Major UN powers question Pacific islanders’ call for nuclear legacy help
Nuclear powers have criticized an effort led by the Marshall Islands at the United Nations to seek help on dealing with the consequences of...
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NGOs urge adoption of science-based management to save skipjack Tuna
Non-government Organisations including the Pew Charitable Trusts, the Ocean Foundation, WWF and Global Tuna Alliance are calling on the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries...
U.S hosts first-ever Clean Energy workshop and Women in Clean Energy conference for the...
In collaboration with the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), the United States is hosting the first-ever Clean Energy Workshop and Pacific Women in...
UN chief: Countries bound for COP27 must make climate action ‘the top global priority’
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Gap to 1.5C yawns, as most governments miss UN deadline to improve climate plans
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Amid rising seas, island nations push for legal protection
When and if an island nation fully submerges due to rising seas, what happens to the nationalities of its citizens?
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ADB approves US$3.8 million support for development of coral reef insurance
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) this week approved $3.8 million to support the restoration, conservation, and management of coral reefs in four countries in...
Could a digital twin of Tuvalu preserve the island nation before it’s lost to...
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SPREP congratulates winners of 2022 Vision Pasifika Media Award
The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) congratulates the winners of the 2022 Vision Pasifika Media Award.
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