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Cirus Foundation Partners with Exchange Infrastructure Provider Shift Markets
Avarua, Cook Islands, Dec. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blockchain-based Web3 initiative Cirus Foundation has partnered with Shift Markets, a crypto exchange infrastructure provider, to power the development of non-custodial wallets connected to a...

Ocean Dialogue unites voices on collaborative action for shared ocean priorities
Partnerships must become the norm, not the exception. This was emphasised at the Ocean Dialogue convened during the inaugural Global Nature Positive Summit (GNPS) held in Sydney, Australia this week. The dialogue brought together First Nations...

SPREP and SPTO Unite for Sustainable Pacific Tourism
11 November 2023, Rarotonga, Cook Islands – The pursuit of sustainable tourism development in the Pacific region, where people and the environment take center stage, has received a tremendous boost with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding...

SPREP and SPTO place sustainable tourism development on centre stage with MOU
11 November 2023, Rarotonga, Cook Islands - The pursuit of sustainable tourism development in the Pacific region, where people and the environment take center stage, has received a tremendous boost with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding...

Arrival of African Tulip Beetles in Tonga for Natural Enemies - Natural Solutions Programme
8 October 2024, Tongatapu, Tonga - The African tulip tree (Spathodea campanulata) is recognised as one of the world’s 100 worst invasive alien species and ranks among the top 30 terrestrial invasive plants. Initially introduced to many Pacific...

August 2024 Visitor Arrivals Recovered 88.4 Percent Compared to Pre-Pandemic August 2019
Posted on Sep 30, 2024 in News For Immediate Release: September 30, 2024 HONOLULU—August 2024 total visitor arrivals represent an 88.4 percent recovery compared to pre-pandemic August 2019 and total visitor spending was higher than August 2019...

STATEMENT FOR THE PRIME MINISTER OF SAMOA, HON. FIAME NAOMI MATAAFA FOR THE 2023 UNITED NATIONS DAY 24 OCTOBER 2023, ONE UN HOUSE, TUANAIMATO
SAMOA, October 25 - Pastor Vui Sebastien Mariner Themba Kalua, UN Resident Coordinator for Samoa, Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau Members of the diplomatic corps Heads of Government Ministries and Enterprises, Civil Societies and NGOs Ladies and...

Geogas Pacific Limited invests in the country.
Geogas Pacific Limited has purchased the Origin Energy Holdings Limited shares in 7 Pacific countries namely Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomons Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, American Samoa and Cook Islands. Geogas is a French company with offices in...

Immersive Study Tour Commences on Invasive Species Management to Empower Pacific Battlers
17 September 2024, Auckland: A regional study tour, set to be a learning and knowledge exchange-based programme, that provides participants with a unique chance to delve into invasive species management and acquire essential skills for leading...

Protecting Sharks and Rays in Pacific Islands waters
Main image credit: Luke Gordon A recent assessment using the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species indicated that more than one-third of sharks, rays, and chimaeras are threatened with extinction....

SPREP Members commend progress and work of Secretariat in 2023
5 September 2024, Apia Samoa – The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) continues to strengthen efforts to build a resilient Pacific environment. During the past 31 years, amidst many challenges, SPREP has continued to...

July 2024 Visitor Statistics Showed Some Signs of Improvement in Tourism Industry
Posted on Aug 29, 2024 in News For Immediate Release: August 29, 2024 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), total visitor arrivals declined slightly but total...

Official Address by Sefanaia Nawadra, Director General SPREP, 4th Clean Pacific Roundtable 2024, 5-9 August, 2024, Funafuti, Tuvalu
Clean Environment, Resilient Ocean and Healthy Communities. Pastor Fitilau Puapua, President of Ekalesia Kelisiano Tuvalu.Honourable Feleti Penitala Teó, Prime Minister, Tuvalu. Distinguished representatives, Development Partners, Waste and...

Fourth Clean Pacific Roundtable advances journey towards Cleaner Pacific
9 August 2024, Funafuti Tuvalu – The Fourth Clean Pacific Roundtable (4CPRT) guided by the theme “Clean Environment. Resilient Oceans. Healthy Communities” has closed with a renewed focus to strengthen regional cooperation, collaboration,...

Elder statesman of Pacific Met Council shares passion about his work
16 August 2023, Nadi - One of the elder statesmen of the Pacific Met Council (PMC) and the Director of the Cook Islands Met Service, Mr Arona Ngari, is encouraging Pacific Governments and donor partners to invest in the future of Met Services to...

ASPRS Announces May 2023 GeoByte!
SeaSketch 2.0: A New, Free and Open-source Software Service for Map-based Surveys and Collaborative Geodesign May 5th at 12 Noon ET Originally launched in 2012, SeaSketch (www.seasketch.org) was developed to support the collaborative geodesign of...

Pacific Islands region waste management challenges under the microscope at Fourth Clean Pacific Roundtable
5 August 2024, Funafuti Tuvalu - Officials and delegates at the Fourth Clean Pacific Roundtable (4CPRT) have been urged to develop tailor-made waste disposal and management measures that are of practical use and application to circumstances in...

Pacific Islands gather in Funafuti for first-ever Plastic Dialogue
7 August 2024, Funafuti Tuvalu - With the community of nations deadlocked in international negotiations to conclude a global instrument to end plastic pollution by the end of 2024, a first-of-its-kind Plastic Dialogue was convened today in...

Cook Island’s National Environment Service Applauds Training Workshop on Environmental Governance and Sustainable Management.
The Environmental Planning Unit of the Environmental Monitoring and Governance (EMG) programme of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has recently delivered an in-country training workshop to the National...

How the Kingdom of Tonga is dealing with the scourge of End of Life Vehicles
6 August 2024, Funafuti Tuvalu - The mountain of End of Life Vehicles (ELVs) is an imposing challenge for the Kingdom of Tonga. Statistics show that the main island of Tongatapu has accumulated more than 30,000 ELVs over the years – and with more...