Monday, 12 December – Highlights
HOME Page Last night we were hosted dinner by the SPREP Director General, Mr. Sefanaia Nawadra. The dinner was crispy fried tofu and Asian fried aubergine with white sticky rice […]
Global Biodiversity Conference 2022 (CBD COP15)
Disclaimer:The views and information presented here are the author’s personal opinion. It is not endorsed or represented in any way by his current or past employer, the CBD and its […]
Highlights of IMPAC5 for 7 February 2023
As the fifth edition of the International Marine Protected Areas Congress draws to a close, the atmosphere in Vancouver is of great camaraderie, happiness, and forward-looking. On the eve of […]
Highlights of IMPAC5 for 6 February 2023
Today, the International Union for Conservation of Nature Oceania Regional Office held its special event on ‘conserving our sea of islands – status of and opportunities for MPAs in The […]
International Marine Protected Areas Congress 5
The Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5) began through a colorful opening ceremony held yesterday, 3 February, in Vancouver, Canada, to a packed capacity at the Vancouver Convention Centre. […]
Day 2 of COP 15 – Highlights
Home Page 8 December , Montreal The COP15 meeting venue is close to my hotel. It is about 7 minutes’ walk. Yesterday wasn’t a very good walk in the chilling […]
WAKE UP CALL TO PAKISTAN – INDIA’S BIG WIN AT THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
25 July 2019 Rahul Arvind Chand On the 17th of July 2019 the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled in favour of India in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case against Pakistan. […]
Why went wrong?
Rahul A Chand 11 July, 2019 People are saying the better team won. It is true, the BlackCaps were a better team on the day. However, I don’t think New […]
Marine Pollution from Fisheries: International Law and the Fijian Legal Regime
Fiji has five specific oceans related legislation which are Fisheries Act (1942); Offshore Fisheries Management Decree (2012); International Seabed Mineral Management Decree (2013); Continental Shelf Act (1970) and Marine Space […]
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Highlights of IMPAC5 for 7 February 2023
As the fifth edition of the International Marine Protected Areas Congress draws to a close, the atmosphere in Vancouver is of great camaraderie, happiness, and forward-looking. On the eve of […]
Seoul is Soul
5/02/2018 : I arrived at the Inceheon Airport just a while ago, I have been here before but today it turns out to be extra ordinarily nice and beautiful. This […]
Miss Pacific Islands Pageant
I wish to show my disappointment and embarrassment in the manner in which Fiji hosted the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant. It was a shame looking at the stage that was […]
Whats in the Name
What’s in the name? The term indigenous is an adjective which means originating or occurring naturally in a particular place or referring to natives of one particular place. In the […]
Marijuana eradication
Saturday, July 16, 2016 Fiji Times The recent efforts by the Fiji Police Force in eradicating marijuana plantations in the highlands is laudable. They have gone a step further to […]
Parliament debates
Saturday, August 1, 2015 Fiji Times We have an excellent parliament where our elected representatives are able to debate on issues of national importance before making laws. Although the Opposition […]
Suicide counseling
Saturday, September 12, 2015 Fiji Times The cases of suicide by students are increasing, the recent one involving a pact of three. while we may have sympathized with what had […]
Thank you minister
Rahul A. Chand, Suva Tuesday, July 28, 2015 I WISH to thank the Minister for Local Government, Housing and Environment Parveen Kumar for showing care and concern for the victims […]
Travel Diary
Today was the second session of my training at the MaiGym. My colleague Juney introduced me to the class being conducted during lunch hour and it was fun. Having resumed […]