Social and Environmental Responsibility at SPC
Sustainability and climate resilience are among SPC’s major cross-cutting topics. As such, it is crucial for our institution to be exemplary in those areas.
Pacific Community Director-General on first official visit to French Polynesia
The Pacific Community Director-General, Dr Colin Tukuitonga, will visitFrench Polynesia nextweek where he willmeet with government representatives to discussdevelopment priorities for the Pacific Island territory.
High on the agenda of his five-day visit…
Pacific Islands need smarter development to minimise damage to natural environment
Smarter development practices are needed to minimise damage to the the fragile natural environment and biodiversity of Pacific Island countries and territories.
These are the sentiments expressed by Fiji’s Permanent Secretary for Forestry and Fisheries…
Zoom - Coastal management champions in North Efate
In Vanuatu, North Efate communities are champions of natural resource management awareness. Each village has an environment committee to manage and regulate the use of marine and land resources.
Two networks of environment committees work together to…
Ecosystem resilience
Innovative economic and financial solutions for Pacific Island ecosystem resilience must be put to the test
“The tree that heralds the forest”: INTEGRE and RESCCUE projects’ initial outcomes in New Caledonia’s Northern Province
The initial outcomes of environmental rehabilitation and invasive species control efforts by the Pacific Community (SPC) and New Caledonia's Northern Province through the INTEGRE and RESCCUE projects are now visible in the Thiem…
Pacific Community highlights climate change, resilience and sustainable fisheries at World Conservation Congress
The world’s largest conservation congress kicks-off today in Hawai’i and the Pacific Community has joined over 8,000 global leaders and decision-makers from government, civil society, indigenous groups, business and academia, to garner support for…
Positive response to carbon offset scheme from Pacific Community members
Fifty delegates from across the Pacific region travelled by air to New Caledonia this week to participate in the Pacific Community’s annual Committee of Representatives of Governments and Administrations (CRGA) meeting for its members and development…