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...
Horror at new plan to excavate pristine Fiji reef
They want to create ‘world class’ surf waves by excavating two channels through coral reef off a pristine Fijian island group. But this Kiwi-led...
FSM experiencing massive flooding
Low-lying islands in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) are experiencing massive flooding that threaten the communities across the nation.
“We are watching what’s happening,”...
Australian Labour rules out post-election climate deals, dismissing Coalition scare campaign
The Australian opposition has attempted to blunt a Coalition scare campaign by ruling out negotiating a stronger emissions reduction target if next year’s election...
Convert climate ‘promises to action’, urge UN rights experts
Marking the 35th anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development, independent UN human rights experts on Friday issued an urgent call to...
Pacific Ocean garbage patch is immense plastic habitat
Scientists have discovered marine animals living on plastic debris in an area of the open ocean dubbed "the Great Pacific Garbage Patch".
Many of the...
A rush to mine the deep ocean has environmentalists worried
In a large building overlooking the sea in Kingston, Jamaica, national members of a little-known international organisation are meeting for contentious talks that could...
COP26 Glasgow Climate Pact – “We didn’t come home empty handed”
By Opinion by Tagaloa Cooper
The odds are always stacked against the Pacific region in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)...
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Pacific Leaders’ 2050 Plan gains ground but gaps remain, Forum report shows
Pacific Islands Forum members are making progress on a long-term regional plan, but challenges remain in turning commitments into results, according to a new...
Lopsided deal: Legal analysis raises concerns over Tonga’s deep-sea mining agreement
When Pacific leaders gather to discuss the future of deep-sea mining, the conversation often centres on economic opportunity. For Tonga, that promise has come...
China-U.S competition for rare earths sparks plan to mine Pacific seabed near Guam
A U.S plan to potentially mine an area of Pacific seabed roughly the size of Nevada near two U.S territories is the latest example...