Tuvalu reclaims eight hectares of land in landmark climate resilience milestone
Tuvalu marked a major step forward this week with the official handover of eight hectares of reclaimed and elevated land - a powerful symbol...
Calls for Pacific-led data and knowledge hub in face of rising disasters
In a decisive push for a stronger, more integrated Pacific, the Pacific Community’s deputy director for Disaster and Community Resilience Programme (DCRP), Exsley Taloiburi,...
Vanuatu and Fiji showcase leadership in use of traditional knowledge
Many of the world’s most biodiverse areas are found within the ancestral lands of Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLC) and comprise of diverse...
Greenhouse gases surged to new highs in 2023, warns UN weather agency
New data released by the UN on Monday indicating that greenhouse gases have hit a record high show once again that urgent action and...
Pacific nations spotlight Biodiversity successes and challenges at CBD COP16
In a demonstration of regional solidarity at the Sixteenth Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP16), Colombia, the...
The latest UN biodiversity summit opens in Colombia
The UN biodiversity summit known as COP16 officially opened in Colombia on Monday, and hopes are high that negotiating countries can agree on a...
UN climate case could be global circuit breaker: Vanuatu official
Pacific Island nations hope the climate change case they’ve brought to the UN court will help overcome the shortcomings of international negotiations and spur...
Oil on the ocean: Ecological disaster looms in Samoa
Oil can be seen floating on top of the sea where the ill-fated HMNZS Manawanui sank on Sunday morning.
An environmental disaster looms that could...
$9 million to support the Pacific to meet climate targets
The Australian Government is supporting our Pacific neighbours to respond to climate change, with a $9 million (US$6.12 million) contribution to the Regional Pacific...
Urgent global climate action needed, says Forum Chair Sovaleni
Tonga’s Prime Minister and Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, Hu'akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni, made a resounding call for urgent and transformative climate action during...
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Fiji Law Society urges President to implement JSC recommendation on FICAC leadership
The Fiji Law Society has called for the immediate implementation of the Judicial Services Commission’s recommendation regarding the leadership of the Fiji Independent Commission...
Pacific Leadership must shape outcomes at COP31 Pre COP
The Pacific Islands Climate Action Network has acknowledged the announcement by the Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) that Fiji will host the...
Gambia chairs first OACPS Ambassadors meeting ahead of Malabo Summit
The Ambassador of Gambia, Musa Jobarteh has chaired his first meeting as Chair of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) Committee...