Green News: Coral bleaching
Green News Series: Coral bleaching
Coral reefs are among the planet’s most diverse and valuable ecosystems and provide a key source of food and livelihoods for people across the Pacific Islands region.
With recent models suggesting that extreme El…
35th ICRI General Meeting
In light of the current global situation related to the coronavirus (COVID-19), the ICRI Secretariat will organise a virtual General Meeting the week of February 1st, 2021. The 3 following sessions will be held:
What is SPC? - Presentation of the SPC's Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems Division
With almost 90% of households eating fish or seafood weekly, fisheries are now more important than ever for food security and livelihoods in the region.
Annual Pre-assessment workshop (PAW)
This is the annual pre-assessment workshop for oceanic fisheries which includes tuna, billfish and some sharks species.
Regional Technical Meeting for Coastal Fisheries (RTMCF#4)
International Day for Biological Diversity
Biological diversity is often understood in terms of the wide variety of plants, animals and microorganisms, but it also includes genetic differences within each species — for example, between varieties of crops and breeds of livestock — and the…
World Oceans Day
June 8 is World Oceans Day, the United Nations day for celebrating the role of the oceans in our everyday life and inspiring action to protect the ocean and sustainably use marine resources.
Many countries have celebrated this special day since 1992,…
World Water Day
World Water Day, held on 22 March every year since 1993, focuses on the importance of freshwater.
World Water Day celebrates water and raises awareness of the 2.2 billion people living without access to safe water. It is about taking action to tackle the…
UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 26)
The 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) to the UNFCCC was originally scheduled to take place from 9-19 November 2020, in Glasgow, UK.
On 28 May 2020, the COP Bureau decided that it would take place from 1-12 November 2021, in…