Fiji’s Muanaira Womens Group sees promise in pilot mangrove oyster farm
It’s hard work walking over sharp shells in the mud, reaching in amongst dense mangrove roots and chipping off oysters. But members of Muanaira Womens Group have been doing this work for years, harvesting the oysters that cling to the roots of mangroves…
Training for shipping infectious substances
Dangerous Goods Training designed for medical laboratory personnel on 'General awareness, function specific and security awareness for shipping infectious substances (Category A & B), and other related hazardous materials'.
This course…
Adapting a Pacific approach to monitoring evaluation and learning
Adapting a Pacific approach to monitoring evaluation and learning
Representatives from around the region are convening this week to lay the groundwork toward establishing a Pacific-centred and owned approach to Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL)…
FJD3 million towards Protecting Pacific Crops
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IALA AtoN Level 1 course manager course
The Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) Chapter V requires contracting governments to provide such Aids to Navigation as the volume of traffic and degree of risk require. This IALA AtoN Level 1 Manager Course is the first of this type being…
UK study tour and exchange highlights good governance essential for NHRIs
Good governance is essential for any Paris principle-compliant National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) to effectively discharge its functions.
This was the main message shared with representatives of NHRIs from the Pacific in a recent study tour and…
Tackling infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance through One Health
Public health is everyone’s health. It involves not just the human health system but also the health of our animals and our ecosystem.
In Nadi, the regional meeting of the Pacific Public Health Surveillance Network (PPHSN, which ended on Friday (7 June…
PILNA Regional Report Launch
The Pacific Islands Numeracy and Literacy Assessment (PILNA) is the only regional mechanism to assess the basic numeracy and literacy skills of Pacific Island children. The third cycle of this assessment was conducted last year by the Pacific Community’s…