Mar 7, 2010 | IN THE NEWS
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) was set up by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to involve companies in creating more sustainable ways of producing palm oil. However environmental experts believe that not only is the RSPO ineffective, it has become a way to...
Mar 2, 2010 | IN THE NEWS
Speakers:Joel Simo is the Director of the Land Desk at the Vanuatu Cultural Centre in Port Vila, Vanuatu. Joel has published numerous works on Land in Vanuatu and has extensive experience leading grassroots community education and organising at a national level. He...
Feb 17, 2010 | IN THE NEWS
The Secretariat of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIFS) is on damage control mode following accusations of disloyalty and being non-transparent in its dealings with countries it was created to serve.The accusations were contained in a three-page letter written by the...
Feb 17, 2010 | IN THE NEWS
Peter Kelly, an engineer from Brisbane, is receiving $433,000 tax-free a year to supervise the maintenance of the 73km of paved roads, 1303 km of gravel roads and 400km of earth roads in the tropical tourist haven of Vanuatu.Both are earning substantially more than...
Feb 13, 2010 | IN THE NEWS
The panel, to be led by Britain’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his Ethiopian counterpart Meles Zenawi, aimed ”to mobilise the resources for climate change pledged at the recent climate change conference in Copenhagen”, Mr Ban said.He said the...
Feb 13, 2010 | IN THE NEWS
This paper sets out and explores the link between donor aid and recipient country budgets, and the role greater transparency about aid can play in improving budget transparency, the quality of budgetary decisions, and accountability systems. The paper goes on to...
