This coming Friday (23/08/2019), ECD is having its First Dialogue on Solid Waste Management in Kiribati. It will mark a stepping stone in collaborating with other Ministries related with solid wastes on how to utilize and minimize them. The overall objective of the dialogue is to improve waste management in Kiribati and to ensure South Read More
National Clean Seas Campaign at Temwaiku Site
Today at 2:00pm, an on-going clean-up program from the MELAD will be undertaken at Temwaiku site to support the Environment Conservation Division`s National Clean-Seas Campaign. MELAD has also reached out to nearby Ministries to join hands in this cleanup activity. The National Clean-Seas Campaign is a huge project of ECD in regards to the cleanliness Read More
Food for the future: Nonouti island develops plan for food security as climate change impacts deepen
A team of fifteen government officers has visited Nonouti island to develop an Island Strategic Plan ensuring food security in the context of climate change. Forty participants – including the Mayor and Councilor, the island clerk, community representatives, schools, churches and businesses and tour guides – were invited to attend the week-long workshop, 22 to Read More
International Day For the Conservation of Mangrove Ecosystem
In celebrating The International Day For the Conservation of Mangrove Ecosystem, The Ministry of Environment, Lands and Agriculture Development (MELAD) through the Environment and Conservation Division had conducted a Clean-up and Mangrove Replanting at the Ananau Causeway Bonriki on Friday the 26th of July 2019. There were 1,000 number of Mangroves that were planted by Read More
GIZ-MACBIO-Programme at ECD: Two Trainings for GIS Map Establishment conducted at ECD in May & June 2019
In May & June 2019, under the MACBIO Programme (conducted by GIZ, IUCN & SPREP in 5 Pacific island nations, including Kiribati), Dr. Martin Falke, a geologist & consultant from GIZ (German Organization for International Cooperation), working at ECD within that programme for a 2 year period since December 2018, conducted two QGIS (Quantum Geographic Read More
The deployment of Clam and Sandfish farming Program in Maiana to enhance the Marine Food Sources for Maiana Island Communities.
Fisheries officials visited Maiana in May to carry out the deployment of the clam, collect the matured maxima and Hippopus (hippopus) for broodstock and to identify potential sites for sandfish farming. The program is in response to concerns raised during the Community Based Fisheries Management (CBFM) consultation in May 2019 about the decline in the Read More
Automated weather stations to benefit island communities in the pilot islands of the LDCF-I Project
The installation of automated weather stations (AWS) in Maiana, Nonouti and Abemama in Kiribati has opened up opportunities for weather forecasters and local communities. The AWS was set up in March this year on these three islands by the Kiribati Meteorological Services and the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) funded by the Read More
Nonouti IVA 2017 full report and findings presentation
Integrating Global Environmental Priorities into National Policies and programmes (CBII Project) through the Environment and Conservation Division (ECD) conducted a presentation on a full report and findings analysis for the Integrated Island Vulnerability Assessment (IVA) for Nonouti Island that was carried out in 2017. The presentation was delivered by CBII project local consultant- Dr. Iete Read More
Technical working group for Preparation of HPMP stage II project and Enabling Activities for HFC phasedown project for Kiribati
The Ozone Depleting Substance (ODS) project under the National Ozone Unit within the MELAD-ECD is working towards establishing its Technical Working Group to assist in the development of the Country Assessment Reports for the two new projects namely the Preparation of HPMP state II project and Enabling Activities for HFC phase down project. In light Read More
Licensing and Compliance Section in-house training
The License and compliance section conducted a two-day in-house training to ECD staff on environment enforcement procedures. The objective of the program is to “increase capacities within ECD for the enforcement of the Environment Act”, the program covered essential component of Environment Enforcement. spearheaded by the Compliance and Enforcement Unit with the assistance and contribution Read More