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Formalising partnership for a resilient Blue Pacific

New MOU Strengthens Pacific Environmental Partnership.

Earth Sciences NZ and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 1 September, marking a significant milestone in our decades-long collaboration on environmental science and resilience in the Pacific. 

This first formal agreement establishes a framework for deeper cooperation in climate science and resilience, ecosystem protection, environmental monitoring, and integration of Indigenous knowledge in natural resource management—all areas central to the region’s priorities and future under Pacific Island Forum Leaders’ 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent.  

Read more: niwa.co.nz/news/earth-sciences-sprep-formalise-partnership-pacific-climate-and-environmental

Earth Sciences NZ Manager, Pacific Partnerships Connon Andrews and SPREP Director General, Mr. Sefanaia Nawadra sign the MOU. Credit: SPREP.