Honiara, SOLOMONS – August 22, 2019: 1.30pm (UNDP): Five Honiara schools are trying for 10 weeks to replace single-use plastics in their lunch service through a new waste management initiative. Koloale, Florence Young and Emmaus schools are trialing a refundable-fee scheme, which involves lunch vendors or the school canteen serving lunches in reusable containers. Read More …
Apia, SAMOA – August 22, 2019: 10am (SAMOA OBSERVER): Putting data about changes to the environment in the hands of members of the public is a top priority for a project seeking to bring data to the forefront of policy making. Manager of the ‘Inform’ project, Paul Anderson said the management of data made Read More …
Geneva – August 19, 2019: 2.40pm (THE GUARDIAN): From giraffes to sharks, the world’s endangered species could gain better protection at an international wildlife conference. The triennial summit of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites), that began on Saturday, will tackle disputes over the conservation of great beasts such as elephants and rhinos, Read More …
Funafuti, TUVALU – August 15, 2019: 2pm (EU): The European Union (EU) has strengthened Tuvalu’s capacity to sustainably manage waste by providing the low-lying atoll Pacific nation with its first waste Transfer Station in the capital, Funafuti yesterday. Tuvalu is one of the most vulnerable countries to the effects of climate change and natural disasters. It is Read More …
Funafuti, TUVALU – August 15, 2019: 11.50am (POST COURIER): Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has indicated he will support a proposed regional moratorium on seabed mining, however, did not go so far to say a ban outright would be needed. In an interview with the Post-Courier at the opening ceremony of the Pacific Read More …
Cairns, AUSTRALIA – August 12, 2019: 3.50pm (THE GUARDIAN): The prime minister has vowed to do more to tackle plastic waste in the world’s oceans, saying the export of waste plastic, paper, glass and tyres will be banned. Scott Morrison said only about 12 percent of materials are properly recycled in Australia and he wanted Read More …
Apia, SAMOA – August 12, 2019: 3.45pm (SAMOA OBSERVER): Local fishing operators should to invest in bigger fishing boats to maintain and increase the economic benefits of Samoa’s fishery resources, the Chief Executive Officer for the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) has said. Ulu Bismarck Crawley said fisheries remain one of Samoa’s main Read More …
Port Moresby, PAPUA NEW GUINEA – August 12, 2019: 3.30pm (LOOP PNG): Papua New Guinea Minister for Environment, Conservation and Climate Change announces that the final date for total ban on sale of plastic products will be in November. Minister Geoffrey Kama made this statement during the signing of an MOU on mangrove protection. The Read More …
Nuku’alofa – July 30, 2019: 11.40am (Enviro News): The 2019 Agriculture Show in Niuatoputapu and Niuafo’ou were held last week, as the islanders displayed the fruit of their work. Environment staff Petelo Oto’ota Tooa and Senituli Finau said the shows were exciting. “There was so much food on display, rootcrops, seafood and vegestables,” Oto’ota said. Read More …
Apia, Samoa – August 9, 2019: 1pm (Enviro News): Two Tongans were recipients of recognition awards at the inaugural Pacific Meteorological Council Awards here in Apia, Samoa on Thursday evening (August 8). Ms Netatua Pelesikoti Taufatofua, former Director of the Climate Change Division at the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) here in Read More …
