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...
PM Brown to lead Cook Islands delegation to COP27 summit
Prime Minister Mark Brown is heading up a Cook Islands delegation to Egypt this week, where leaders from around the world will be gathering...
Monash appoints Climate Change envoy
Internationally respected human rights leader and former United Nations Representative, and Solomon Islands Ambassador, Rex Horoi has been appointed as Monash University’s inaugural Climate...
Pacific Islands launch survival tips to teach the world how to survive climate change,...
The Pacific Islands need an urgent commitment for net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and a call for action is being launched by Pacific...
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...
Chris Bowen, not Anthony Albanese, to attend UN climate summit
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will skip the next round of global climate talks in Egypt, despite wanting to host the 2024 UN negotiations.
U.S...
Tonga King to attend UN Climate Change Conference in Egypt
King Tupou VI is expected to deliver Tonga’s Statement at the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 27) to the UNFCCC...
Be angry, be strategic, Pacific climate negotiations urged
By Sera Tikotikovatu-Sefeti
I just wanted to say that sometimes a united voice means that you can also genuinely, assertively be angry.”
These were strong...
Goal of limiting global heating to 1.5C ‘more fragile’ than ever, says COP27 chair
The goal of limiting global heating to 1.5C is “more fragile” than ever, as world leaders prepare to meet for crucial climate talks, the...
Experts debate a watershed moment that could see the world’s highest court adjudicate a...
The Commonwealth Foundation convened leading experts on climate law and finance to discuss how small island nations are using legal action to achieve compensation...
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China expands Policing footprint in Pacific as influence grows
China is expanding its policing footprint across the Pacific, moving from basic training support to more operational involvement in several island countries, raising the...
Tuvalu boosts Maritime Security with new Patrol vessel from Japan, UNODC
Tuvalu has strengthened its ability to police its waters and protect its resources following the handover of a new inshore patrol vessel at Funafuti...
Cyclones threaten Fiji, Solomon Islands, PNG, even NZ
Twin tropical cyclones are ravaging Melanesia, with Maila stirring up trouble in the Solomon Sea and Vaianu darting across the South Pacific.
Both are category...