Press Releases
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New Vanuatu climatology maps unveiled
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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July 10, 2023
05 July 2023, Port Vila, Vanuatu: A new set of climatological maps of Vanuatu have been produced to help Government agencies visualise Vanuatu’s climate vulnerabilities – and how to mitigate them. The maps draw on climatology data from the Vanuatu...
Taveuni to continue Ecosystem-based Adaptation interventions to climate change
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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August 30, 2023
Taveuni, Fiji – Taveuni, Fiji’s third largest island, has over the years experienced deteriorating soil quality, degraded water catchments and low agricultural yields. These were due to the removal of large tracts of forest to expand areas of...
New publication spotlights impact of climate change on women of Vanuatu
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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August 4, 2023
03 August 2023, Port Vila Vanuatu - The impact of climate change on the women of Vanuatu is the focus of a new journal article titled “Women and Climate Change in Vanuatu, Pacific Islands Region”, published earlier this month. The article,...
Vanuatu is ready to welcome first cruise ship trials
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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November 8, 2022
Tuesday, 08 November 2022 – Port-Vila, Vanuatu: The month of November is an exciting one for the Tourism Industry as it is set to be the trial month for cruise ships to Vanuatu. A total of 4 cruise vessels will visit Mystery Island, Port Vila and...
Our Pacific People, Our Pacific Environment. Celebrating 30 years of SPREP.
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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July 21, 2023
The SPREP Treaty was signed in 1993, in Apia, Samoa. Under the Treaty, the purpose of the organisation is to provide assistance to the Pacific to protect and improve the environment and to ensure sustainable development for present and future...
VanKIRAP partners with Vanuatu’s national broadcaster to bring climate information to the people
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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June 12, 2023
16 May 2023, Port Vila, Vanuatu - For many in Vanuatu, accessing reliable information about climate and weather can be hard. But this is changing with a new media partnership where Vanuatu’s national broadcaster’s almost 100% national coverage...
From Paris to Vanuatu, plastic pollution is a major global concern
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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June 23, 2023
While country representatives from across the world gathered in Paris to negotiate a treaty on plastic pollution, the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) through the AFD-funded ‘Committing to Sustainable Waste Actions...
De Paris au Vanuatu, la pollution plastique est une source de préoccupation majeure
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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June 22, 2023
Au moment où les représentants de plusieurs pays se réunissaient à Paris pour négocier un traité sur la pollution plastique, le Programme régional océanien de l’environnement (PROE), par l’intermédiaire du projet S’engager pour une gestion durable...
Vanuatu Announces The Return Of International Cruising In 2022
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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September 19, 2022
Home Vanuatu Announces The Return Of International Cruising In 2022 Thursday, 15th September 2022, Port-Vila – Vanuatu: The Vanuatu Government, through the National Cruise Tourism Management Committee (NCTMC) is excited to announce the official...
Our Pacific People, Our Pacific Environment! Celebrating 30 years of SPREP.
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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May 31, 2023
The SPREP Treaty was signed in 1992, in Apia, Samoa. Under the Treaty, the purpose of the organisation is to provide assistance to the Pacific to protect and improve the environment and to ensure sustainable development for present and future...
Stakeholders review first flood management plan for Vanuatu’s Sarakata River
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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June 21, 2023
19 June 2023, Port Vila - The Sarakata River, on Vanuatu’s Espiritu Santo island, runs through the middle of the most densely populated urban centre in Vanuatu, Luganville town. Around 5,000 people, which is 25 percent of Luganville’s population,...
Papua New Guinea becomes the 19th signatory of the Pacific Leader’s Sustainable Tourism Commitment
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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August 10, 2023
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) has welcomed Papua New Guinea as the most recent signatory of the Pacific Leader’s Sustainable Tourism Commitment (SOC), which consolidates support for collective action on the implementation of the Pacific...
Pacific Tourism Organisation Forges Strategic Collaborations with Vanuatu Tourism Organisation and Fiji Airways
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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August 3, 2023
Last month the Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) held successful meetings held with a delegation from the Vanuatu Tourism Organisation (VTO) and Fiji Airways. The meeting, which took place in Fiji, was marked by productive discussions and...
Asia-Pacific Leaders Rally to Eradicate Malaria
MENAFN
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June 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Urging a united front and immediate action, nations and territories across the Asia-Pacific convened at the 9th Asia Pacific Leaders’ Summit on Malaria Elimination this week, sounding the alarm on growing challenges to malaria eradication...
Cook Islands and Federated States of Micronesia join over 50 countries calling for an end to plastic pollution by 2040
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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June 1, 2023
30 May 2023, Paris France – Two Pacific Island countries, the Cook Islands and Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), have joined Ministers from 56 countries to sign a Ministerial Statement calling for an end to global plastic pollution by 2040....
Dealing with chemicals in plastics must be part of the global action on plastic pollution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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May 31, 2023
30 May 2023, Paris, France – Overwhelming evidence globally shows that the toxic chemical, additives and pollutants found in plastics have serious risks to human and planetary health. Findings from a recent United Nations Environment Programme...
Pacific SIDS state their case for a robust and ambitious treaty to address plastic pollution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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June 1, 2023
31 May 2023, Paris France – The Pacific region is world-renowned for its pristine beaches, turquoise waters, vibrant forests and colourful reefs. While this postcard image remains, its environment has been contaminated by exorbitant amounts of...
Pacific countries take call for treaty to end plastic pollution to INC2 in Paris
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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May 29, 2023
26 May 2023, Paris France - Pacific countries continue to call on world leaders to deliver a high-ambition treaty to end plastic pollution urgently, as the clock ticks closer to the second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to...
Van-KIRAP provides support for more climate resilient infrastructure in Vanuatu
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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April 14, 2023
12 April 2023, Port Vila, Vanuatu – Existing infrastructure in Vanuatu, such as bridges, culverts, and drainages, were built using old climate data and climatology from the past 30 years. Due to the increasing impacts of climate change on...
Sustainable Tourism Development Strategy sets pathway for recovery
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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August 5, 2022
Home Sustainable Tourism Development Strategy sets pathway for recovery Wallis and Futuna was the third Pacific island nation that reopened to international travel and tourism in July after the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu on July 1st. Like the...