‘It’s our collective responsibility’ — Pacific researchers urge world leaders to help the islands...
Pacific researchers are calling for the planet’s leaders to join forces with them to fight climate change.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its...
SPREP applauds endorsement of resolution to end Plastic Pollution
The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has applauded the historic endorsement of the resolution to End Plastic Pollution: Towards an International...
WWF commends UN Environment Assembly’s watershed decision to start negotiations for a global plastics...
UN Member states at the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2) have unanimously agreed to develop a legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution, making it...
Pacific Wayfinder: Merging science with traditional knowledge to combat climate change
The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report emphasises that the Pacific needs both modern scientific and traditional knowledge to build resilience to climate...
Lawmakers spearhead effort to formally apologise for U.S nuclear legacy in the Marshall Islands
U.S Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA), along with Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Ed Markey (D-MA), Wednesday introduced a resolution recognising the legacy of U.S...
The evidence is ‘painfully clear’: Forum Secretary General Puna
The Pacific Islands Forum has warned climate change challenges are now direr and urgent than ever before, confirming the findings of the recently released...
UN adopts historic resolution aimed at ending plastic pollution
For the first time, the international community has agreed on a framework to curb the world’s growing plastic problem.
A resolution adopted Wednesday by the...
“Our ocean is not a nuclear dumpster” – USP students call for a nuclear...
By Nic Maclellan
Hundreds of students at the University of the South Pacific in Suva rallied to remember nuclear survivors around the region on...
While Australia fights for coal, the Pacific fights for its survival
Opinion by Anote Tong
We in the Pacific have been raising the alarm about the impacts of climate change for decades, but the latest...
Cook Islands welcomes “landmark” win in the London Privy Council
Cook Islands Prime Minister and Minister of Marine Resources (MMR), Mark Brown welcomed the London Privy Council’s judgement on the Government’s decision to expand...
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‘The Pacific is our home, not a theatre for geopolitical competition’: Forum Chair Whipps
Palau President and Forum Chair, Surangel Whipps Jr has warned that the Pacific must not be treated as a theatre for geopolitical competition, calling...
Pacific Climate envoys take Pacific priorities to UNGA and New York Climate Week
Pacific Climate Envoys are taking the region’s climate priorities to world leaders and partners during the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week and New...
Pacific Editors and News leaders Forum adopts Savusavu Loss and Damage Media Declaration
The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Pacific Editors Forum on Loss and Damage has ended on a high with the adoption...