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Strengthening Regional Tourism Industry Partnerships and Collaborations
CNMI Office of the Governor
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March 14, 2024
Governor Arnold Palacios, together with Lt. Governor David Apatang, today welcomed the officers and members of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) – Micronesia Chapter, who are meeting on Saipan this week for the first Tri-Annual Meeting...
Projects Drive Grid-Enhancing Analytics for Smarter Operations
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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October 18, 2024
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) serves as a crucial hub for national energy innovation, as demonstrated by its involvement with three projects supported by the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity (OE). Guam Power...
One Pacific – One People, One Ocean at CBD COP16.
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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October 22, 2024
16 October 2024, Apia, Samoa – The Pacific islands contain rich and vast biodiversity, and they hold responsibility over large proportions of global ecosystems, including about a third of all oceans and seas within national jurisdictions. However,...
Young negotiators laud experience shared at Pacific negotiations training
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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February 13, 2024
12 February 2024, Auckland NZ - As a young Pacific woman, Ms Darla Yatilman, of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) has high aspirations to help her country address one of the most pressing issues of modern time, the plastic pollution crisis....
Military Leaders Strengthen Indo-Pacific Partnerships During Guam, Hawaii Visit
U.S. Navy
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October 18, 2024
he visit focused on regional security and stability, as well as the defense of American interests and our allies and partners. “The United States has always been and remains a Pacific power,” said Mancinelli. “American prosperity and security...
The Delivery People Launches Real-Time Online Ocean Shipping Quotes
EIN Presswire
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June 6, 2023
Serving the markets of Los Angeles, Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, Guam, Micronesia and more HONOLULU, HI, UNITED STATES, June 6, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Delivery People (TDP), one of the nation’s leading freight forwarding, and delivery...
Growing Medical Capacity Side-by-Side During Pacific Partnership 24-1
U.S. Navy
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February 6, 2024
During the four-month mission, medical providers visited the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands, Republic of Palau, and Federated States of Micronesia from October 2023 to February 2024. Cmdr. Erik Olson, a U.S. Navy surgeon was one...
Ocean Dialogue unites voices on collaborative action for shared ocean priorities
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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October 15, 2024
Partnerships must become the norm, not the exception. This was emphasised at the Ocean Dialogue convened during the inaugural Global Nature Positive Summit (GNPS) held in Sydney, Australia this week. The dialogue brought together First Nations...
FEMA Region 9 Hosts Webinar on How to Do Business with FEMA
FEMA
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February 1, 2024
FEMA’s Chief Component Procurement Officer and FEMA Region 9 are facilitating a webinar for businesses in American Samoa, Arizona, California, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Hawai’i, Guam, Nevada, and the Republic of Marshall Islands...
U.S. Navy Leads Multinational Team in Pacific Partnership Mission
U.S. Navy
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October 2, 2024
The Pacific Partnership 2024-2 (PP24-2) mission team worked alongside allies and partners to strengthen relationships and bolster host nation capacity to provide essential humanitarian services. The group also supported efforts to reduce the risk...
Pacific Partnership 24-1 Concludes Final Mission Stop in Chuuk
U.S. Navy
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January 22, 2024
This was Pacific Partnership’s second mission stop in the Federated States of Micronesia during their four-month humanitarian mission. “So let this special friendship be as fast, as deep and an enduring one, that will span decades, islands and...
Role of Indigenous communities recognised at world’s first-ever ‘nature positive’ summit
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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October 11, 2024
08 October 2024, Sydney, Australia - The critical role of Indigenous peoples in addressing the triple planetary crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and plastic pollution was recognised at the inaugural Global Nature Positive Summit (GNPS)...
Fiscal Year 2024 was a Banner Year for SRF-JRMC Dive Lockers
U.S. Navy
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October 10, 2024
YOKOSUKA, Japan – Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) was filled extremely demanding and diverse mission sets for the SRF-JRMC Dive Lockers. Throughout the year, divers from SRF-JRMC Yokosuka and Detachment Sasebo supported 18 fly-away taskings, responding to...
Solomon Islands-China 5th Anniversary Reception Held in Beijing
Solomon Islands Government
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September 24, 2024
Solomon Islands-China 5th Anniversary Reception Held in Beijing A reception was hosted in Beijing to commemorate the 5th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Solomon Islands and the Republic of China. The event was organized by the...
Parties to the Noumea Convention meet to discuss the path forward
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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October 8, 2024
25 September 2024, Nadi Fiji - Parties to the Noumea Convention met in Nadi Fiji from 17-20 September to chart a course for concrete actions to enhance the convention’s ability to protect the Pacific's environment, uphold its cultural...
Incorporating circularity for effective management of hazardous waste in the Pacific
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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October 2, 2024
1 October 2024, Port Vila – Hazardous waste generated through industrial activities, energy production, healthcare, agriculture, and from the transport sector is a major waste stream in the Pacific. The challenges faced by the Pacific due to its...
SPREP’s Fourth Executive Board Meeting ends on a high
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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September 18, 2024
Island and Ocean Ecosystems Climate Change Resilience Environmental Monitoring and Governance Waste Management and Pollution Control General News 6 September 2024, Apia Samoa - The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme’s...
Joint Statement on the Security and Resilience of Undersea Cables in a Globally Digitalized World
Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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September 27, 2024
Communications networks underpin almost every aspect of our lives. Yet the rapid development of communication technologies and massive scale of these networks increases our dependency on these systems and introduces vulnerabilities. Undersea...
Protecting Sharks and Rays in Pacific Islands waters
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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September 18, 2024
Main image credit: Luke Gordon A recent assessment using the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species indicated that more than one-third of sharks, rays, and chimaeras are threatened with extinction....
SPREP Members commend progress and work of Secretariat in 2023
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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September 6, 2024
5 September 2024, Apia Samoa – The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) continues to strengthen efforts to build a resilient Pacific environment. During the past 31 years, amidst many challenges, SPREP has continued to...