13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC)
The 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC) will now take place June 6-16, 2024 in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. The announcement from the FestPAC Hawaiʻi Commission and The Pacific Community (SPC), the custodian of FestPAC, follows two postponements of…
Pacific Agriculture and Forestry Strategy workshop
In response to the Heads of Agriculture and Forestry meeting Decision in March 2023 to develop a regional agriculture and forestry strategy, the Pacific Community and FAO are facilitating a strategic foresight process to develop the strategy.
Research in Focus: Meet Timaima Sovaki, Wood Processing Technician
Research in Focus: Meet Timaima Sovaki, Wood Processing Technician
This time in Research In Focus, we sit with Timaima Sovaki, Wood Processing Technician at the Pacific Community’s (SPC) Land Resources Division.
Hailing from the picturesque island of…
Raising profile of seagrass ecosystems critical
Pacific marine conservation efforts overwhelmingly focus on coral reefs with seagrass ecosystems marginalised in conservation legislation and policy.
This was the remarks shared by SPC’s Acting Deputy Director-General Science and Capability Florence…
Regional Research Agenda – Peer Review Group workshop
Regional Research Agenda Framework
Pasifika NiuNet: a new collaborative platform for an integrated approach to coconut research and development in the Pacific
First face-to-face Coconut Board Governance meeting, with participants from Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon islands, Tokelau, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna, French Polynesia, Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand - SPC
Pilot sites for coconut rhinoceros beetle control
New Zealand High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea, His Excellency, Mr Peter Zwart (Right) paid a visit to one of the pilot demonstration sites for the invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle.
Land Resources Research in Focus: Meet Feasirua Lagilagi, Coconut Genetic Resources intern
Could you describe your academic background and how it led you to pursue your internship at the Pacific Community (SPC)?
I graduated from the University of the South Pacific (USP) with a bachelor’s degree in biology and chemistry, reflecting my strong…
Land Resources Division Research in Focus: Meet Emily Betenivalu, Regional Research Agenda Data Analyst Intern
Training to improve access to the international organic market
Melaiai Salacakau from FRIEND Fiji