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SOPAC grabs first regatta victory

Monday, 27 June 2011 08:43 administrator
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The first of two Suva Business House Paddling regattas was held Saturday at the USP Mariner in Laucala Bay.

Surprise winners SOPAC took top honours and Fiji Outrigger media liaison Katarina Morris says there has been tremendous improvement amongst the corporate teams. A total of 26 teams participated in the first of four local regattas.

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Seabed mineral regulations necessary for Samoa

Monday, 27 June 2011 08:41 administrator
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At the three-day ‘high level’ Deep Sea Minerals Mining Meeting workshop key issues were identified that need to be addressed towards the commercialisation of deep seabed mining in the Pacific region.

The EU funded, SPC/SOPAC Division-organised Meeting workshoptook place from June 6 to 8 in Fiji, and focused on legislative, regulatory, capacity requirements, and the environment, all of which pertain to deep-sea minerals and mining.

Representing Samoa at the workshop was Mr. Lameko Talia, Principal Scientific Officer, Geology and Geophysics of the Meteorology Division of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, who said that the issues raised had shown the imperative for Samoa to put regulatory policy in place, and for a review of existing seabed mineral data.

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Seabed mineral regulations necessary for Samoa

Monday, 27 June 2011 08:36 administrator
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At the three-day ‘high level’ Deep Sea Minerals Mining Meeting workshop key issues were identified that need to be addressed towards the commercialisation of deep seabed mining in the Pacific region.

The EU funded, SPC/SOPAC Division-organised Meeting workshoptook place from June 6 to 8 in Fiji, and focused on legislative, regulatory, capacity requirements, and the environment, all of which pertain to deep-sea minerals and mining.

Representing Samoa at the workshop was Mr. Lameko Talia, Principal Scientific Officer, Geology and Geophysics of the Meteorology Division of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, who said that the issues raised had shown the imperative for Samoa to put regulatory policy in place, and for a review of existing seabed mineral data.

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PREEN Newsletter - Issue 04 June 2011

Thursday, 23 June 2011 15:56 administrator
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It is with great pleasure that we present to you the June 2011 edition of the PREEN Newsletter, detailing interesting Resource and Environmental Economics activity in the Pacific over the past 6 months. Such activity includes the launch of a new SPC Land Resources Devision blog, several new publications covering a range of issues from water economics to disaster economics, and several other snippets concerning news and event updates.

We hope that you enjoy this latest edition and please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any queries or comments.

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Federica Gerber
ODI Natural Resource Economist

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Korea's Interest In Deep Sea Minerals In The Pacific Region

Tuesday, 21 June 2011 12:41 administrator
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The surge in deep seabed minerals exploration interests in the Pacific Islands region in recent years has attracted much attention within and outside of the region. This could be the beginning of significant investment in the offshore minerals industry as new players have joined in the search for seabed minerals.

Apart from the region’s traditional development partners such as Australia, United Kingdom and Canada, Korea has shown great interest in exploring the potential of these seabed resources for mining.

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Newsflash

The risk of dying in a flood or tropical cyclone in the Pacific region is today only a third of what it was in 1990 says a United Nations report titled Revealing Risk, Redefining Development. This 2011 edition of the Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR11) will be launched in Auckland (New Zealand) on 3 August at the Third Session of the Pacific Platform for Disaster Risk Management.

The Pacific Platform is the region’s foremost gathering of over 200 national and regional disaster risk management stakeholders. Officials from 22 Pacific island countries and territories will meet with experts to address concerns relating to reducing the risks of disasters and the impact of climate change affecting regional development.