Ex-Pacific leaders want UN action on cleaning up shipping industry
A group of former Pacific leaders want the UN agency mandated to regulate international shipping "to take meaningful strides" to end the industry's reliance...
Climate change can no longer be considered as a distant threat: Fiji deputy PM
Fiji's Minister for Finance Biman Prasad today highlighted that climate change can no longer be considered as a distant threat as it is happening...
Fiji calls for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty at the UN Climate Talks in
Fiji has reaffirmed its commitment to the Port Vila Call for a Just Transition to Fossil Fuel Free Pacific in a statement during a...
Palau president visits Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr has called on Japan to raise the transparency of the decommissioning process at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power...
Japan should refrain from contaminating sea with nuclear waste: scholar
A scholar on Tuesday slammed Japan's planned discharge of radioactive wastewater from its crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean.
“The contamination...
12 Pacific maritime boundaries yet to be finalised: Forum SG
Forum Secretary General Henry Puna says securing our maritime boundaries, remains a key priority concern for the Pacific Islands Forum.
“We have a total of...
Dialogue with the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat and its experts on the current status...
On 01 June, a video conference on ALPS treated water at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (FDNPS) was held with the Pacific Islands...
Pasifika Environews awards winners announced
Fiji and Solomon Islands dominated the inaugural Pasifika Environews awards, which is a collaboration between the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA), Internews Earth Journalism...
World Oceans Day must be Humans Day: FAO Fisheries chief
Interview with the Director of FAO's Fisheries and Aquaculture Division, Manuel Barange
The ocean is key to global food security, the livelihoods of over...
Japan’s decision to discharge radioactive waste water into the Pacific ‘unconscionable’
By Pita Ligaiula
Japan’s plan to discharge radioactive waste water into the Pacific has been described by Acting Forum Secretary General, Dr Filimon Manoni ‘unconscionable’.
Dr...
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Vanuatu takes maritime dispute with France to international arbitration
Vanuatu has launched international arbitration proceedings against France over competing maritime claims involving reefs, atolls and small islands between Vanuatu and New Caledonia.
The proceedings,...
Australia open to recruiting Pacific Islanders into military, Conroy says
Australia is considering expanding military recruitment from Pacific Island countries beyond Papua New Guinea but says its initial focus will be on ensuring the...
Pacific pushes for rotating seat on UN Security Council
Pacific nations are building international support for a dedicated rotating seat for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) on the United Nations Security Council, alongside...