Three-peat La Nina event to impact climate: Samoa Met service
Meteorologists at the Samoa Government are forecasting the rare occurrence of a three-peat La Nina event for the third consecutive Tropical Cyclone season.
Releasing their...
If we protect it, the ocean can help solve the climate crisis
From wave power to coast-protecting mangroves, ocean investments can have a big payoff
By Frank Bainimarama Prime Minister of Fiji and a member of the...
American Samoa again warns against limiting fishing for U.S flagged vessels
American Samoa Marine and Wildlife Department director, Taotasi Archie Soliai is speaking out about the importance high seas fishing rights for U.S flagged purse...
WCPFC to vote on skipjack harvest strategy, Parties to the Nauru Agreement wants it...
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) will consider adopting a management procedure (MP) for skipjack tuna, but members of the Parties to...
Pacific fisheries surveillance returns to full strength
One of the largest fisheries surveillance operations in the world, Operation Kurukuru, came to a successful close today, marking a return to full operational...
NZ Government backs seabed mining ban in international waters until ‘strong environmental rules’ in...
The New Zealand Government says it will support a movement to ban deep sea mining in international waters until the international community can develop...
Greenpeace urges governments to stop deep sea mining at upcoming negotiations
The movement against deep sea mining is growing with the New Zealand government’s decision Thursday to back a global moratorium on deep sea mining.
The...
Countries’ climate promises still not enough to avoid catastrophic global warming: UN Report
While plans submitted by most signatories of the Paris Agreement would reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, they are still not ambitious enough to limit...
Pacific nations double down on their green demands
-As is customary in the run up to any gathering of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) predicable...
The Pacific’s future: ‘It’s either rats or reefs’
By Sefanaia Nawadra, Director General, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Do you remember the remote South Pacific island where Tom Hanks’...
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Australia unveils $190 million security deal for Solomon Islands
Australia has struck a new security agreement with Solomon Islands to bolster the size of the Pacific island nation's police force.
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Proposed Solomon Islands constitutional amendment defeated, 14 MPs’ absent from voting
Solomon Islands government’s move to amend the constitution which proposed an extended timeframe to allow for the establishment of the Constituent Assembly was defeated...
Fist bumps as more than 130 Australians arrive home safe after surviving Vanuatu’s worst...
With a fist pump and tears of relief, Chantel Mara was visibly emotional as she stepped onto the tarmac at Brisbane international airport, finally...