Treaty of High Seas critical to Pacific
By Elenoa Dimaira
The treaty of the Biodiversity of Areas Beyond Marine Jurisdiction or the Treaty of the High Seas, which is still under...
Pacific Regional Climate Centre Coordination Committee urged to find solutions for “climate emergency”
The first physical meeting of the Pacific Island Regional Climate Centre (RCC) was commissioned in Apia with a call on delegates to work together...
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...
Concerns heighten as Japan takes another step toward dumping nuke wastewater into Pacific Ocean
Environmental concerns were high on the list of issues to be addressed at the recent three-day Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders, held in Honolulu...
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’
As government representatives begin the finalise the agenda for the COP27 climate change conference in Egypt next month, for pre-COP planning in the Democratic...
Gap to 1.5C yawns, as most governments miss UN deadline to improve climate plans
Almost all the world’s governments have failed to improve their climate plans this year, breaking a promise made at last year’s climate summit in...
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?
This and other related questions...
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...
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Pacific pushes for special Climate finance window ahead of COP31
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific Island countries are pushing for concrete action on climate finance, keeping the 1.5-degree target within reach and strengthening...
Civil Society demands permanent seat at Pacific decision-making table
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific civil society organisations are demanding their participation in regional decision-making be formally institutionalised, saying they should no longer...
Forum Leaders face major decisions on Regional Architecture, Security and Partnerships
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific Islands Forum Leaders will next week consider major decisions on regional architecture, political leadership, security, partnerships and regional...