Treaty to Protect High Seas too late to stop mining
By Mohd Hazmi Mohd Rusli, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
When the International Seabed Authority begins accepting applications for deep sea mining operations in the...
Seabed mining could sink the fishing industry
Drilling for minerals in the deep sea could begin soon, as the regulatory body moves to finalise rules and could start considering mining applications...
The looming fate of Fukushima’s contaminated water
Environmental concerns in the Pacific also come with political risks for Japan’s prime minister
By Daniel Mandell
In the coming months, Japan will be in...
Pacific Island countries drive agrifood systems transformation at FAO – led high level event...
Government Ministers from many Island Nations in the Pacific Island countries have convened in Rome today, headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of...
The rising ocean will extinguish more than land. It will kill entire languages
As the climate crisis forces migration, so native tongues wither, too. But it’s not too late to intervene
By Anastasia Riehl
Rising sea levels already...
How a small island nation is taking climate change to the world’s highest court?
By Naveena Sadasivam
More than 30 years ago, the tiny island nation of Vanuatu off the coast of Australia proposed a radical idea: Wealthy, high-emitting...
Facing extinction, Tuvalu considers the digital clone of a country
As the climate emergency threatens its existence, the tiny Pacific nation is not only trying to reclaim physical land but create a ‘twin’ to...
We could lose our status as a state’: what happens to a people when...
Small island countries press for guarantees as rising sea levels risk leaving their citizens stateless
By Jonathan Watts
Small island nations would rather fight than...
Pacific Transnational Leaders Panel reflects on Regionalism and Leadership
The ‘Pacific Transnational Leaders Panel’ event brought together distinguished figures in the Pacific region to discuss the highlights and challenges of Pacific regionalism. Held...
Palau under CCP pressure to switch recognition from Taiwan to China
The President of Palau, Surangel Whipps Jr, speaks to The Sunday Guardian on what his Pacific Island Country is facing.
By Cleo Paskal
The United States...
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The Pacific National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NHMS) heard fewer Tropical Cyclones (TCs) have been observed than were predicted in the southwest Pacific over...
Solomon Islands faces tense wait for election results
Solomon Islands faces a tense wait for an election result after opposition parties pulled ahead of incumbent Prime Minister Manesseh Sogavare's OUR party, as...
China rebuff in Australia PM’s Anzac Day PNG push
Stronger ties between Papua New Guinea and Australia will help promote Pacific stability and freedom, Anthony Albanese says, invoking the legacy of World War...