Ra villagers complete Biodiversity Conservation training workshop with the IAS coordinated RESCCUE Fiji Project
The Institute of Applied Sciences RESCCUE Fiji Project recently completed a training workshop for Ra community members on Biodiversity Conservation and Protected Area Management. The training took place from 27-31 August 2018 at the Forestry Training Centre of the Ministry of Forests in Colo-i-Suva. It was attended by 8 members from the Nababa and Nalawa […]
IAS Director discusses Hazardous Waste Management in the Region at the Second Clean South Pacific Roundtable
The Institute of Applied Sciences (IAS) Director Dr Johann Poinapen recently spoke at the second Clean Pacific Roundtable that was held from the 20-22 2018 August at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS). The event was coordinated by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) with the support of Japan International Cooperation Agency […]
The Region’s first ever Bioprospecting Samples Database launched: A success for GEF Nagoya ABS Project stakeholders
The South Pacific Region’s first ever Bioprospecting Samples Database (BSD) was launched on the 20th of July 2018 at the Pearl Resort. Created by the Institute of Applied Sciences (IAS), the BSD was jointly launched by the Chief Guests UNDP Environment Team Leader Dr Winifereti Nainoca, Permanent Secretary for Environment Mr Josuha Wycliffe, the Permanent Secretary […]
New Learning in Management of Marine Protected Areas
Healthy and successful small Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) that harbour healthy coral assemblages become attractive to large coral consumers that could threaten MPA stability and contribute to the dramatic global decline in coral reefs. These were part of the findings that were presented in a seminar organized by the USP Research Office and the Institute of […]
IAS coordinated RESCCUE project collaborates with NCSMED to deliver Business Training in the district of Nakasaleka, Kadavu
The Institute of Applied Sciences (IAS) of the University of the South Pacific with its Fiji Government partner, the National Centre for Small and Micro-Enterprises Development (NCSMED) and the Kadavu Provincial Office successfully completed a New Business Creation Course for 49 participants from 13 villages from the districts of Naceva, Yale and Nakasaleka in Kadavu. […]
The Fiji RESCCUE Project Implements Nursery in Kadavu
The Institute of Applied Sciences (IAS) of the University of the South Pacific with its Fiji Government partner, the Ministry of Forests has from October 2017 begun constructing nurseries in 9 districts (tikina) of Kadavu. The nurseries are being implemented as part of the Restoration of Ecosystem Services and Adaptation to Climate Change (RESCCUE) project […]
Kava industry stakeholders trained by IAS on kava species testing
In an effort to improve the quality and quantity of Kava currently being exported from Fiji, the Institute of Applied of Sciences (IAS) conducted a training on 21 and 25 April for kava industry stakeholders on identifying different types of Kava. With the support and endorsement of the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) Fiji, Biosecurity Authority […]
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