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, as of the 2019 Population and Housing Census. For more sub-national census data, from the most resent censuses of 21 Pacific Island Countries and Territories.
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Fisheries Story: Total participants receiving SPC Fisheries Training in the Pacific from 2016 - 2020
Fish is one of the main sources of income for Pacific countries, including for coastal communities. Capacity Building is therefore crucial to help them sustainably manage this valuable resource. From 2016 to 2020, fisheries officers, observers, NGOs,…
Green News: Mangroves help to protect our habitat
When cyclones and storms hit Pacific islands, mangroves help to protect homes near the sea, and coral reef. They also store carbon in the soil they grow in. It’s up to all of us to protect and restore our precious mangroves.
"Observers are the ‘eyes and ears’ of fisheries managers, scientists and compliance officers" Siosifa Fukofuka, Observer Programme Training Coordinator
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Meet Cameron Diver, SPC's Deputy Director-General, Operation and Integration
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Healthy Tips: Healthy habits from a young age lays the foundation for a healthy lifestyle
Healthy habits from a young age lays the foundation for a healthy lifestyle. Feed babies with breast milk and nothing else for the first six months of life. Start complementary feeds about 6 months and continue breastfeeding until at least two years of…
Stat of the week: The average level of consumer prices in Samoa fell by 1.6%
During 2020 the Consumer Price Index – the average level of consumer prices in Samoa fell by 1.6%; the average price level also fell in seven other Pacific countries over the same period.
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"Internal Audit is relevant to the efficiency of an organisation like SPC" Jose Mendez, Head of Internal Audit and Risk at SPC
This month of May is the "International Internal Audit Awareness Month”. On this occasion, Jose Mendez Hernandez, the Pacific Community (SPC)’s Head of Internal Audit and Risk explains why this celebration is important, and why the wider concept of…
Pacific Organic Learning Farm Network Launch
The Pacific Organic Learning Farm (OLF) Network is an LRD project administered by POETCom. The launch is at SPC HQ in Noumea next Friday, May 28 at 10 am Noumea time, 11 am in Fiji.