Pacific countries endorse Guiding Framework for Invasive Species Management
Invasive species are a threat to Pacific communities, they are destructive to native biodiversity and the natural environment and have major socio-economic impacts on...
Pacific-led Regionalism Undermined
By Dame Meg Taylor, Non-Resident Distinguished fellow for the Blue Pacific, Asia Society Policy Institute
Today’s geopolitical circumstance, defined by the rivalry between the United...
Japan risks its reputation in Oceania with Fukushima discharge
A rollcall of Pacific Island nations have very different views on the release of treated radioactive wastewater.
By Derek Grossman
Japan’s decision last month to begin...
Solomon Islands and AIIB: A New Chapter in Pacific Infrastructure Development
By Dr Transform Aqorau
On 26 September, a significant announcement echoed across the Pacific region: The Solomon Islands officially joined the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank...
Visa-Free Movement in the Pacific Islands: The Future of Blue Economy Integration
By Dr Transform Aqorau
In the vast expanse of the Pacific, spanning from the equator's warmth to the temperate zones, the Pacific Islands have always...
U.S under pressure to conclude compact agreements in the North Pacific
Free association deals have been central to Washington’s Pacific engagement for forty years. Will new deadlines be met?
By Patricia O’Brien
Little information has emerged...
U.S Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Statement on reaffirming U.S – Pacific Partnership
We—the governments of Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea,...
‘The kids had all been tortured’: Indonesian military accused of targeting children in West...
Exclusive: Australia is seeking to strengthen ties with Indonesia, despite new reports of brutality by the military — including the torture and murder of...
Tuvalu Constitution updated: culture, climate change and decolonisation
By Simon Kofe and Jess Marinaccio
On 05 September 2023, I (Kofe) announced the unanimous passage by Tuvalu’s parliament of the Constitution of Tuvalu Act...
Media training to strengthen climate change reporting in Vanuatu
The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) is conducting a two-day workshop with members of the Vanuatu media to strengthen their understanding...
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Pacific leaders converge in Fiji for key Troika talks
Pacific leaders have arrived in Suva ahead of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Troika Meeting, with Palau President Surangel S. Whipps Jr and Solomon...
Alarm sounded on radioactive risk from deep sea mining
Plucking minerals from the ocean floor risks disturbed radioactive material entering the marine food chain, an anti-deep sea mining group warns.
The Deep-Sea Mining Campaign...
Fiji Military Commander Kalouniwai given option to extend term, PM Rabuka reveals
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka revealed that the Constitutional Offices Commission had decided to offer Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Major-General Ro Jone...