16 February 2012 - The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has published a booklet “Dugongs – respect and protect: dugong profile for range states in the Pacific Islands”. It gives an overview of the six dugong range states (Australia, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu) in the Pacific region and the measures they have in place to conserve and protect the dugongs. It will also highlight some of the events that have taken place since the Pacific Year of the Dugong (PYOD) was launched in 2011.

This publication is also a part of the end of a year-long PYOD campaign. The campaign to progress the protection of the dugong, led by SPREP and its partner CMS, targeted local coastal and fishing communities and water craft users in the Pacific region.

Read more on SPREP website where you can also download the publication “Dugongs – respect and protect: dugong profile for range states in the Pacific Islands”.