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Charting the course to a plastic-free future in Niue

2 April 2024

It was once the sacred swimming spot for Niuean royalty, today it is a popular destination for both locals and visitors alike...

Fostering a culture of eco-consciousness through sports

10 December 2023

From 19 November to 2 December, Honiara played proud host to the 17th Pacific Games, the region’s largest and premier...

Athletes of the XVII Pacific Games Plant Seeds of Environmental Legacy

8 December 2023

In a powerful display of commitment to environmental stewardship, athletes from across the Pacific participated...

SPREP and SPTO place sustainable tourism development on centre stage with MOU

15 November 2023

The pursuit of sustainable tourism development in the Pacific region, where people and the environment...

SPREP partners with SPTO to develop single-use plastic standards and certification programme

30 October 2023

In a significant move towards a more sustainable and resilient future for Pacific tourism, the Secretariat...

Solomon Islands Implements Landmark Ban on Single-Use Plastics

11 September 2023

It’s the dawn of a new era in Solomon Islands as the country officially gazetted a regulation to ban certain types of single-use plastics. Starting from 1 September, ...

Solomon Islands committed to deliver a ‘Safe and Green Pacific Games’

6 September 2023

The rich tapestry of cultures found within the Solomon Islands was on display during the opening day of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

Nation-wide consultations continue as Solomon Islands moves closer to banning single-use plastics

9 August 2023

Solomon Islands will soon become the latest Pacific Island country to enforce a ban on single-use plastics in its efforts to...

Greening the 2023 International Va’a Federation World Distance Championship

4 August 2023

Environment Programme (SPREP) to make the International Va’a Federation World Distance Championship (IVF WDC) Regatta green and plastic-free was announced this week.

Australia and SPREP to provide support to PNG’s single-use plastic reduction priorities

11 July 2023

A diverse range of stakeholders from government, industry and community and...

Trainings lay the foundation for Marine Litter Pilot Project in Fiji

19 May 2023

The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) through the Agence française de développement ...

A regional commitment to address marine litter in the Pacific

24 January 2023

The scale and rapidly increasing volume of marine litter and plastic pollution is putting the health of all the world’s oceans...

SWAP project pushes for cleaner Pacific ocean

22 October 2021

Waste Management and Pollution Control Marine litter negatively affects the environment, people and coastal...

UN Ocean Conference 2022: Ocean pollution like all forms of pollution must be prevented

27 June 2022

Our Ocean is the planet's largest ecosystem, regulating the climate, and providing livelihoods for billions...

Value of waste data identified as critical, countries share marine litter experiences

20 April 2022

Valuable experiences from different countries have been shared, documented and will play a critical part in formulating...

Pacific countries push back against frightening marine litter statistics

23 March 2022

The statistics about marine litter and marine pollution are frightening. or instance, there are now more than 150 million tonnes of plastics in the oceans...