The marine species porgramme outlines a regional strategy for the cooperative conservation and management of dugongs, marine turtles and whales and dolphins.
The Pacific islands region served by SPREP covers 32 million km2 within the largest continuous
marine habitat on the planet, the Pacific Ocean. The region is home to a diverse range of large
marine species, including cetaceans (whales and dolphins), sirenians (dugong), testudines
(marine turtles), elasmobranchs (sharks and rays), and seabirds.
This report was compiled by contributors from regional seas conventions and action plans, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC
The Pacific Climate Change Centre, hosted by SPREP, in partnership with the Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions at the Australian National University will be organising the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Sixth Assessment Report: Working Group III Mitigation of Climate change for the Pacific webinar that will discuss the main findings of the report and its implications for the Pacific
The 2021-2022 La Niña event continues in the tropical Pacific, with little change in strength in the past few weeks. The Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) has recently been weak and is expected to remain mostly weak for the coming fortnight.
SPREP has developed the Pacific National Adaptation Planning (NAP) Guidelines to provide support on the specific adaptation needs of Pacific island countries.
This booklet provides a simple step-by-step guide to help inform policy makers of the high-level process needed to implement an effective waste licensing legislation supported by appropriate environmental monitoring requirements.
Few Pacific Island Countries (PIC) have a policy position, or operative clauses in existing legislation that facilitates the effective licensing and management of waste management activities, and to include and enforce environmental waste monitoring requirement on business and waste service provides.
This template policy is to support country government in the development of new legislation or the review of existing legislation that facilitates regulation of waste activities, data collection and reporting activities.
