Start of a new journey: Arshni’s path towards becoming a mentor
SPC and ACIAR sign Strategic Partnership Agreement
SPC’s Deputy Director General, Dr Audrey Aumua and the ACIAR Chief Executive Officer, Professor Andrew Campbell
The Pacific Community (SPC) and its longstanding partner, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) have…
Traditional knowledge helping to create official land records in Solomon Islands
Meetings with leaders held in Kia this week confirm strong interest in proceeding with customary land recording of Barora Fa’a land in Isabel Province. There are currently no official government records regarding land ownership in Barora Fa’a, which has…
International Day of Women in Science
Pacific Community (SPC) staff profile (CePaCT): Logotonu Waqainabete, Curator – CePACT
Launch of SPC market study and six pilot projects to enhance competitiveness of Pacific coconut industry
A market study report and six pilot projects providing advancement and opportunities for the coconut industry in the Pacific were launched on Thursday, 25 January 2018, at the Melanesian hotel in Port Vila, Vanuatu.
A Pacific battle to eradicate the rhinoceros beetle
Photo: courtecy of Durham Field Office – US Forest Health Protection
Centre for Pacific Crops and Trees (CePaCT)
The Centre for Pacific Crops and Trees (CePaCT) works to ensure efficient long-term conservation of a broad range of genetic diversity of key crops and tree species of the Pacific region, as well as promote underutilized crops. CePaCT is the Pacific’s…
ACIAR pledges AUD 2 million to tackle rhinoceros beetle threat
The Pacific Community (SPC) hosted an important international workshop to address the impact of a new type of rhinoceros beetle invading the region. Dubbed the ‘Palm Killer’, this beetle is wreaking havoc on coconut palms and has proven highly resistant…
A new biotype of Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle discovered in the Pacific
An imminent threat to Pacific livelihoods and economies reliant on coconuts; oil palm and other palm species, has been identified. A new biotype of Coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB), Oryctes rhinoceros was first discovered in Guam in 2007.
This biotype…
Establishing seeds as the key element in climate-smart responses to food security
In a world of plenty, climate-smart seed is conspicuously scarce