18 October 2021 - Protected area practitioners and government stakeholders of Kiribati are now equipped with the hands-on, practical knowledge of finding relevant up-to-date data, information resources and technical guidance on protected and conserved area management.
It follows a virtual training on the tools and features of the Pacific Islands Protected Area Portal (PIPAP), co-organised by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the Kiribati Ministry of Environment, Lands and Agriculture Development (MELAD), through its Environment and Conservation Division (ECD). In addition to ECD staff, the training engaged staff of the Phoenix Island Protected Area Office and the Kiribati Ministry of Fisheries & Marine Resource Development (MFMRD).