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Pacific Tourism Organisation’s Participation in UNESCO Regional Workshop Strengthens World Heritage Site Initiatives in the Pacific
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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November 16, 2023
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) recently participated in a UNESCO Regional Workshop held from November 1st to 3rd at the Tanoa International Hotel, Nadi. This workshop brought together Culture and UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS) focal...
PNG flags maritime zones and marine resources protection at plastics treaty talks
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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November 15, 2023
15 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya - The leakage of plastics into the ecosystems, including in the marine environment, is a growing concern for Papua New Guinea (PNG). What’s even more alarming for the biggest Pacific island with an Exclusive...
Solomon Islands, newest member of High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution, leaves mark in Nairobi
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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November 15, 2023
15 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya - Solomon Islands might be the newest member of the High Ambition Coalition (HAC) to End Plastic Pollution but this has not stopped the Pacific nation from taking the global stage at the plastic treaty negotiations...
Tuvalu spotlights human rights at global plastics treaty negotiations
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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November 15, 2023
15 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya - Delegates and negotiators attending the third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment...
NPS Consortium Advances Innovative Naval Applications of Additive Manufacturing
EIN Presswire
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November 14, 2023
MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA, USA, November 14, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Conducting applied research in the operating environment, a team based at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is quickly becoming a key player in the acceleration of adoption of...
Palau, as PSIDS Chair, calls for a revolution to end plastic pollution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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November 14, 2023
14 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya - Twenty three million tonnes of plastic are released to the environment every year and half of it ends up in the Pacific Ocean every time. This number is expected to double by 2030 under a business-as-usual...
Samoa, as Chair of AOSIS, highlights human health risks at INC-3 in Nairobi
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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November 14, 2023
14 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya - Samoa, as the Chair of the 39 Small Island Developing States of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), continues to amplify the One Pacific Voice calling for urgent attention and action to end the scourge of...
Let’s just get on with it, Fiji urges plastics treaty negotiators in Nairobi
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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November 14, 2023
13 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya - As negotiators from all over the world gather in Nairobi, Kenya, for the third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution,...
Zero draft of plastics treaty under the microscope as INC-3 opens in Nairobi
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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November 14, 2023
13 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya - Pacific delegations from 14 Pacific countries have travelled far and wide to be in Nairobi, Kenya, the home of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), this week. They are on a mission to amplify the One...
Pacific Partnership 2024-1 Hosts Career Fair and Concert in Marshall Islands
U.S. Navy
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November 7, 2023
The career fair included U.S. military careers as well as local career opportunities as part of the 19th iteration of the multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mission, which is scheduled to bring the hospital ship USNS Mercy...
DPM Maelanga calls for greater collaboration amongst PNA members
Solomon Islands Government
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November 1, 2023
The Solomon Islands Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Hon Manasseh Maelanga (MP) calls for greater collaboration amongst PNA member countries to advance tuna fisheries development in the region. Hon Maelanga made the call at the 3rd Parties to the Nauru...
Timor-Leste to take part in the 52nd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting
Government of Timor-Leste
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October 31, 2023
Tue. 31 of Outubro of 2023, 16:01h The Minister of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Agio Pereira, will participate, on behalf of the Prime Minister, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, in the 52nd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders' Meeting, taking...
SPREP partners with SPTO to develop single-use plastic standards and certification programme
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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October 31, 2023
30 October 2023, Papeete, Tahiti - In a significant move towards a more sustainable and resilient future for Pacific tourism, the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has announced a strategic partnership with the...
PIONEERING THE FUTURE OF AVIATION IN PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES: THE SINGAPORE DIALOGUE
Government of Samoa
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October 30, 2023
APIA, Samoa/30 October, 2023/Press Release – In the bustling metropolis of Singapore, from 22nd to 24th October 2023, a significant gathering took place. The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) extended an invitation to the Heads of Civil...
SPREP partners with SPTO to develop single-use plastic standards and certification programme
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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October 30, 2023
30 October 2023, Papeete, Tahiti – In a significant move towards a more sustainable and resilient future for Pacific tourism, the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has announced a strategic partnership with the...
New Caledonia to host the Pacific Islands Conference on Nature Conservation and Protected Areas in 2025
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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October 27, 2023
At the annual meeting of the Pacific Islands Roundtable for Nature Conservation (PIRT) held in Suva, Fiji, PIRT members welcomed the announcement by the Government of New Caledonia at the recent 31st SPREP Meeting in Apia that it will host the...
Priorities for effective employment and wage policies discussed in Kiribati
International Labour Organization
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September 27, 2023
Enhance the capacity of youth employment in Kiribati. © ILO TARAWA, Kiribati (ILO News) – The formulation of a National Employment Policy (NEP) and effective wage-setting policies for Kiribati were the focus of discussions held by senior...
Our Pacific Challenge: What do we need to know to conserve turtles?
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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October 16, 2023
03 October 2023, Apia Samoa - Sea turtles are cultural icons across the Pacific region and are embedded in the customs and traditions of Pacific communities – featuring in myths, legends, songs and traditions. Turtles are also important for...
Navy Hospital Ship Departs for Pacific Partnership 2024-1
U.S. Navy
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October 11, 2023
The U.S. Navy will join allied and partner nation forces for the 19th iteration of Pacific Partnership, the largest annual multilateral disaster response preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific region. This annual maritime humanitarian...
Forward Edge-AI awarded a grant through the Bexar County Innovation Fund SBIR/STTR Program
EIN Presswire
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October 4, 2023
Funding to be used to expand the company’s research and development collaboration with the University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA) and other partners SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, USA, October 4, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Bexar County Innovation Fund...