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New Professional Body for the Pacific
A new professional network, the Pacific Resource and Environmental Economics Network (PREEN), was established at a technical workshop in Suva yesterday. …
02 Oct 2009 | News story
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New Professional Body for the Pacific
A new professional network, the Pacific Resource and Environmental Economics Network (PREEN), was established at a technical workshop in Suva yesterday. …
02 Oct 2009 | International news release
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REDD-plus: will the ‘broad bridge’ hold up under the strain?
Consuelo Espinosa Proaño of IUCN calls for a broadbased approach to forestbased mitigation as a bridging mechanism towards a lowcarbon economy. …
01 Oct 2009 | News story
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Forests, people and climate change: the REDD solution
Major reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions are necessary if we are to avoid disastrous climate change. Given that deforestation and forest degradation account for up to 17% of man-made global greenhouse gas emissions, conservation and sustainable management of forests is a good place to start. …
01 Oct 2009 | News story
Pacific Islands Come Together to Protect Marine Resources
Last week two of the world’s largest Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) announced a historic alliance to enhance the management and protection of almost 300,000 square miles of marine habitat in the Pacific Ocean. …
28 Sep 2009 | News story
The Pacific islands: An analysis of the status of species as listed on the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™
The IUCN Regional Office for Oceania has completed an analysis of the 2008 IUCN Red List in relation to species from the Pacific islands. This is the first step in a project which aims to increase our knowledge of the region’s threatened species. …
24 Sep 2009 | News story
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Synergy for Pacific Invasives
The IUCN Regional Office for Oceania and the Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) Regional Office for the Pacific (ROP) are developing a synergistic mechanism for the delivery of Pacific services on addressing regional invasive species issues.
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17 Sep 2009 | News story
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USP to Form Partnership with Landcare Research New Zealand Limited
The University of the South Pacific and Landcare Research New Zealand Limited have been co-operating for some years on a project-by-project basis. Now, both institutions have decided to intensify their co-operation by signing a Memorandum of Agreement to support science collaboration and to develop high level science-based strategic partnership. …
17 Sep 2009 | News story
New Regional Councillor for Oceania
Mr. Robin Yarrow has been elected as Regional Councillor for Oceania, replacing Mr. Lionel Gibson, and will hold office until the close of the next ordinary session of the World Conservation Congress in 2012. …
02 Sep 2009 | News story
Tonga Successfully Completes Energy Project
Two islands in the Ha’apai group in Tonga have access to electricity once again after a 6 – 10 year lapse.
The islands of Mango and Mo’unga’one recently received a total of 64 solar home systems for a total of 60 households on both islands providing them with the essential access to light at night. The installation on both islands was successfully completed in June of this year with the systems running as expected for the past month.
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30 Aug 2009 | News story
