Solomon Islands pre-cautionary approach to deep sea mining
The Solomon Islands Government through the Ministry of Mines and Energy will be taking pre-cautionary approach when it comes to opening up the country...
Sixteen-year journey of green turtle highlights value of SPREP’s Turtle research and monitoring database...
Sixteen years later since being tagged in 2006, an adult female green turtle tagged in the Federated States of Micronesia as part of the...
Pacific Climate Roundtable hears solidarity call from three COP Presidencies
Pacific Island nations have received resounding support from the hosts of the world’s climate negotiations in the lead up to COP 27 this November.
With...
Samoa Ocean Strategy video calls for global response to avert worst climate scenarios
Samoa might be a small country in the eyes of the world but when it comes to matters of the Ocean, it is a...
Sea levels returning to normal in parts of the Pacific
Sea levels in the eastern Pacific are expected to return to normal after days of heavy swells that have caused flooding in the Cook...
‘Moment for Nature’ essential to beat back threats, spur climate action
With less than eight years remaining to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the President of the UN General Assembly convened a ‘Moment...
High swells hitting Pacific coasts made worse by rising sea levels
A prolonged indentation in sea levels is being blamed for causing damaging elevated high tides in the Cook Islands, both Samoas and French Polynesia.
A...
Majority of businesses report structural, coastal damages in Cook Islands
Cook Islands businesses have rallied round in the wake of last week’s flooding as they prepare for another battering.
The king tides, which reached as...
‘We must stand united’: PNG PM
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape says the Pacific Islands’ ocean holds 60 percent of the world’s tuna resources and “that is our...
Pacific leaders’ endorsement for ICJ advisory opinion bid must spur global groundswell
The support from Pacific leaders for an advisory opinion on climate change from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is welcomed and must begin...
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ADB to start work on Fiji and Tonga’s request to raise bonds in their...
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Milan, Italy
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will now kick-start the process of due diligence to facilitate Fiji and...
ADB steps us presence in the Pacific – opening new office in Solomon Islands
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Milan, Italy
The Asia Development Bank (ADB) is stepping up its presence in the Pacific to be closer its...
Robert Prevost of the United States is named Pope Leo XIV
U.S Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, taking the name Pope Leo XIV.
After serving as...