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Addressing the mangrove challenge: Interview with Dr. Milika Sobey
Mangrove management in the Pacific has its unique challenges. Dr. Milika Sobey talks about these challenges and how IUCN's MESCAL project is helping to provide solutions.
28 Mar 2013 | Audio
Mangrove project assesses progress
In the past three years IUCN has helped Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu address some key management challenges in mangrove conservation through the project Mangrove Ecosystems for…
28 Feb 2013 | Article
Mangrove policies under review for five island countries
IUCN Oceania is reviewing existing policies and legislations relevant to the protection and management of mangroves in Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Tonga as part of its efforts to help…
28 Jan 2013 | Article
Displaced native gecko sighted
After a very long time, the Indo-Pacific tree gecko, Hemiphyllodactylus typus, was spotted by a biodiversity survey team in Rewa Delta, Fiji. According to Nunia Thomas of Nature Fiji - Mareqeti Viti…
05 Oct 2012 | Article
Linking livelihoods, climate and effective management
Effective management of mangrove and associated ecosystems lies at the heart of IUCN's MESCAL project. IUCN Oceania and the International Institute of Sustainable Development (IISD) facilitated a…
03 Aug 2012 | Article
Science and economics: next steps for mangrove plans
As part of IUCN Oceania's MESCAL project, a workshop was recently held to discuss and develop research methodologies to gather baseline information on the flora and fauna associated with mangrove…
19 Dec 2011 | Event
Work for mangroves gets new look
A new logo was unveiled yesterday by IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, marking the beginning of its awareness raising activities for its mangrove projects in five Pacific…
30 Sep 2011 | News story
5 Countries aim to safeguard mangroves
Safeguarding mangrove ecosystems for their ecological, social and environmental value was the central topic of discussion amongst five Pacific Island Countries during an Induction Workshop of the…
03 Nov 2010 | News story
IUCN aids Pacific Islands to improve on mangrove management
Mangroves are continuously under threat from overharvesting, degradation and land reclamation. Yet we continue to cut them down unaware at times of the role these trees are playing within the coastal…
06 Jul 2010 | Article
Mangroves to the rescue
Coastal ecosystems in the Pacific region are under severe threat. Increasing population, coastal development, squatter settlements and increasing demand for resources are having a serious impact.…
23 Feb 2010 | News story
