Fiji to hold constitutional referendum on 09 December: PM Rabuka
Fiji will hold a national referendum on Wednesday, 09 December 2026, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has announced, setting the date for a vote that...
Pacific pre-COP opens with call for action on 1.5 to stay alive
A powerful performance from the award-winning Primanavia Choir, welcoming thousands of delegates to Fiji, and calling for the protection of their home, set the...
PNG commits PGK25 million to Tuvalu land reclamation as Pre-COP leaders see climate vulnerability
Papua New Guinea will provide Tuvalu with PGK5 million (AUD$1.59 million/US$1.1 million) a year for the next five years to support land reclamation as...
Solomon Islands PM Wale calls on major emitters to take greayer climate responsibility
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale has called for stronger political action and accountability from major greenhouse gas emitters, warning that climate change is...
Climate change making pregnancy and childbirth more dangerous: UN Climate Chief Stiell
UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell has warned that rising temperatures are creating a new and potentially deadly threat to pregnant women, newborns...
Pacific disability advocates demand seat at climate finance table
Pacific disability advocates are demanding that persons with disabilities have a direct role in climate decision-making and access to climate finance, warning that current...
Fiji launches FJD$5.2 million five-year carbon market plan
Fiji has launched a FJD$5.2 million (US$2.6 million) five-year plan to develop its carbon market and position the country to undertake its first international...
Vanuatu condemns French MP letter as neo-colonial insult
The Vanuatu Government has condemned a letter attributed to French National Assembly member Nicolas Metzdorf, describing it as insulting, neo-colonial and disrespectful of Vanuatu's...
We all succeed when the Pacific is safe, resilient, and prosperous: Australia’s Climate Change...
Australia’s Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen says the Pacific must have a stronger voice in global climate negotiations, as Australia and Türkiye...
Tabuya opens Pre-COP stakeholder programme, calls for stronger Pacific voices on climate action
Fiji’s Minister for Environment and Climate Change Lynda Tabuya has called for Pacific voices to play a central role in shaping climate decisions ahead...
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Call for Expression of Interest (EOI) J-PACT Media Anti-Corruption
Six grants of USD$2,500 available to Pacific journalists
The Journalism for Anti-Corruption and Transparency (J-PACT) project is inviting expressions of interest from individual Pacific journalists,...
The world is waging a ‘war on nature’ as progress on biodiversity targets lags
Fewer than half of the national targets set to protect the world’s plants, animals and ecosystems are on track, the UN warns in a...
Strengthening National Competent Authorities to Support Pacific Seafood Exports
National Competent Authorities play an important role in ensuring that fishery products meet the food safety and quality requirements of export markets.
A two-week training...