Fiji and Panama lead global initiative to protect the Ocean’s “Twilight Zone”
New Mesopelagic Zone Conservation Challenge Calls for Better Stewardship of the Ocean's Food Warehouse and Carbon Pumpce
At the Our Ocean Conference today, Fiji...
Walking to the polling booth in Noumea
By Nic Maclellan
“If I have to walk to the polling booth on election day, I’ll do it,” said Josiane. “But my mother is elderly...
Acting locally in the Pacific: How discovering new sea star species in the Clarion-Clipperton...
This year, the International Day for Biological Diversity calls us to “act locally for global impact,” a principle that resonates deeply with the scientists...
Pacific Leaders Agree on Plan for Safer, Cheaper Flights
Leaders from 13 Pacific Island nations met online on 12 May 2026, for the Fourth Regional Aviation Ministers meeting (RAMM4) and focused on one...
Strengthening the frontline of Pacific fisheries: FFA opens more scholarship opportunities
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) is continuing its investment in the region’s frontline fisheries workforce by opening another scholarship opportunity through its...
From France to the Pacific: One Navy Officer’s Commitment to Protecting Regional Fisheries
For nearly two decades, the sea has been both a workplace and a calling for French Navy Petty Officer Romain Fouquet.
Originally from Tours in...
BBNJ Agreement is not about competition, but collective nurturing
Op-ed by the Pacific Ocean Commissioner, Dr Filimon Manoni
In New York early this year, the global community witnessed the completion of the third and...
23 young leaders selected for 2026 Commonwealth Youth Forum International Taskforce
Twenty-three young people have been selected to serve on an international taskforce that will lead the planning and delivery of the 2026 Commonwealth Youth...
UNFPA reports major health and Population gains despite funding cuts
By Pita Ligaiula
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says it delivered major gains in maternal health, reproductive health services and population data collection during...
Experts say ‘bare bones’ U.S laws are unfit to regulate nascent deep-sea mining industry
By Elizabeth Claire Alberts
The deep-sea mining industry could launch in the near future in U.S federal waters. Yet legal experts and former government officials...
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Pacific must stand united as One Blue Pacific Continent: Forum Chair Wale
Pacific Islands Forum members must remain united and speak with one voice as the Blue Pacific Continent faces growing geopolitical pressures, says outgoing Forum...
Fiji’s Commercial Use of Marine Areas Bill fails to restore Qoliqoli ownership: Rewa Chief
Rewa chief Ro Naulu Mataitini has criticised Fiji Parliament’s passage of the Commercial Use of Marine Areas (CUMA) Bill 2025, saying the legislation fails...
China ‘likely’ ran targeted campaign to align Pacific with its latest five-year plan
China “very likely” coordinated a targeted campaign across the Pacific to demonstrate that local development strategies should align with Beijing’s latest five-year-plan, a recent...