As people of the moana, we remain hopeful, but we need your help!
Opinion- The Pacific people are people of the moana. Our Ocean is part of us as much as we are part of the vast...
European Union and SPREP partner to help Pacific Islands manage and conserve Pacific islands...
The European Union (EU) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP) today signed the Pacific Biodiversity and Sustainable Land-Seascapes (Pacific BioScapes)...
World Environment Day 2022: enhancing Nature-based-Solutions to protect biodiversity in the Pacific region
On the occasion of World Environment Day 2022, whose theme is “Only One Earth”, the Pacific Community (SPC) reaffirms its commitment to leveraging science,...
World Environment Day: Earth ‘cannot keep up with our demands’
“This planet is our only home”, Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message for World Environment Day on Sunday, warning that the Earth’s natural...
China falls short on big Pacific deal but finds smaller wins
By Aileen Torres-Bennett and Nick Perry
China fell short Monday on a bold plan to have 10 Pacific nations endorse a sweeping new agreement...
Think resilience’ to protect against climate and other catastrophes
Delegates from some 184 countries gathered in Bali for the 2022 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction where they reviewed efforts to protect communities...
What deals is China pursuing in the Pacific and why is everyone so worried?
By Helen Livingstone
Why is everyone talking about China in the Pacific all of a sudden?
China’s ambitions in the Pacific first attracted renewed attention...
Five things we learned about China’s ambitions for the Pacific from the leaked deal
Opinion by Dr Anna Powles
Ten years ago, Pacific security thinkers would debate whether Chinese engagement in the Pacific was by default or by...
Quad praises Albanese government’s higher ambition on climate
By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The Quad summit in Tokyo has praised Australia raising its ambition on climate change, after Anthony...
UN body makes ‘breakthrough’ on carbon price proposal for shipping
Countries have agreed on the need to put a carbon price on shipping emissions after more than a decade of resistance, which campaigners have...
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Call for Expression of Interest (EOI) J-PACT Media Anti-Corruption
Six grants of USD$2,500 available to Pacific journalists
The Journalism for Anti-Corruption and Transparency (J-PACT) project is inviting expressions of interest from individual Pacific journalists,...
The world is waging a ‘war on nature’ as progress on biodiversity targets lags
Fewer than half of the national targets set to protect the world’s plants, animals and ecosystems are on track, the UN warns in a...
Strengthening National Competent Authorities to Support Pacific Seafood Exports
National Competent Authorities play an important role in ensuring that fishery products meet the food safety and quality requirements of export markets.
A two-week training...