Press Releases

Pacific Tourism Organisation Unveils Ground-breaking Data Training Program in Solomon Islands

In a significant milestone, the Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) launched the Pacific Tourism Data Initiative (PTDI) and introduced the Pacific Sustainable Tourism Indicators Framework training in the Solomon Islands in February. Spearheaded by...

Samoa, as AOSIS Chair, encouraged by work of Pacific SIDS in plastics treaty negotiations

15 February 2023, Auckland New Zealand - The work to strengthen the capacity of Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) to engage and amplify the one Pacific voice in sessions of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an...

Private 5G/4G Network Deployment Tracker Market, Key Players, Demands, Scope, Size, Share and Forecasts 2023 - 2030

PUNE, INDIA, December 8, 2023 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Historically a niche segment of the wider cellular communications industry, private 5G/4G cellular networks – also referred to as NPNs (Non-Public Networks) in 3GPP terminology – have rapidly...

Fisheries Ministers Call for Increased Fisheries Commitment in COP Meetings

Honiara, Solomon Islands, December 14: Pacific Fisheries Ministers have called for consideration and action on fisheries in United Nations Framework on Climate Change Convention Conference of the Parties (COP) meetings as the world’s biggest and...

Memorandum between SPREP and Birdlife enhances collaboration to protect birds and biologically important sites

06 September 2023, Apia Samoa - The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and Birdlife International (BLI) continue to strengthen cooperation through a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), committing the organisations...

At midway point of INC-3, Cook Islands continues to push for ambitious treaty

17 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya - At the midway point of the third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) to develop an international legally binding instrument (ILBI) on plastic pollution, including in the marine...

SPREP partners with SPTO to develop single-use plastic standards and certification programme

30 October 2023, Papeete, Tahiti - In a significant move towards a more sustainable and resilient future for Pacific tourism, the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has announced a strategic partnership with the...

SPREP partners with SPTO to develop single-use plastic standards and certification programme

30 October 2023, Papeete, Tahiti – In a significant move towards a more sustainable and resilient future for Pacific tourism, the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has announced a strategic partnership with the...

SPREP calls for more robust regime to address the full life cycle of Ghost Gear

18 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya - Abandoned, Lost, Discarded Fishing Gear (ALDFG), also known as Ghost Gear, is one of the most harmful forms of marine debris devastating our Ocean. Studies have found that 640,000 tonnes of fishing gear,...

PRESS RELEASE: Presentation of Credentials of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Thailand to the Independent State of Samoa

Wednesday 29 November 2023 The new Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand to the Independent State of Samoa, His, Excellency Mr. Waravuth Pouapinya, officially presented his credentials to the Head of State of Samoa, Afioga, Tuimalealiifano...

Australia champions Pacific’s case, spotlights Indigenous people at plastics treaty negotiations

18 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya - Australia continues to champion the One Pacific Voice calling for an urgent and ambitious Global Plastic Treaty that addresses the full life cycle of plastics, as the third session of the Intergovernmental...

Statement by the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)

(Press release) Dubai, December 11 2023 – On Monday 11th December, the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) held a press conference to share feedback on the release of the COP28 Presidency’s draft text on the Global Stocktake. AOSIS Chair,...

PNG flags maritime zones and marine resources protection at plastics treaty talks

15 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya - The leakage of plastics into the ecosystems, including in the marine environment, is a growing concern for Papua New Guinea (PNG). What’s even more alarming for the biggest Pacific island with an Exclusive...

Samoa, as Chair of AOSIS, highlights human health risks at INC-3 in Nairobi

14 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya - Samoa, as the Chair of the 39 Small Island Developing States of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), continues to amplify the One Pacific Voice calling for urgent attention and action to end the scourge of...

Solomon Islands Implements Landmark Ban on Single-Use Plastics

11 September 2023, Honiara - It’s the dawn of a new era in Solomon Islands as the country officially gazetted a regulation to ban certain types of single-use plastics. Starting from 1 September, the import, manufacture, distribution, supply and...

Gender Equality gold – shining the light on the power of partnerships 

Apia, Samoa – As the Samoa Victim Support Group’s Torch of Peace makes its way around Samoa this week, and as we head into the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence at the end of the month, the United Nations Development Programme...

PSIDS Chair notes INC progress, looks to next steps of plastics treaty negotiations

Q and A with H.E Ambassador Ilana Seid, Permanent Representative of Palau to the UN and Chair of Pacific Small Island Developing States and Ms. Gwendalyn Kingtaro Sisior, of Palau: 25 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya – Pacific negotiators joined more...

Conference helps to prepare Pacific countries to respond to oil spills

26 September 2023, Brisbane Australia - Twelve Pacific countries are in a better position to address the unique challenges in preparing for, and responding to oil spills. It follows their participation at the 2023 SpillCon Conference and Regional...

Strengthening Pacific Islands resilience to climate change through management of invasive species

7 September 2023, Apia – In the Pacific Islands region, improving ecosystem health is vital for maintaining the resilience of communities to the impacts of climate change. However, natural resources and native ecosystems across the Pacific are...

Tuvalu spotlights human rights at global plastics treaty negotiations

15 November 2023, Nairobi Kenya - Delegates and negotiators attending the third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment...