International Day of Women and Girls in Science: Meet SPC's Land Resources Division Lab Technician Maraia Dure Ravulo

The Pacific’s unique geography makes preserving its crops, trees and seed for food security a formidable challenge. SPC’s Land Resources Division’s (LRD) work in Genetic Resources advances the utilization of plant genetic resources, including developing and strengthening seed and planting material supply networks to enable improved availability, access, utilization and quality of food crops and trees.

A once in a 1000-year eruption

On Saturday 15 January 2022, the Hunga volcano erupted sending a plume of ash and volcanic gas 30 kilometers into the atmosphere and generating tsunami waves across the Pacific. The full impact of this eruption is still being assessed, but the greatest devastation occurred on islands of Tonga. To get a better understanding of this event and its long term impact we speak with Professor Shane Cronin, a volcanologist from the University of Auckland, New Zealand.  

Pacific Food Systems

The future of food and food systems in the Pacific will play a key role in supporting the region, the planet’s recovery and revival from COVID-19, and the long-term health, resilience and prosperity of the Pacific people.

The first United Nations Food Summit, held on 23 September 2021 is an opportunity for the Pacific countries to not only be heard, but to also share the region’s contribution to the global food system, including game-changing solutions grounded in the culture, knowledge and innovations that the region brings to this global summit.

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