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GEF grants first ever CSO funding

04/11/2013 23:29
WASHINGTON, DC, November 5, 2013-Two global civil society organizations, Conservation International  (CI) and the World Wildlife Fund-US  (WWF-US) can now directly access funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) under a decision welcomed today by the GEF's governing...

Pacific ocean, home to bacterial communities

01/11/2013 00:49
Pacific ocean, home to bacterial communities   By Cherelle Jackson The ideallic image of the Pacific Ocean has been marred by the findings of a recent study by the Nordic Center for Earth Evolution at the University of Southern Denmark which indicate very active bacterial...

Traditional knowledge key to the adaptation in the Pacific

01/11/2013 00:38
By Cherelle Jackson APIA PEW: Adaptating to the impacts of climate change in the Pacific is not a new concept, in fact it’s deeply rooted in the cultures of Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia whose ancient responses to changes in weather patterns have helped them adapt to the threats of climate...

Pacific needs a strategy at upcoming SIDS meeting

01/11/2013 00:38
By Cherelle Jackson APIA: Pacific Governments need to strategise the best way forward to ensure that the priorities of the region are part of the outcome of the upcoming SIDS meeting in Samoa next year. References to ‘transformational approach’ echoed throughout the Pacific preparatory meeting last...

Majuro Declaration signals Pacific discontent with climate negotiations

31/10/2013 09:08
By Cherelle Jackson APIA: The signing of the Majuro Declaration for Climate Leadership last month in the Marshall Islands by the leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum has sent a strong signal of political discontent in the region over international climate negotiations. “Waiting for a new global...

Massive marine protected area is even a bigger sham

31/10/2013 03:50
By CHRISTOPHER PALA SALON.COM: Meet President Anote Tong of Kiribati, a Central Pacific country of three-dozen postcard-pretty coral atolls that may become uninhabitable someday because global warming is causing ocean levels to rise. Tong, 61, has been in power for a decade, during which time he...

Majuro Declaration for Climate Leadership signals Pacific discontent with negotiations

20/10/2013 12:16
By Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson APIA: The discontent of Pacific leaders with the 'sluggish' progress made at international climate talks has lead to the endorsement of the Majuro Declaration for Climate Leadership by all members of the Pacific Islands Forum last month. The Declaration recognizes...

Fiji commended for its support to regional met services

02/07/2013 09:28
By Asenati Taugasolo Semu, member of the Pacific Media Team (SPREP/PACCSAP)   1 July 2013, Nadi Fiji - Fiji has been praised for its continued support in providing essential meteorological services to countries in the region.  The Deputy Director of the Secretariat...

Samoan Obesity Epidemic Starts at Birth

02/07/2013 09:27
    Science Daily June 5, 2013 — As some Pacific island cultures have "westernized" over the last several decades, among the changes has been a dramatic increase in obesity. Researchers don't understand all the reasons why, but even a decade ago in American Samoa 59 percent of men...

Energy mix

18/03/2013 00:19
Efforts are currently underway in Samoa to explore renewable energy sources. It's encouraging to see the Government investing in research to find more sustainable energy, for an island of our size it's extremely important that we explore the best possible means of achieving energy efficiency...
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