Pacific countries go back to the drawing board ahead of next round of plastics...
Fourteen Pacific countries advocating for the priorities of their communities at the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally binding instrument on...
Atoll nations, predicted to sink, have kept pace with sea-level rise
For an attention-grabbing speech to the 2022 UN climate conference, a Tuvalu cabinet minister stood on one of atoll nation’s smallest islands and predicted...
France welcomes the UN General Assembly’s adoption of the resolution concerning the Ocean Conference
France welcomes the UN General Assembly’s adoption on 18 December of the resolution it introduced with Costa Rica establishing the terms of the third...
COP28 adopts ‘UAE consensus’ paving the way for fossil fuel transition
By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai, UAE
The President of COP28 Sultan Al Jaber has announced that participating parties have endorsed the ‘UAE Consensus’...
Climate Change threatens Tuna and economic stability, warns Kiribati Fisheries Minister
By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai, UAE
Kiribati's Minister for Fisheries & Marine Resources, Ribanataake Tiwau, emphasised the vital role of tuna for his...
Negotiations at COP28 hit roadblock as fossil fuel phase out language faces opposition
By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai, UAE
On the last day of negotiations at COP28, Karlos Moresi Lee, the Pacific Islands Forum Programme Adviser...
Climate Change threatens Pacific Tuna fisheries and revenue: Marshall Islands Minister Silk warns
By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai, UAE
Marshall Islands head of delegation and Minister for Natural Resources John Silk, Monday highlighted the important role...
Niue’s Ocean Conservation Commitment gains momentum with NZ$7 million investment
By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai, UAE
In a move towards ocean conservation, Coral Pasisi, Director of the Climate Change and Sustainability Programme...
AOSIS Ministers express serious concerns over COP28 Global Stocktake draft text
By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai, UAE
The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Chairs Minister, Cedric Schuster of Samoa, Monday voiced deep...
COP28 draft agreement calls for fossil fuel cuts but avoids ‘phase-out’
Oil-exporting countries will be called upon to reduce their production drastically in the coming decades, if a draft agreement published at the Cop28 UN...
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Urgent constitutional application filed to challenge Vanuatu Parliament dissolution
The Supreme Court of Vanuatu has registered an urgent court application from the former Opposition, challenging the dissolution of Parliament.
The Opposition group, led by...
Fiji calls global leaders to united in upholding Paris Agreement through 1.5 degrees commitment
Achieving the New Collective Quantifying Goal (NCQG) and keeping the global average temperature rise below 1.5 degrees Celsius are directly linked; one cannot be...
Lilisiana Community in Solomon Islands fights to protect sacred graves from rising seas and...
The Lilisiana community in Solomon Islands is facing an urgent and heartbreaking reality as rising sea levels continue to claim their sacred burial grounds.
Three...