Leadership at the Pacific’s largest development organization – Karen Mapusua IWD2021
The integration of women in historically male-dominated fields in the Pacific in this new decade is being realized at all job levels, including senior management. For International Women’s Day this year, The Pacific Community’s (SPC) Land Resources…
Fiji tackles African Swine Fever with new emergency response plan
The Biosecurity Authority of Fiji (BAF) have developed an Animal Biosecurity Emergency Response Plan (ABERP) to address possible exotic incursions such as African Swine Fever.
The plan was announced at the ‘African Swine Fever (ASF) Awareness and…
Building a better future for Pacific lands: SPC Soil Scientist Dr. Ellen Iramu
Building a better future for Pacific lands: SPC Soil Scientist Dr. Ellen Iramu
Protecting the diversity of coconuts in the Pacific islands
Researchers in the Pacific recently travelled to a remote island in Fiji to collect endangered coconut specimens as part of an ACIAR-supported project to conserve the plant’s genetic diversity.
Coconut palms, commonly referred to as the ‘Tree of Life…
What is SPC? - Presentation of the SPC's Land Resources Division
Surrounded by a vast expanse of ocean, Pacific countries’ land resources are at the heart of the region’s resilience. In this video from the “What is SPC?” series, get an overview of what SPC is doing in agriculture, such as:
International Day for Biological Diversity
Biological diversity is often understood in terms of the wide variety of plants, animals and microorganisms, but it also includes genetic differences within each species — for example, between varieties of crops and breeds of livestock — and the…
UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 26)
The 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) to the UNFCCC was originally scheduled to take place from 9-19 November 2020, in Glasgow, UK.
On 28 May 2020, the COP Bureau decided that it would take place from 1-12 November 2021, in…
Responding to Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) incursion in Vanuatu
The recent incursion of Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) into Vanuatu involved a rapid response from SPC Land Resources Division to support local biosecurity efforts to manage and contain the spread of this pest. The CRB incursion happened in the…
Gender inclusion and Pacific values affirmed in new organic agriculture strategy launch
Gender inclusion and Pacific values affirmed in new organic agriculture strategy launch
23 November 2020 –