Environmental conservation work in the South Pacific


Latest news and publications


 
Henri Blaffart, talented conservationist of New Caledonia

26 Mar 2008
Conservationists in Melanesia mourn death of colleague
Conservationists in the Melanesia area are mourning the death of Belgian-born botanist Henri Blaffart, swept away in by a flooded river in northern New Caledonia on March 21.

“Henri Blaffart was an exceptional man, and an remarkably effective wildlife and wildlands conservation professional,” said WWF New Caledonia Country Programme Director Ahab Downer, who survived the river crossing. » Read more

 
26 Nov 2007
Time to make the Pacific voice heard!
This document is a 4-page summary of the Small Islands States chapter in the the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group's II report on Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation. » Read more

 
Fiji is famous throughout the world for spectacularly rich and vibrant soft coral reefs, which provide havens and food sources for thousands of species of fish and invertebrates.

07 Nov 2007
Combating climate change impacts in Asia-Pacific
Climate change is now recognised as one of the biggest threats to human development. Impacts are seen through changes to the diverse natural environments around the world, exacerbating droughts, floods, sea level rise, glacial melt and storms. They will be increasingly felt across all societies and economies. » Read more

New or updated projects

Modified: May 2008 - Started: Jan 2008

Training Tuvalu Community Practitioners on Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments and Adaptation

Through a training workshop, the project will inform and empower civil society organisations (CSOs) in Tuvalu to better understand how climate change ... » Read more
 
Modified: Apr 2008 - Started: Jan 2008

Community-Based Natural Resource Management and Enhancement in Ono-i-Lau

The project is primarily targeted at community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) by sustaining community development and livelihoods, and main... » Read more
 
Modified: Apr 2008 - Started: Feb 2008

Climate Change Volunteer

The volunteer experience will expose a participant to the conservation experience in the Fiji. » Read more

Contact

Ashwini Prabha
(Communications Coordinator)
WWF South Pacific Programme Office

T: +679 3315 533

More on WWF in the Pacific

Offices

WWF Papua New Guinea,
Boroko Main

ADF Haus,
3rd Flr,
Unit 2,
Section 6,
Allotment 14 Musgrave St.,
Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea

T: +675 32 00 680
F: +675 32 00 519
 
WWF Papua New Guinea,
Kikori River Programme Office

Papua New Guinea

T: +6752786638
F: +6752786203
 
WWF Papua New Guinea,
Madang

Papua New Guinea

T: +675 852 1763
F: +675 852 2291
 
WWF Papua New Guinea,
Transfly Project Office

Papua New Guinea
 
WWF Solomon Islands Country Office,
Gizo

Gizo Office PO Box 97 Gizo Western Province Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands

T: +67760191
F: +67760294
 
WWF South Pacific Programme Office
4,
Ma'afu Street,
Suva PMB,
GPO Suva Fiji
Fiji

T: +679 331 55 33
F: +679 331 54 10

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