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Sea turtle research database for the Pacific released

A seven-year effort to develop a Pacific region database on sea turtle research will culminated with the launch of the Turtle Research Database System (TREDS), at the 29th Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Australia.
TREDS collates and standardizes marine turtle data and is critical to understanding population trends throughout [...]

Negotiating climate change in the Pacific Islands

Ensuring that the voice of Pacific Island countries is heard at the international level is critical for the success of the climate change negotiations. This was one of the many lessons stressed during a week of negotiation training and consultations at SPREP Headquarters in Apia, Samoa.
The world is now only six months away from the [...]

Pacific islands and the Clean Development Mechanism

Bringing the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) closer to the homes of Pacific islanders is one of the key happenings at a gathering in Fiji this week.
Close to forty participants from throughout the Pacific African-Caribbean-Pacific (PACP’s) countries are attending a regional capacity building workshop on the Clean Development Mechanism at the IUCN Oceania headquarters in Suva.
The [...]

US National Fined $1.7 MILLION For Damaging The Reef

Lovefm.com reports US National David Lautner, whose catamaran destroyed a portion of the reef near Lighthouse Reef Atoll around May 2, 2007, was found guilty of recklessly causing a disaster that resulted in a loss of the environment when he appeared in court. Lautner was fined 1.7 million U-S dollars by Magistrate Ed P. Usher. [...]

Champion diver warns Premier of Islands’ ruin

CHAMPION freediver Tanya Streeter – who set several world records in the TCI – has condemned the “wanton destruction” of the country’s environment in favour of “glitzy hotels” and mega-yacht marinas.
The BBC presenter is threatening to urge tourists to boycott the Islands amid ongoing controversy about the massacre of its national parks.
Tanya has been [...]

Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) and H.R.H. Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, Announce the Launch of the ‘Coral Reef Conservancy’

New York — June 12, 2009 — The Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) formally announced the launch of the “Coral Reef Conservancy” at an event attended by His Royal Highness Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and the Honorable Leader of Government Business (Premier Designate), Mr. McKeeva Bush, at Macaulay Honors College in Manhattan.
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Parrot thief convicted

The National Environment and Planning Agency, NEPA, has been successful in its court action against Mr. Jeffrey Thompson, for breaching the Wild Life Protection Act (section 6).
On 21 March, 2009, Mr. Thompson was arrested by the St. Andrew North Police after he was caught selling two birds; one yellow billed parrot and one black billed [...]

NEPA Jamaica increases enforcement of environmental regulations

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), is emphasizing increased enforcement activities against operators of sewage treatment plants who violate standards set by the Natural Resources Conservation Authority, (NRCA). According to Peter Knight, Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at NEPA, this is one of several initiatives which it will implement to maximize compliance levels across [...]

New Research Alliance in Singapore to Identify Sustainable Water Solutions

The WateReuse Foundation and PUB, Singapore’s national water agency, signed a research agreement to co-fund up to US$5 million worth of research that will help water agencies worldwide provide a sustainable water supply, while enhancing the environment and protecting public health. The agreement was signed during the WateReuse Foundation’s 13th Annual Water Reuse & Desalination [...]

US$10 Billion Southeast Asia Market - Singapore International Water Week

- Singapore - Opportunities to get a slice of the US$10 billion water market in Southeast Asia await delegates of the Singapore International Water Week 2009 come June. They will get a first-hand account and cross-regional perspective to the water developments and projects from the Laos and Brunei ministers as well as high-level officials and [...]

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