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Tag: ocean ecosystems

“Te Ara Moana” – International Ocean Science, Policy and Law Conference, Mo’orea

In September 2023, PI Dr. Victoria Keener and Project Specialist Chelsey Bryson traveled to Mo’orea, French Polynesia to attend the semi-annual International Ocean Science, Policy and Law Conference. The conference was organized by the Jon Van Dyke Institute… Read More

Climate Change in Hawai‘i

“Does more need to be done about climate change in Hawai‘i?” Dr. John Marra, Regional Climate Services Director for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shared his perspectives in response to this central question in a video interview… Read More

Applied Conservation in the Galapagos

What can the rest of the Pacific learn from participatory approaches to applied conservation research in the Galapagos Islands? Dr. Laura Brewington, Postdoctoral Researcher with the Center for Galapagos Studies at the University of North Carolina – Chapel… Read More

Climate Impacts and Outlook

New Hawai‘i and Pacific Islands Climate Impacts and Outlook quarterly briefing sheet The Pacific ENSO Applications Climate (PEAC) Center and the Pacific Climate Information System (PaCIS) have just launched a new resource for decision makers and the public…. Read More

Statement from David Sheppard, Director of SPREP

Written by Melissa Finucane – February 1, 2010 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Press Release (reprinted with permission) World Wetlands Day, on the second day of February each year, marks the day the Ramsar Convention… Read More