Eastern Pacific Fisheries Managers Have Prime Opportunity to Boost Sustainability
By Esther Wozniak
The eastern Pacific Ocean is home to some of the most consistently productive fisheries in the world, including those for numerous...
Australia and NZ statement on Partners in the Pacific
Australian and New Zealand Prime Ministers Anthony Albanese and Christopher Luxon acknowledged Australia’s and New Zealand’s future success is inextricably tied to that of...
The Power of Regionalism: the vital role of the Pacific Islands Parliaments Group
By Lord Fakafanua, Speaker of the Parliament of Tonga, Munkhtuya Altangerel, Resident Representative, UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji
The vast Pacific Ocean binds our island...
Bougainville in Transition
By Dr Naihuwo Ahai PhD, Governance and Development Specialist, Buka
It is now 35 years since the Bougainville crisis erupted and 23 years after...
Amid Illicit drug boom, Is the Pacific’s regional security architecture fit for purpose?
By Jose Sousa-Santos
In January, Fiji police seized more than four tonnes of methamphetamine during two raids in Nadi, marking one of the largest...
Illicit Drugs Are Undermining Pacific Security
By Jose Sousa-Santos
A quick succession of drug busts in Fiji earlier this year — the seizure of 3.5 tons of crystal methamphetamine followed by...
Free(r) movement at the Forum
By Sadhana Sen and Stephen Howes
The annual Pacific Islands Forum Economic Ministers Meeting (FEMM) always has a wide-ranging agenda. This year the FEMM,...
Tips for Tonga: Agenda setting for Pacific leaders’ meeting
New Caledonia, climate finance, U.S territories and lack of banking services – key issues when leaders meet this month.
Commentary by Tess Newton Cain
For...
Can Pacific’s Finance-Economy Ministers Declare a Code Red?
By Dr Satyendra Prasad
The Finance Ministers of G20 met earlier this week in Brazil. Collectively, these G20 countries account for over 80 percent of...
Pacific media watchdog launches inaugural survey of media freedoms in the Pacific: For us....
The experiences and challenges facing Pacific journalists attempting to uphold freedom of expression and information across the region, will be captured for the first...
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Chinese Taipei compromise clears way for landmark South Pacific Albacore deal
By Pita Ligaiula in Manila, Philippines
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) Friday adopted a long-awaited management procedure for South Pacific albacore...
Fiji hails ‘monumental’ South Pacific Albacore breakthrough at WCPFC
By Pita Ligaiula in Manila, Philippines
Fiji says the adoption of the South Pacific Albacore Management Procedure (MP) at WCPFC22 in Manila is a “monumental...
WCPFC adopts landmark South Pacific albacore management procedure after years of deadlock
By Pita Ligaiula in Manila, Philippines
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) wrapped up its annual meeting in Manila Friday with a major...