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Samoa Legally Protects 30% and Sustainably Manages 100% of its Ocean
EIN Presswire
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June 13, 2025
Samoa becomes one of the first Pacific nations to legally protect 30% of its ocean, ahead of the 2025 UN Ocean Conference. APIA, CA, UNITED STATES, June 13, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Samoa became one of the first Pacific Island nations to adopt...
CNO Future Fund Relaunches as Vanuatu’s Gold Standard CIIP Option
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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May 27, 2025
Photo Courtesy of: VIMB PORT VILA, Vanuatu, May 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The CNO Future Fund has officially relaunched under Vanuatu’s revised Citizenship by Investment regulatory framework, reinforcing its role as the leading option under the...
SigniFlow and Vodafone Vanuatu Unite to Deliver Affordable eSignature and Document Digitalisation Solutions
EIN Presswire
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March 25, 2025
SigniFlow partners with Vodafone Vanuatu to deliver secure, cost-effective eSignatures & document digitalisation, driving Vanuatu’s digital transformation. PORT VILA , VANUATU, March 26, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- SigniFlow, a global leader in...
Vanuatu and SPREP strengthen collaboration with Strategic Partnership Framework
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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September 26, 2024
17 September 2024, Port Vila, Vanuatu – The Government of Vanuatu and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) have committed to working together for a resilient Vanuatu environment by signing a Strategic Partnership...
South Australian doctors head to Vanuatu in response to devastating earthquake
Premier of South Australia
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December 24, 2024
Release date: 22/12/24 Three SA Health staff will travel to Vanuatu as part of the Federal Government’s response to the tragic natural disaster that occurred in the country last week. Dr James Doube, a doctor based on Kangaroo Island, will head up...
ADB Provides $5 Million Grant for Vanuatu Earthquake Relief
Asian Development Bank
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December 24, 2024
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (24 December 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided $5 million in contingent disaster financing to support emergency relief efforts in Vanuatu following the 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck the capital Port...
Pacific Islands and the Climate Crisis: Challenges, Injustices, and Pathways Forward
EIN Presswire
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November 29, 2024
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, November 29, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Pacific Islands, some of the most vulnerable regions to climate change, have once again found themselves overlooked on the global stage. As COP29 concluded in Baku, Azerbaijan,...
Vanuatu taking next steps to reduce plastic pollution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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July 31, 2024
22 July 2024, Port Vila - In 2018, in Vanuatu’s bid to reduce waste and pollution in the river and marine environment, the nation implemented the first policy to outlaw the sale and distribution of certain single-use plastics – including plastic...
ALLATRA took part in the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP16)
EIN Presswire
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November 12, 2024
ALLATRA took part in the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16) in Colombia and presented analytical data on the causes of climate change and global solutions CALI, COLOMBIA, November 12, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The 16th meeting of the Conference...
Vanuatu full steam ahead in managing container waste
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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July 10, 2024
10 July 2024, Port Vila - Vanuatu’s Department of Environment Protection and Conservation (DEPC) is serious about improving waste management in the country. Under the guidance of the Minister of Climate Change Adaptation, Meteorology and...
Trade and Environment Sustainability Agenda for the Pacific Highlighted at WTO Trade and Environment Week
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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October 16, 2024
The relationship between trade and the environment and how it can mutually support each other was discussed during the ‘Trade and Environment Sustainability Agenda for the Pacific’ side event held on 8 October at the 5th Trade and Environment Week...
Role of Indigenous communities recognised at world’s first-ever ‘nature positive’ summit
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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October 11, 2024
08 October 2024, Sydney, Australia - The critical role of Indigenous peoples in addressing the triple planetary crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and plastic pollution was recognised at the inaugural Global Nature Positive Summit (GNPS)...
Vanuatu Launches the World's First Sustainable Citizenship Program
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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July 10, 2024
PORT VILA, VANUATU, July 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vanuatu launches the CIIP-CNO Future Fund, the world's first citizenship-by-investment program linked to environmental sustainability. The program offers citizenship and investment...
Forest and Nature Reserves encroachment can lead Taveuni into a crisis
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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October 1, 2024
The development of Taveuni’s agriculture has increasingly been at odds with the need to protect and conserve its natural environment. As encroachment into the Taveuni Forest Reserve and Ravilevu Nature Reserve for agricultural production of dalo...
Harnessing natural solutions to achieve sustainable development in Vanuatu
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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September 27, 2024
16 September 2024. Port Vila, Vanuatu - The importance of effectively harnessing the power of nature to help solve sustainable development challenges, such as climate change, food security and disaster risk reduction, was explored at the Aligning...
BIEM initiative supports Vanuatu coastal communities and government ridge to reef ecosystems and fisheries by-catch projects
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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September 2, 2024
Sustainable use of coastal and marine biodiversity through improved management of ‘ridge to reef’ ecosystems and fisheries by-catch is the focus of the By-catch and Integrated Ecosystem Management (BIEM) Initiative project being implemented in...
Solomon Islands committed to international cooperation in eliminating marine pollution and phasing out greenhouse gas emissions from shipping
Solomon Islands Government
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October 4, 2024
Solomon Islands committed to international cooperation in eliminating marine pollution and phasing out greenhouse gas emissions from shipping Hon. Manasseh Maelanga, Minister for Infrastructure Development, presenting instruments of accession to...
GIS Training Enhances Data Analysis and Mapping Capacity in Vanuatu
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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September 2, 2024
The effective use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) helps drive informed decision making for sound environmental management through data analysis, mapping and enhanced research skills and innovation. This was highlighted at a GIS training...
Project promotes the need for increased integration and application of Nature-based Solutions in the Pacific
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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August 22, 2024
The Pacific region is extremely vulnerable to environmental and societal challenges such as climate change, natural disasters, and food security concerns. Its geographic location isolates it from the rest of the world, and thus compounds and makes...
Welcoming Remarks, Hon Minister, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Samoa, Pacific Preparatory Meeting of the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD Pre-COP16), September, SPREP, Apia Samoa
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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September 12, 2024
Director General of SPREP Permanent Secretary, Directors and CEOs Senior Government Officials Distinguished Delegates Ladies and Gentlemen Talofa lava and warm greetings to you all. It is my honour to welcome you to Samoa for the Pacific...