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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.
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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...
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Vanuatu elevates draft resolution to UNGA requesting an advisory opinion from ICJ on climate...
Vanuatu’s special climate envoy and Permanent representative to the United Nations, Odo Tevi says together with a core group of states he will take...
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...
Climate change: No ‘credible pathway’ to 1.5C limit, UNEP warns
National pledges to reduce harmful emissions offer little hope of avoiding climate disaster, UN climate experts said on Thursday, in an urgent appeal for...
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UN Decolonisation Committee pressed to act on New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Guam and Tokelau
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Bougainville President Toroama says PNG Parliament breached Melanesian Agreement, calls for international intervention
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