Uncovering nature’s potential for managing climate change – a priority in the Pacific Islands
True storehouses of biodiversity, the Pacific Islands are home to a unique natural heritage characterised by some of the world’s highest endemism rates for both flora and fauna.
However, this biodiversity is under threat due especially to the growing…
Enhancing a Climate Resilient Marine Sector in the Cook Islands
In the island of Aitutaki, Cook Islands, efforts are underway to reverse the major declines in important marine resources caused by a combination of climate-driven and human-derived stressors.
Livelihoods in the outer islands are closely tied to the…
New agreement set to strengthen conservation and sustainable development efforts in the Pacific
Conservation and sustainable development efforts in the Pacific were strengthened this week thanks to a new agreement between the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Pacific Community (SPC). The agreement will see both…
Signature of a partnership agreement between France and the Pacific Community
Photo: Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian, France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Stuart Minchin, Director General of the Pacific Community (SPC)
10th Pacific Islands Conference: Nature Conservation and Protected Area
The Nature Conservation and Protected Areas conference has become the principle conference of government agencies, NGOs, community-based organisations, donor agencies and individual experts concerned with conservation science and practice in the…