Ensuring sustainable forest management for water resources in New Caledonia
Sustainable forest management is essential to providing access to quality water, a necessary resource for development. In New Caledonia, 90% of tap water comes from rivers and good management requires direct action at the watershed level, an area of land…
Journée de l'alimentation à Wallis et Futuna
Participation du projet PROTEGE / CCES à la journée alimentation de Wallis et Futuna, organisée par la DSA de Wallis et Futuna.
Ocean acidification: a tide of challenges for Pacific Islanders
Over the past few decades, the ocean has slowed down the rate of climate change by absorbing nearly 30% of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions. It regulates climate and temperature, provides food security, and…
We know more about the moon than we know about our oceans - Early Career Oceans Professionals in Vanuatu
Steve Hango and fellow ECOP Mildrek Kelokelo aboard the One Ocean Expedition in Fiji
For a long time, the Vanuatu oceans office, charged with the management of Vanuatu’s marine environment and its resources, has been a one-man affair. Toney Trevi, Head…
Protecting the climate and ensuring food security in low-lying coral atoll countries and islands
By 2050, 60% more food than today will need to be produced to feed a growing population from the available land area worldwide. This must be done in a way that does not harm the soil, water, biodiversity, ecosystem services, or the climate upon…
Green News : Pacific Island Leaders Declare Climate Emergency
The Pacific Island leaders reconfirm climate change as “the single greatest existential threat facing the Blue Pacific” and emphasize the urgency of limiting the global average temperature rise to 1.5°C “through rapid, deep and sustained” GHG emission…
Managing sea cucumber fisheries in the Pacific region: a one-day training to educate key stakeholders in New Caledonia
Holothurians, also known as sea cucumbers, are an important source of income for coastal communities in the Pacific. Their exploitation has grown over the past decades, targeting international markets. In some parts of the world, they are considered a…
Cérémonie de clôture "Raconte-moi l'Europe dans le Pacifique"
Le Vice-rectorat de la Nouvelle-Calédonie a organisé un concours intitulé "Raconte-moi l'Europe dans le Pacifique". La Communauté du Pacifique est partenaire de l'évènement, soutenu également par le projet PROTEGE / CCES.