Pacific Commonwealth Project goes Green
A project of the Pacific Community’s Regional Rights Resource Team (SPC RRRT) has gone green, committing to reduce the project’s carbon footprint in a bid to help reduce harmful emissions which contribute to climate change.
FNU seeks accreditation for its short courses from SPC’s education programme
The Fiji National University is the first university to pursue regional recognition of its short courses through the Pacific Community’s (SPC) Educational Quality and Assessment Programme’s (EQAP) accreditation services of micro-…
Capacity-building for plant genetic resources in the PICTs
Pacific’s continued battle against substantial tobacco use and lung cancer
Pacific’s continued battle against substantial tobacco use and lung cancer
Lung cancer, chronic respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease and premature death, these are the costs currently being paid by the Pacific as a result of the stubbornly…
Innovative networks key to improving agricultural advisory services for Pacific smallholder farmers
Political support harnessed with innovative regional networks could potentially improve the lives of smallholder farmers in Fiji and the Pacific. To make this a reality, the Fiji Agricultural Advisory Services (FAAS) network has been established as a…
Atoll nations unite against the exceptional and existential threat caused by climate change
The four exclusively atoll nations came together in Fiji recently to discuss the fact their homes and cultures are at an increased risk as a result of the global climate crisis. High level representatives from the Republic of the Marshall Islands,…
New Tilapia farming technics help meet growing demand for coastal and freshwater fish
What started off as a daring venture many years ago to try and earn a decent income for her family has turned into an inspiration for Tilapia farmers across the Fiji Islands. Mrs Katarina Baleisuva, who operates Kaybee’s farm on the outskirts of the…
2nd CEDAW Working Committee Workshop
About 20 Fiji government officials who are members of the Convention of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Committee will convene in Nadi at the end of the week to discuss how the government will enhance its efforts to eliminate…
PACIFIC RESILIENCE MEETING - OUTCOMES STATEMENT
PACIFIC RESILIENCE MEETING - OUTCOMES STATEMENT
RESCCUE activity in Fiji: the Vatu-i-Ra marine park
RESCCUE Project in a nutshell
In the Ra Province, Fiji, the RESCCUE project supported the setting up, the management and funding of the biggest marine park of the country.