David Sheppard Discusses Biodiversity

IISD Reporting Services recently featured a guest article titled: "Value Island Biodiversity – It's Our Life" by David Sheppard, Director General, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP).

Pacific: Coastal Management Report

The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) have released a report presenting 17 case studies of coastal management throughout the Pacific region.

International SIDS Conference

The Australian Government and the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)hosted a major  conference in Apia (Samoa) on “Lessons for Future Action – Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in Small Island Developing States”, with over 120 participants from the Pacific, Caribbean and Indian Oceans. 28 Island countries and 14 international and regional organisations were represented.  

More on the conference: http://www.sprep.org/article/news_detail.asp?id=931

The week culminated with a signing of a landmark MOU between SPREP and the 5Cs (Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre) to expand and strengthen joint work between the organisations and the Pacific and Caribbean regions on climate change.

More on on the MOU: http://www.sprep.org/article/news_detail.asp?id=932
 

Micronesia: Strategic Plan on Invasive Species

The Secretariat of SPREP has announced that the Micronesian leaders that form the Micronesia Regional Invasive Species Council (RISC) have agreed to develop a five-year strategic plan on addressing invasive species. RISC agreed to five goals for the 2012-2016 Plan, including: public awareness; communication and cooperation; working closely with the Micronesia Chief Executives; human and financial resources; and harmonization of regional biosecurity measures. 

SPREP: Pacific Climate Change

Programme convened the 3rd biannual Pacific Climate Change Roundtable Meeting (PCCR) from 14–17 March in Niue. All presentations, papers and the outcome document are available at: http://www.sprep.org/climate_change/PCCR/.

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SPREP: State of Marine Biodiversity

The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has released a report, titled "Outlook Report on the State of the Marine Biodiversity in the Pacific Islands Region,"

SPREP: 21st Meeting

The SPREP Secretariat has published the report of the 21st SPREP Meeting, held from 6-9 September 2010 in Madang (Papua New Guinea). It includes the Madang Communiqué adopted at the meeting, according to which SPREP members adopted the 2011-2015 Strategic Plan as the guiding document for regional environmental work, including by SPREP, with four priorities on climate change, biodiversity and ecosystem management, waste management and pollution prevention, and environmental monitoring and governance.