As we prepare for COP30, we remain hopeful that together we can all make...
Opinion by Tagaloa Cooper
Last week, Pacific Leaders, climate change negotiators, Government officials and relevant stakeholders will leave home to attend the latest round of...
American Samoa faces triple threat to its fishing-based economy
By James Borton
In American Samoa, the ocean is life -- but that life is under siege.
The U.S territory, marooned in the heart of the...
Rare earths, rough seas: FSM at the crossroads of U.S-China resource rivalry
By Joyce McClure
China’s new restrictions on the export of rare earth minerals are reverberating across the Pacific, raising concerns that the Federated States of...
COP30 and COP31 will test middle powers in a climate of opportunity
Brazil and Australia must prove they can pivot from commodity extraction to clean industrial innovation.
By Martin Geissdoerfer, Trang Nguyen
With COP30 about to begin,...
Pacific Peoples’ mission exposes harsh realities of injustice under French rule in Kanaky New...
A new report by the Pacific Peoples’ Mission to Kanaky New Caledonia has found that France’s management of the territory continues to undermine Kanak...
Dare to be better – a timely call to action ahead of COP30
By Marie McInerney
As world leaders meet in Brazil this week (6 and 7 November) ahead of the COP30 UN climate negotiations, Indigenous and climate...
Small Island States sound the alarm as major polluters stall: What to expect from...
While major polluters continue to fall short on climate commitments, notably the United States, blocs of small nations such as the Alliance of Small...
U.S nuclear weapons testing can forever scar a nation. Just ask the Marshall Islands
By Brad Lendon
U.S President Donald Trump’s call for the United States to resume testing of nuclear weapons last week has experts scratching their heads.
What...
Pacific leaders to convene in Palau for 2nd Pacific Disaster Risk Management Ministers Meeting
Pacific Island countries and territories will gather in Palau from 4-5 November 2025, for the 2nd Pacific Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Ministers Meeting, as...
Pacific eyes turn to COP30: Hope, skepticism, and the weight of the ICJ ruling
By Sera Tikotikovatu - Sefeti
The stage is set, and Brazil is ready to host COP30 in the coming weeks. But across the Pacific, there’s...
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Sea level rise could redefine sovereignty, but Pacific leaders are pushing back
Sea level rise is no longer just an environmental crisis for the Pacific; it is a legal challenge striking at the heart of sovereignty,...
Tonga launches e-passport project to boost security
The Kingdom of Tonga has officially begun its e-passport journey.
Tonga convened the inaugural Project Steering Committee (PSC) meeting for the Tonga e-passport Project, a...
Trust and cooperation needed for Pacific Climate action
Climate mobility processes will attract greater support if it is recognised as a security and stability concern.
Participants at a regional workshop in Fiji heard...