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Updated on June 9, 2023
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On March 24, Hawaiʻi’s Board of Land and Natural Resources made history by unanimously voting to approve an Environmental Assessment and issuing a “Finding of No Significant Impact” for a mosquito suppression program that is planned for East… Read More
Updated on June 9, 2023
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Almost 99% of Hawaiʻi’s drinking water comes from water stored underground in aquifers across the islands, and groundwater supplies are impacted by changes in both land cover and climate. The NSF funded ‘Ike Wai (knowledge of water) Project… Read More
Updated on June 9, 2023
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Last week the Secretariat of the Pacific Environment Programme (SPREP) went live with their new website and resources pages to accompany the 2020 State of Environment and Conservation Report for the Pacific Islands, which was featured at the… Read More
The Pacific Invasives Partnership (PIP) recently held its annual meeting in Brisbane, Australia to discuss opportunities to engage PIP members with Australian and New Zealand biosecurity management teams, and to emphasize how Australian expertise can be better utilized… Read More
This summer, the Hawaiʻi Conservation Alliance hosted the 25th annual Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference in Honolulu. Each year this conference brings together a diverse group of policy makers, scientists, natural resource managers, and students from throughout the Hawaiian and… Read More
In 2007, the US Department of Defense announced that 4,000 marines stationed in Okinawa, Japan would be relocated to Guam, a process requiring considerable construction, air and sea traffic, and infrastructure upgrades. In response, the Micronesia Chief Executives… Read More
Updated on September 30, 2016
by Laura Brewington
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Come learn about natural resource management and climate change at the International Union for Conservation of Nature World Conservation Congress! On September 3 at 3:30pm, we’ll be hosting a Pavilion event that’s free and open to the public,… Read More
Updated on June 9, 2023
by pacrisa
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Invasive species removal in the Ko‘olau Mountains, Hawai‘i This November, East-West Center Fellows and Pacific RISA researchers Victoria Keener (third from top right) and Laura Brewington (bottom, right) worked with the Ko‘olau Mountains Watershed Partnership on Oahu Island… Read More
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Press Release: Nature Conservation (reprinted with permission) 9/1/2010 A new draft three-year action plan has been developed outlining activities, responsibilities and targets that seek to promote and strengthen the wise… Read More
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Press Release (reprinted with permission) Opening remarks from David Sheppard Director of SPREP at the Pacific Biodiversity and Climate Change workshop at SPREP in Samoa, 6 and 7 May. “This… Read More
Tag: conservation
Hawaiʻi Makes History for the Birds
Updated on June 9, 2023 by pacrisa
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On March 24, Hawaiʻi’s Board of Land and Natural Resources made history by unanimously voting to approve an Environmental Assessment and issuing a “Finding of No Significant Impact” for a mosquito suppression program that is planned for East… Read More
Category: Blog, Featured News, Features, General, Media, News Tags: biodiversity, climate change, conservation, Hawaii, invasive species
Protecting Native Forests Saves Water for People and Ecosystems
Updated on June 9, 2023 by pacrisa
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Almost 99% of Hawaiʻi’s drinking water comes from water stored underground in aquifers across the islands, and groundwater supplies are impacted by changes in both land cover and climate. The NSF funded ‘Ike Wai (knowledge of water) Project… Read More
Category: Blog, General, Media, News Tags: climate change, communities, conservation, forests, Freshwater resources, Indigenous knowledge
New Resource: SPREP’s State of the Environment and Conservation Report for the Pacific Islands
Updated on June 9, 2023 by pacrisa
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Last week the Secretariat of the Pacific Environment Programme (SPREP) went live with their new website and resources pages to accompany the 2020 State of Environment and Conservation Report for the Pacific Islands, which was featured at the… Read More
Category: Blog, General, News Tags: biodiversity, climate change, conservation, ecological security, SPREP
Biosecurity and Invasive Species Management in the Pacific
Updated on June 9, 2023 by Laura Brewington
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The Pacific Invasives Partnership (PIP) recently held its annual meeting in Brisbane, Australia to discuss opportunities to engage PIP members with Australian and New Zealand biosecurity management teams, and to emphasize how Australian expertise can be better utilized… Read More
Category: Blog, General Tags: conservation, ecological security, invasive species, Pacific Islands
New technologies at the 25th annual Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference
Updated on June 9, 2023 by Laura Brewington
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This summer, the Hawaiʻi Conservation Alliance hosted the 25th annual Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference in Honolulu. Each year this conference brings together a diverse group of policy makers, scientists, natural resource managers, and students from throughout the Hawaiian and… Read More
Category: Blog, General, News Tags: Climate adaptation, climate change, conservation, Hawaii
Updating the Regional Biosecurity Plan for Micronesia and Hawaiʻi
Updated on June 9, 2023 by Laura Brewington
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In 2007, the US Department of Defense announced that 4,000 marines stationed in Okinawa, Japan would be relocated to Guam, a process requiring considerable construction, air and sea traffic, and infrastructure upgrades. In response, the Micronesia Chief Executives… Read More
Category: Blog, General Tags: biosecurity, conservation, Hawaii, Micronesia
Save the Date! Pacific RISA at the World Conservation Congress
Updated on September 30, 2016 by Laura Brewington
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Come learn about natural resource management and climate change at the International Union for Conservation of Nature World Conservation Congress! On September 3 at 3:30pm, we’ll be hosting a Pavilion event that’s free and open to the public,… Read More
Category: General Tags: climate change, conservation, IUCN, Pacific Islands
Invasive Species in Hawai‘i
Updated on June 9, 2023 by pacrisa
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Invasive species removal in the Ko‘olau Mountains, Hawai‘i This November, East-West Center Fellows and Pacific RISA researchers Victoria Keener (third from top right) and Laura Brewington (bottom, right) worked with the Ko‘olau Mountains Watershed Partnership on Oahu Island… Read More
Category: General, Media, News Tags: conservation, Hawaii, invasive species
New Regional Plan to Conserve Pacific Wetlands
Updated on June 9, 2023 by Laura Brewington
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Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Press Release: Nature Conservation (reprinted with permission) 9/1/2010 A new draft three-year action plan has been developed outlining activities, responsibilities and targets that seek to promote and strengthen the wise… Read More
Category: Featured News, General, News Tags: communities, conservation, Indigenous knowledge, New Caledonia
Pacific Biodiversity and Climate Change
Updated on June 9, 2023 by Laura Brewington
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Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Press Release (reprinted with permission) Opening remarks from David Sheppard Director of SPREP at the Pacific Biodiversity and Climate Change workshop at SPREP in Samoa, 6 and 7 May. “This… Read More
Category: General, News Tags: biodiversity, conservation, Kiribati, South Pacific, SPREP, Western Samoa
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