International Biodiversity Day falls on the 22nd May every year with a global theme for this year 2019 – Our biodiversity, our food, our health. According to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the theme aims to leverage knowledge and spread awareness of the dependency of our food systems, nutrition, and health on biodiversity and Read More
A one-day workshop on National Capacity Building on the Kiribati Environment Safeguard System was held in Kiritimati Island on Monday 29th April 2019 at the Ikari House in London, Kiritimati. The workshop was organized and conducted by officials from the Environment & Conservation Division of MELAD who were visiting the island for such purpose. The Read More
2nd February this year has marked one of the so called important events, the “World Wetlands Day” which is usually celebrated annually at the global level by different governments, non-governments, NGOs and communities in different countries around the world. The international theme for World Wetlands Day this year is “Wetlands for a sustainable urban future” Read More
Another team of 11 officials from Fisheries and Culture visited Nonouti from 24 November to 10 December to undertake activities of the Food Security project known as the LDCF project which is managed by MELAD with funding support from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) through UNDP. This is the fourth wave of team visiting the Read More
A two weeks training was undertaken at Nonouti from 18 to 29 November on cookery and hospitality that was attended by 46 participants, 37 young women and 9 young men who came from all the different communities and villages on the island. The training was funded by the Food Security project also known as the Read More
December, 4th – 13th 2017, The Environment & Conservation Division (ECD) is conducting a one-week training on Data Analysis and Report Writing focusing on Basic and Advance Spreadsheet/Excel. The training is organized by ECD through the Kiribati CB2/CCCD project (Capacity Building II Project) in collaboration with the Kiribati Institute of Technology (KIT). The training is Read More
A team of 9 Government officials returned from Maiana on 10 November, after spending 12 days, to roll out initial activities under the Food Security Project, better known as LDCF which is managed by MELAD with funding support from the Global Environment Facility and administered through UNDP. Participating Ministries in the team are Agriculture, Environment, Read More
A team of 11 officials from various government ministries had returned from Nonouti after conducting various consultations with the full Island Council on October 25th and then visited all villages and wards thereafter till 4th November, to roll out their activities under the project Enhancing Food Security in the Context of Global Climate Change, managed Read More
A team of 12 officials visited Abemama from 26 Oct to 7 Nov, to roll out activities under the Food Security Project, better known as the LDCF project, managed by MELAD, with fund support from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and administered by UNDP. The participating Government Divisions are Agriculture, Tourism, Statistics, Local Government, Culture Read More
Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer is an international agreement derives under the 1985 Vienna Convention for the protection of the ozone layer. It was signed by more than 190 countries, including Kiribati, in which they agree to implement the requirements and targets of the Montreal Protocol at the national level. Read More