Improving Pacific search and rescue capacity through cooperation and coordination
The Seventh Pacific Regional Search and Rescue workshop was opened this morning in Auckland.
Strengthening environmental leadership and governance in North Efate
Two local environmental networks in Vanuatu are being supported in their work to conserve and manage natural resources.
This follows a Social Leadership, Governance and Strategic Planning training conducted recently (14-17 February) in Mangaliliu Village…
RESCCUE: Walking the talk on carbon neutrality in the Pacific
As part of the Pacific Community’s (SPC) efforts to reduce its environmental footprint, RESCCUE has become the first of its projects to be carbon neutral.
Since 2013, SPC has already reduced its greenhouse gases emissions by 17 percent, while many daily…
RESCCUE Project - The first SPC carbon neutral project
RESCCUE is becoming the first SPC carbon neutral project, look at the video to have more information.
Pacific Community Director-General on first official visit to French Polynesia
The Pacific Community Director-General, Dr Colin Tukuitonga, will visitFrench Polynesia nextweek where he willmeet with government representatives to discussdevelopment priorities for the Pacific Island territory.
High on the agenda of his five-day visit…
Zoom - Coastal management champions in North Efate
In Vanuatu, North Efate communities are champions of natural resource management awareness. Each village has an environment committee to manage and regulate the use of marine and land resources.
Two networks of environment committees work together to…
Ecosystem resilience
Innovative economic and financial solutions for Pacific Island ecosystem resilience must be put to the test
“The tree that heralds the forest”: INTEGRE and RESCCUE projects’ initial outcomes in New Caledonia’s Northern Province
The initial outcomes of environmental rehabilitation and invasive species control efforts by the Pacific Community (SPC) and New Caledonia's Northern Province through the INTEGRE and RESCCUE projects are now visible in the Thiem…
Capacity building with North Efate community networks to sustain marine initiatives
A team of marine specialists will be visiting North Efate from 5-19 May to work with community leaders, community environmental networks, NGOs, the Vanuatu Government and relevant authorities on required capacities and activities for the sustainability…
RESCCUE: North Efate networks and visiting scientists combine knowledge
A team of environmental scientists from New Zealand is visiting North Efate over the next week to work with community lea