Stat of the week: Remittances in the Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands recorded a 67.5% drop in remittances in Q2 2020 compared to Q2 2019.
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REDD+ breathes new life into Pacific forests
Forests are called “the lungs of the earth” for good reason: their ability to draw in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen cleans our air and helps regulate the climate. Tropical rainforests, such as those found in the Pacific, are particularly…
Pacific’s Tree of Life faces growing pest threat
In the Pacific, coconut is king.
It charms visitors to our shores, as well as commands the respect of Pacific Islanders that depend on it for their livelihood.
Known regionally as the ‘tree of life’, every part is used, from its tallest frond down to its…
Stat of the week: access to resources and markets for small-scale fisheries
Photo: F. Milovac, SPC
Nature-based solutions for climate resilience and biodiversity conservation in the Pacific
Nature-based solutions for climate resilience and biodiversity conservation in the Pacific
Stat of the week: crude birth rate in Solomon Islands in 2020
30.3 births per 1000 made the Solomon Islands the Pacific country with the highest estimated crude birth rate in 2020...
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Solomon Islands Wellness NCD Alliance is fighting one of the Islands most serious health challenges
Solomon Islands Wellness NCD Alliance is fighting one of the Islands most serious health challenges
Visitor arrival numbers slump in the Pacific Island Countries and Territories
Tourism and the Pandemic
All around the world, COVID-19 is having serious impacts on the tourism industry. The Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) are no exception.
Field Trial for PILNA2021
FIELD trial for the next cycle of the Pacific's largest regional education assessment, the Pacific Islands Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (PILNA), begins in Papua New Guinea on September 8. The trial follows the virtual training of each…