Green News: Rising sea level threatens atoll nations
For atoll nations, where people live on land that rises to an average of 2 meters above sea level, a rising ocean threatens their very existence. More ambitious action is needed to prevent them from becoming uninhabitable, and preserve plant and animal…
Green News: Let's not waste water, let's protect it
Did you know that a tap left open will produce nearly 20,000 Liters/day? This is the daily consumption of 70 families of 4 people.
Green News: preservation of watersheds in New Caledonia
A watershed is a geographic location where all the water drains towards the same stream or river, sea or groundwater table. Watersheds face a wide range of threats, both man-made and natural, e.g. economic activities, climate change, tropical cyclones,…
Green News: SPC is making a significant shift to renewable energy in its Headquarters
SPC is making a significant shift to renewable energy in its Noumea Headquarters.
Green News: Planting trees to better protect Pacific Island watersheds
Green News Series: Planting trees to better protect Pacific Island watersheds
Did you know the multiple benefits of watershed reforestation?
Improving water quality
Preventing the land from washing away during cyclones
Protecting coastal reefs…
Green News: Pacific resilience to flooding and climate change
Green News Series: Pacific resilience to flooding and climate change
Tropical Cyclone Ana in Fiji, Lucas in New Caledonia: in less than a week, and only a month after TC Yasa (category 5) in Fiji, several Pacific Islands Countries and Territories have…
Green News: Investing in ocean science is key to driving climate action
Green News series: Investing in ocean science is key to driving climate action
The Blue Pacific Continent hosts the world's largest ocean. Increased CO2 levels in sea waters threaten marine biodiversity as well as local livelihoods across Pacific Island…
Green News: The role of ecosystem-service-providing plants in agricultural plots
Green News Series: Ecosystem-service-providing plants
The ecosystem-service-providing plants in agricultural plots:
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 Niño…