Bezos Earth Fund pledges US$100 million to support Pacific Islands’ Initiative to create the...
At COP28, Pacific Islands State Leaders launched a bold new Unlocking Blue Pacific Prosperity initiative to safeguard and revitalise the Blue Pacific Continent.
The Bezos...
Palau’s President urges global unity and action at COP28 Plenary, calls for tangible measures...
By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai, UAE
Palau's President Surangel S Whipps Jr Friday delivered a powerful message emphasising the urgent need for global...
Japan to release second batch of wastewater from Fukushima nuclear plant this week
Japan will begin releasing a second batch of wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant from this week, its operator has said, an exercise...
Urgent action needed for sea turtle conservation in Fiji
New preliminary research findings highlight persistent and alarming rate of ongoing sea turtle harvesting, which directly contradicts the well-defined regulations prohibiting this practice. A...
Deep Sea Mining: A Story of Caution and Liability
By Rowena Acraman
Tonga’s move to consider deep sea mining (DSM) has been described by Pacific Islands Association of NGOs executive director, Siale Ilolahia as...
PICAN urges Fiji to work with Forum leaders on Japanese nuclear dumping plan
By Sanjeshni Kumar
Fiji has come under scrutiny from the Pacific Islands Climate Action Network (PICAN) for endorsing Japan’s decision to discharge over one...
NASA-UN partnership gauges sea level threat to Tuvalu
The dangers of rising sea levels are perhaps nowhere more stark than the island nation of Tuvalu in the South Pacific: increased coastal flooding,...
Deep sea mining company waits for regulations to kick in to start work
The head of a Canadian deep-sea mining company start-up says he wants to wait for regulations to be in place before starting “commercial-scale nodule...
Regional Taskforce meets to tackle biofouling
Biofouling, which refers to the accumulation of organisms such as algae, barnacles, and mollusks on the surfaces of structures submerged in water, poses serious...
To the Pacific islands, the West’s support for Japan’s Fukushima nuclear waste ocean dumping...
Opinion by Dr Kalinga Seneviratne
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director general Rafael Mariano Grossi, after travelling to Tokyo earlier this month to present...
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Lord Fakafanua elected Tonga’s new Prime Minister after parliamentary vote
Tonga's Legislative Assembly has elected Lord Fakafanua as the kingdom’s new prime minister following a secret parliamentary ballot this afternoon.
Interim Speaker Lord Tangi...
Pacific health systems at breaking point as Australia, NZ labour schemes drain skilled workers:...
A major new study by the Australia Institute has warned that labour migration policies promoted by Australia and New Zealand are accelerating a health...
TD03F upgraded to tropical depression, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to Fiji
Tropical Disturbance TD03F has been upgraded to a Tropical Depression and is expected to bring heavy rain and strong northerly winds to Fiji over...