‘Toxic’ misinformation is fueling a Pacific Marine Sanctuary debate
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The proposal for a new marine sanctuary in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands...
Australia should open the door to Melanesians
By Graeme Dobell
As Australia must close the gap between its First Nations peoples and other Australians, so it must open the door to...
UN Ocean Conference 2022: ‘Fleet’ of solutions to be launched
The solutions to restore the health of the ocean – which provides us with oxygen, food and livelihoods – are out there, and in...
Climate change: less space between one disaster and the next
Simple mathematical errors and a hesitancy to open the wallet are just the beginning of the world’s climate problems.
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Last month, another major...
As the ocean industrial revolution gains pace the need for protection is urgent
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The ocean is often seen as the last wild frontier: a vast and empty blue wilderness where waves, whales...
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By David Marchese
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The UN High Seas Treaty could be the Oceans’ last hope
By Rosie Julin
United Nations member states have tried for years to reach a global agreement that would protect marine life on the high...
Pacific Elders Voice statement on Pacific Security
In response to the recent visit to the Pacific by U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and the release of the Indo-Pacific Strategy of...
Fisheries and climate change: A Pacific perspective
By Fatu Tauafiafi
As resource owners of the world’s largest and most valuable tuna fisheries, Pacific members zoomed into the 18th annual Western Central Pacific...
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Free trade agreements with Pacific island nations proposed to protect regional posture
U.S Rep Ed Case has proposed a presidential initiative to negotiate free trade agreements with Pacific Island countries and extend duty-free treatment to certain...
Taiwan boosts support as Palau prepares to host Pacific Islands Forum
Taiwan is helping Palau prepare to host next year's Pacific Islands Forum, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said on Saturday.
Lin, who was on a trip...
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When I arrived in Nairobi for UNEA-7, I carried with...