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Training resource to support delivery of the accompanying PowerPoint for facilitating the organics training session, including speaking notes, facilitator guidance and step-by-step instructions fro delivery for both the class-room and hands-on components of the course. Part of a broader suite of resources aimed at improving organic waste management, these training resources help divert organic materials from landfill and turn waste into valuable resource. The facilitator guide can be used for trainers, officers and facility operators seeking to undertake training on compost facility operation.

PowerPoint slides to support the delivery of the organics training session, guiding trainers in the facilitation of both classroom learning and hands-on practical exercises. Part of a broader suite of resources aimed at improving organic waste management, these training resources help divert organic materials from landfill and turn waste into a valuable resource. The PowerPoint slides can be used for trainers, officers, and facility operators seeking to undertake training on compost facility operation.

Organic material is biodegradable ma􀆩er such as vegeta􀆟on from yard clean-ups, kitchen scraps (food); garden cu􀆫ngs, grass, and branches, and paper. Combined data from waste audits in the Pacific found that approximately 40% of waste disposal to our landfills and dumps is organics.

Ocean Outlook, fortnight to 9 May: • Sea surface temperature (SST) forecasts more than 0.8°C above normal are favoured in the following country EEZs: southern Palau, CNMI, southern Line Is. (Kiribati), southern PNG, western and southern Solomon Is., Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Fiji and Rotuma, most of Tonga, Niue, southern Samoa, northern Cook Is., and Pitcairn Is. SST anomalies above 1.2°C are favoured in northern CNMI, southern PNG, southern New Caledonia. Elsewhere, SSTs are predicted to be nearnormal

Ocean Outlook, fortnight to 25 April: • Sea surface temperature (SST) forecasts more than 0.8°C above normal are favoured in the following country EEZs: Palau, northern CNMI, southern Line Is. (Kiribati), most of PNG, western and south Solomon Is., central and southern Vanuatu, western and southern New Caledonia, northern Tonga, Niue, southern A. Samoa, southwest Cook Is., north and parts of south French Polynesia. SST anomalies above 1.2°C are favoured in southern parts of PNG, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and southern French Polynesia. Nauru and western Kiribati are forecasted to have SSTs cooler than -0.4°C. Elsewhere, SSTs are predicted to be near-normal.

Ocean Outlook, fortnight to 28 March: • Sea surface temperature (SST) forecasts more than 0.8°Cabove normal are favoured in the following country EEZs: Palau, Guam, most of CNMI, most of FSM, northern RMI, most of PNG, most of Solomon Is., northern Vanuatu, northern Fiji, Samoa, American Samoa, most of Cook Is., southern French Polynesia, and western Pitcairn Is. SST anomalies above 1.2°C are favoured in southern Palau, most of PNG, southeastern French Polynesia and southwestern Pitcairn Is. Elsewhere SSTs are predicted to be near-normal.

Ocean Outlook, fortnight to 21 March: • Sea surface temperature (SST) forecasts more than 0.8°Cabove normal are favoured in the following country EEZs: Palau, Guam, most of CNMI, most of FSM, far northern RMI, most of PNG, northern Solomon Is., northern Cook Is., most of French Polynesia, and Pitcairn Is. SST anomalies above 1.2°C are favoured in southern Palau, northern PNG, southeastern French Polynesia and southwestern Pitcairn Is. Elsewhere SSTs are predicted to be near-normal.

Ocean Outlook, fortnight to 14 March: • Sea surface temperature (SST) forecasts more than 0.8°Cabove normal are favoured in the following country EEZs: Palau, Guam, most of CNMI, most of FSM, far northern RMI, most of PNG, northwestern Solomon Is., eastern Fiji, central Tonga, central Cook Is., most of French Polynesia, and Pitcairn Is. SST anomalies above 1.2°C are favoured in southern Palau, northern PNG, southeastern French Polynesia and southwestern Pitcairn Is. Elsewhere SSTs are predicted to be near-normal.

Ocean Outlook, fortnight to 7 March: • Sea surface temperature (SST) forecasts more than 0.8°Cabove normal are favoured in the following country EEZs: Palau, Guam, CNMI, most of FSM, far northern RMI, most of PNG, northwestern Solomon Is., and southeastern French Polynesia. SST anomalies above 1.2°C are favoured in southern Palau, northwestern PNG, and southern French Polynesia. Forecasts more than -0.8°Cbelow normal SSTs are favoured in parts of Gilbert Is. (Kiribati). Elsewhere SSTs are predicted to be near-normal.

Ocean Outlook, fortnight to 28 February: • Sea surface temperature (SST) forecasts more than 0.8°Cabove normal are favoured in the following country EEZs: Palau, Guam, CNMI, most of FSM, far northern and western RMI, PNG, most of Solomon Is., and southern French Polynesia. SST anomalies above 1.2°C are favoured in southern Palau, central CNMI, northern PNG, and southern French Polynesia. Below normal SSTs are favoured in parts of Nauru, and Kiribati. Elsewhere SSTs are predicted to be near-normal.