March 2013: The March 2013 issue of the “Micronesia Challenge Newsletter,” published by the Micronesia Challenge Secretariat, features articles on: a meeting of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Micronesia Challenge Communications Working Group; and Guam’s adoption of a Micronesian Challenge logo.

According to the newsletter, the CNMI MC Communications Working Group held its inaugural meeting on 28 February 2013, to design the CNMI Micronesia Challenge communication campaign. During the meeting, participants identified audiences, messaging and outreach activities and events. The Working Group agreed to the key message, “The Land and Sea are the Pride of our Culture.”

The Micronesia Challenge, a commitment by the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Guam, Marshall Islands, the Northern Marianas Islands and Palau, aims to conserve at least 30% of near-shore marine resources and 20% of terrestrial resources across Micronesia by 2020, exceeding the goals set by current international conventions and treaties. [Publication: Micronesia Challenge Newsletter, March 2013]