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Environmentalists and government officials from the Solomon Islands were the most recent beneficiaries of North Queensland’s unique tropical expertise.

A delegation from the Lake Tegano World Heritage Site Association (LTWHSA) and Solomon Island Government officials spent two weeks with staff from the Wet Tropics Management Authority exploring North Queensland’s Wet Tropics World Heritage area, learning how to effectively manage such a unique environment to ensure sustainable ecotourism and conservation practices are carried out.

The delegation, from the East Rennell area of Rennell Island in the Solomon Island group, reported to be impressed with the knowledge and experiences they took from their visit to the Cairns region and plan to share them with their community in East Rennell.

Also benefiting from what the region has to offer in the tropical expertise sphere are 10 tertiary students from Papua New Guinea, Kiribati and the Solomon Islands who are undertaking horticulture, hospitality, information technology and tourism studies at the Tropical North

Delegates of the East Rennell Workshop in Cairns (Image courtesy of WTMA)

Queensland TAFE in Cairns this year.

The European Union has announced the granting to Australia of reciprocal access to projects (except grants). For further details see http://www.devex.com/articles/eu-contracts-now-accessible-to-australian-firms.

This means more opportunities for you to be able to access opportunities for your consulting services. In the Southeast Asian region, you can now tender for projects in Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.  For more information about EC offices in Southeast Asia, you can visit:

http://www.delvnm.ec.europa.eu/ – Vietnam

http://www.delidn.ec.europa.eu/en/index.htm – Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam

http://www.deltha.ec.europa.eu/Thailand/thailand_culture.htm – Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar

http://www.delmys.ec.europa.eu/en/index.htm – Malaysia

http://www.euphil.org/index.cfm – Philippines

Two James Cook University reef researchers have been awarded Smart Futures Fellowships for research that aims to create a clearer picture of the Great Barrier Reef.  Dr Rob Beaman and Dr Nick Graham will each receive $150,000 over the next three years.

Read more at:  http://www.jcu.edu.au/top/JCUPRD_048396.html

A national series of free information seminars and workshops for coastal infrastructure owners, planners, engineers and policy makers.

Information Seminars:  Cairns 23 June, Townsville 24 June

Training Workshop:  Cairns 8-9 September

To register visit:  http://www.sealevelrise.info/

The Wet Tropics Management Authority is hosting a delegation from East Rennell in the Solomon Islands. The Lake Tegano World Heritage Site Association (LTWHSA) and Solomon Islands Government officials are attending a two week training workshop in Cairns.

For the full Media Release click on the following link:

http://www.wettropics.gov.au/media/med_2009.html

East Rennell Workshop (Image courtesy of WTMA)