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’...
Latest article
“The Ocean is our heritage. Unity is our strength”: Forum SG Waqa
Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa today welcomed Ocean ministers from the region in their first ever meeting as they chart their course towards the...
Solomon Islands Government to bring constitutional amendment constituent assembly sitting Bill back to parliament
Solomon Islands Government of National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) will reintroduce the Constitutional Amendment Constituent Assembly Sitting Bill in Parliament.
The bill, in its previous...
Pacific voices call for unity, leadership and action for gender equality at Pacific CEDAW...
Over two days of rich dialogue and exchange this week, Pacific governments, civil society, youth, and community leaders came together in a series of...