Oceania
World Water Day: thirsty cities
Coping with the growing water needs of cities is one of the most pressing challenges of this century. Half of the world’s population now lives in cities and it’s estimated that within two decades that will increase to nearly 60% of the population, or 5 billion people. … | French | Spanish
22 Mar 2011 | News story
Sharing experiences on ecosystem based management: CEM visits Oceania
Key players and experts from the environment and sustainable development community in Fiji and abroad gathered in Nadi, Fiji from 2 – 4 March to discuss how to integrate ecosystem based management principles into the Nadi River Basin and Mangrove Management Plans. …
07 Mar 2011 | News story
Low enforcement weakens environmental fight: new course to help
A new Environmental Compliance & Enforcement Certificate course will be offered from August this year as part of the University of the South Pacific’s calendar. This was revealed today when the British High Commission officially handed over the initial funding for the development of the course to IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature. …
02 Mar 2011 | News story
Towards an IUCN strategy for sustainable bioenergy
“By 2016, bioenergy responsibly contributes to biodiversity conservation, climate change solutions and sustainable livelihoods, as part of building resilient ecological and socio-economic systems.” This is IUCN’s working vision for sustainable bioenergy, an outcome of a recent workshop that convened Members, partners, Commissions and IUCN staff to develop an IUCN bioenergy strategy.* …
18 Feb 2011 | News story
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Pacific Islands Red List – Identifying threatened species
28% of plant and animal species from the Pacific Islands are threatened with extinction. This is the latest figure identified under IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species™ (2008). The report also states that of the species assessed, 14% are listed under the data deficient category illustrating the lack of information to determine their threat status. …
14 Feb 2011 | News story
Bus to spread word on water conservation in Fiji
A 60 seater public bus, painted with images and messages to encourage water conservation and recycling, is now travelling the Lautoka to Nadi route in Fiji following its launch on the 2nd of February. …
09 Feb 2011 | News story
GMSA Workshops on marine fishes held in Oceania
The Global Marine Species Assessment, a joint collaboration between IUCN’s Species Programme and Conservation International, is working to assess individual marine species for inclusion and publication on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. …
09 Feb 2011 | News story
New Senior Energy Programme Officer - IUCN Oceania Regional Office
Ms. Larissa Brisbane is the new Senior Energy Programme Officer for the Regional Office. …
04 Feb 2011 | News story
Penelope Figgis is new Director of Australian Committee for IUCN
Ms Penelope Figgis is the newly appointed Director of ACIUCN, the Australia Committee for IUCN. …
04 Feb 2011 | News story
New Regional Marine Programme Coordinator – IUCN Oceania Regional Office
Dr. Jan Steffen is IUCN Oceania’s new Regional Marine Programme Coordinator, having joined the Office in January, 2011. Jan’s diverse experience is a testimony to his motivation and commitment to conservation of marine areas. …
04 Feb 2011 | News story
