PANORAMA ā€“ Solutions for a healthy planet

What if we could identify the best local and regional solutions, and promote them for learning at a global level? PANORAMA is a partnership initiative to document, promote and exchange examples of inspiring, replicable solutions across a range of conservation and development topics, enabling cross-sectoral learning and inspiration. Different formats...

Fiji presidency a breakthrough for Pacific voice on climate change

3:51 pm GMT+12, 21/11/2016, Fiji Fijiā€™s successful bid to preside over next yearā€™s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 23) is the added muscle needed to trigger more action to combat climate change for small island states, according to the Director-General of the Pacific Community, Dr. Colin Tukuitonga. Ā  ā€œThis is a...

New Blue Solutions Training ā€“ Blue Planning in Practice

Over the course of one year the Blue Solutions Initiative in cooperation with more than 50 experts and practitioners has developed a new training course on coastal and marine spatial planning. This training course is being designed to enable planners and decision makers to develop and engage in marine...

Understanding Mangroves: A step towards preservation

ā€˜Understanding Mangroves: A high school teachers training on Mangroves and their significanceā€™ was organised by Centre for Environment Education (CEE) at the Sanskruti Bhavan, Panaji, recently. ā€œForty schools from Bicholim, Tiswadi and Bardez participated in the three-day long training programme. The training focused on imparting deeper understanding about mangroves...

Philippinesā€™ Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park declared an ASEAN Heritage Park

PALAWAN province ā€“ The Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, a UNESCO Heritage Site since 1993, has been declared an ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Heritage Park. The declaration by the 10 ASEAN Member States (AMS) follows their recognition of the importance of their cooperation in conserving the Park due to...

Vulnerability Assessment in Turtle Islands, Tawitawi

The Turtle Islands in Tawi-Tawi, Philippines is a critical nesting area of turtles in a marine corridor encompassing the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia found in the Coral Triangle.Ā Ā  The connectivity of marine turtles as well as other marine organisms is vital to the Coral Triangle which has the worldā€™s...

Science-based expansion of the Tri-National Turtle Corridor: Sulu Sulawesi Marine Ecoregion (SSME) Project

Marine turtles are integral components of the Sulu-Sulawesi marine ecosystems, and a priority conservation component of the Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape programme. Similarly, these are also a priority under the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia Marine Turtle Memorandum of Understanding (IOSEA MoU), the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and...