Who will pay for the damage caused by climate change?
By Isabelle Gerretsen
Talking about who is responsible for climate change is a fraught debate – even more so when it comes to who ought...
Fiji government addresses plan to rip up reef
The Fijian government has made clear it won’t approve any proposal that damages the environment following a Newsroom investigation that exposed a New Zealand-registered...
Over 53,000 displaced by king tides in PNG
More than 53,000 people in the coastal areas and atolls have been displaced and affected by king tides in Papua New Guinea, the National...
Palau gets vehicles, protocol training from Indonesia ahead of Our Ocean Conference
Palau last week received 10 police vehicles and four protocol cars from The Indonesian government in support of preparations for the upcoming Our Ocean...
Villagers file human rights complaint over plan for giant PNG goldmine
More than 2,000 people in 60 villages in Papua New Guinea’s north – where the country’s largest gold, copper and silver mine is slated...
Great Pacific Garbage Patch now ‘an immense floating plastic habitat’
A giant patch of garbage in the Pacific Ocean is now "an immense floating plastic habitat" for marine animals clinging to its plastic debris,...
Glasgow Climate Change Conference: A Glass Half Empty
By Ian Fry
For many, the Glasgow Climate Change Conference, known as COP26, was a significant disappointment. Much had been promised by the UK...
King tides wreak havoc on islands in Manus and East Sepik Province
The rise in sea level and king tides now affecting more than 30,000 lives on coastal Manus will continue through 2022, according to the...
New support from Republic of Korea for Blue Pacific Coastal and Marine Planning
The Pacific Islands Forum Deputy Secretary General, Filimon Manoni, and Young-kyu Park, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, have Tuesday signed a new project...
Ocean flooding hits Marshall Islands, Micronesia over consecutive days
Ocean flooding for the third straight day hit low-lying islands throughout the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), causing sparse damage...
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U.S supports two permanent UN Security Council seats for Africa, one seat to be...
The United States supports creating two permanent United Nations Security Council seats for African states and one seat to be rotated among Small Island...
Solomon Islands vision for cooperative security
Solomon Islands Minister of Police National Security, Jimson Tanangada, says Solomon Islands recognises the urgency of collective action in addressing security threats.
Minister Tanangada, when...
Super Rugby Pacific unveil new-look finals system as part of tweaked structure
Super Rugby Pacific has confirmed a six-team finals system for the 2025 season.
It will be an expanded 16-round regular season, with the 2025 season...