Why we must fight climate change to restore Pacific ecosystems
Photo: East Coast, New Caledonia - credit: F. Véquaud
This year, World Environment Day focuses on ecosystem restoration and marks the launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.
Green News: Climate change impacts on the environmental, economic and social viability of PICTs
We all have a responsibility to lead by example: learn more about SPC’s engagement to restore ecosystems!
Green News: Mangroves help to protect our habitat
When cyclones and storms hit Pacific islands, mangroves help to protect homes near the sea, and coral reef. They also store carbon in the soil they grow in. It’s up to all of us to protect and restore our precious mangroves.
Green News: Pacific Islands are more vulnerable to impacts of climate change
Island nations in the Pacific are more vulnerable to the multiple impacts of climate change than any other region in the world. Reducing global greenhouse gas emissions is needed now to limit the exposure of Pacific islanders to sea level rise, coastal…
Green News: Tackling the health danger of climate change
Sea level rise, ocean acidification and extreme weather are accelerating communicable diseases spread, increasing the risk of respiratory illnesses and affecting mental health. Building a fairer, healthier world means tackling the health danger…
Nature-based solutions for climate resilience and biodiversity conservation in the Pacific
Nature-based solutions for climate resilience and biodiversity conservation in the Pacific
Green News: Pacific Islands biodiversity is one of the world's most precious resources
Green News series: Pacific Islands biodiversity is one of the world's most precious resource
Pacific Islands biodiversity is one of the world's most precious resource and yet, one of the most fragile. Hosting up to 75% endemic species and…
Signature of a partnership agreement between France and the Pacific Community
Photo: Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian, France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Stuart Minchin, Director General of the Pacific Community (SPC)
Green News: Coral bleaching
Green News Series: Coral bleaching
Coral reefs are among the planet’s most diverse and valuable ecosystems and provide a key source of food and livelihoods for people across the Pacific Islands region.
With recent models suggesting that extreme El…
Securing food and water resources for the Pacific’s most remote communities showcased in documentary series launched today
Installation of water systems in Kapingamarangi, FSM, one of the most remote and inaccessible places in the Pacific
A series of stories featuring ways to address drought and climate change in remote North Pacific Islands is being launched today.
The ‘…