Dugongs and Seagrass

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9 hours ago

We are hearing tok tok in the nakamal about the nappy ban and concern about adult nappies/ incontinence pads. We have already had discussions about this during this week’s conference and the intention is to ban plastic nappies for babies only. ... See MoreSee Less

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3 days ago

Congratulations to all the prize winners in the Cefas - Commonwealth Litter Programme competition! ... See MoreSee Less

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4 days ago

At the Cefas - Commonwealth Litter Programme CLiP regional conference. UK environment minister Therese Coffey spoke at the opening address. Vanuatu Minster of Foreign Affairs, Ralph Regenvanu's key note address included the next single items to be banned - Packaging of fruit and vegetables in supermarkets, not just the nylon mesh bags but all plastic packaging;
Plastic single use cutlery - knives, folks, spoons
Plastic stirrers / swizzle sticks
Plastic egg cartons
Disposable diapers
The bans will come into effect on 1st December 2019. ... See MoreSee Less

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1 week ago

A big thank you to the judges of our Cefas - Commonwealth Litter Programme art competition which we are running with TierraMar: David Ward, the British High Commission to Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands, Donna Kalfatak from the Department of Environment, Gerges Cumbo from No plastik, plis. Lina Ariki from Fondation Suzanne Bastien Thomas Maes from CEFAS and Anissa Lawrence from TierraMar, The competition was judged yesterday (Tuesday) and the winners and runners will be announced next Monday during the CLiP regional conference. All the 98 entries are being displayed at Espace Alliance française de Port-Vila until Friday so do come down to have a look. We have given you a small taster of the entries in this post. ... See MoreSee Less

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