PNG grants first seabed mining licence
Friday, 21 January 2011 11:09
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"Rousing times are ahead in the mining and petroleum industry when the PNG Government created history by granting the first world deep sea mining lease to Nautilus Minerals Inc of Canada for the development of its Solwara 1 project in the Bismarck Sea."1
Go to the following link1 to read the full Papua New Guinea Post Courier 12th January article advising of the world's first mining lease for seabed mining.
"This marks an historic moment for nonliving resources development in the Pacific islands region", commented Dr. Russell Howorth, Director for Applied Geoscience and Technology Divison, SPC.
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PREEN Newsletter - Issue 03, January 2011
Thursday, 20 January 2011 13:43
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 With its growing membership, we feel that the Pacific Resource and Environmental Economics Network (PREEN) has the potential to do great things in the region in terms of furthering understanding and communication of Environmental and Resource Economics news, events, research and publications.
It is with great pleasure that we present to you the 3rd edition of the PREEN Newsletter. There has been much Resource and Environmental Economics (REE) activity in the Pacific in the past six months and we would like to share some of the highlights with you.
We hope you will enjoy our selection of Pacific Resource and Environmental Economics news and articles.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 20 January 2011 13:53
Safe drinking water a priority in the Pacific
Wednesday, 19 January 2011 11:24
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 For the first time in the Pacific a coordinated safe drinking water initiative has been introduced that could result in reducing typhoid, cholera, and related water borne diseases.
Eight countries are participating in developing and implementing Drinking Water Safety Plans (DWSP), introduced by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a “clear, simple risk assessment and risk management process that addresses the many challenges faced in providing safe drinking water,” said Mr. Tasleem Hasan, Water Services Coordinator, SOPAC.
AusAID provided initial funding to introduce DWSP in the Pacific. Those participating are Cook Islands, Marshall Islands, Palau, Vanuatu, Fiji, Niue, Tonga, and Samoa.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 03 May 2011 16:57
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Fresh Water Supplies A Continual Challenge To The Region
Tuesday, 18 January 2011 11:10
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 Pacific island countries will continually be challenged to develop and maintain a sustainable and economically viable supply of fresh water.
The island nations have traditionally been dependant on ground and surface water as well as rainfall as their primary source of supply.
This is still true today, but increased population growth, economic development and irregular rainfall caused by changing weather patterns as well as climate change have placed a tremendous strain on these traditional water supply sources, according to the SPC, Applied Geoscience and Technology Division, Deputy Director for Water and Sanitation, Marc Overmars.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 18 January 2011 11:14
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GIS assists utility companies in the South Pacific
Monday, 17 January 2011 11:05
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 “Satellite technology has changed the way that Utility companies throughout the South Pacific manage assets and plan future development.”
So said Dr Wolf Forstreuter, SOPAC’s Remote Sensing and GIS Specialist. Dr Forstreuter has been responsible for the on-going delivery of the EU-funded programme to assist South Pacific Utility companies with GIS.
The programme was first introduced in Tonga, closely followed by the Solomon Islands, Fiji and a similar programme later for Samoa and Tuvalu.
GIS (Geographical Information Systems) is a computer-based tool, to collect, combine and overlay information in the form of easily understood maps constructed from up-to-date-satellite images and field data.
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