Biggest Pacific gathering on Nature Conservation ends with declaration committing to strengthened efforts
The 11th Pacific Islands Conference on Nature Conservation and Protected Areas closed with an enhanced commitment, renewed purpose and a shared responsibility to carry...
Fiji sets three priorities for COP31
The Fijian Government has identified three key priorities for this year’s COP31 climate talks — keeping the 1.5-degree goal within reach, fairer access to...
‘Australia cops out on official Torres Strait role at global climate talks’
By Stefan Armbruster and Jennifer Enosa, Torres News
No specific role is planned for Torres Strait Islanders by the Australian government as it prepares to...
Australia snubs Torres Strait in Melanesia Spearhead Group bid
By Stefan Armbruster and Jennifer Enosa, Torres News
Australia is seeking observer status at the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) but has not committed to giving...
Pacific justice leaders urged to unite against organised crime
Fiji’s Justice Minister and Acting Attorney General Siromi Turaga says criminal networks are exploiting the region’s borders, financial systems and institutions and warns fragmented...
No community too remote for an effective warning: Tonga’s deputy PM
Pacific nations and their development partners must ensure that meteorological and multi-hazard warning systems are maintained, financed and accessible to every community across the...
Pacific needs stronger early warnings as climate risks grow
Pacific meteorological leaders opened the Eighth Pacific Meteorological Council meeting (PCM-8) in Tonga with calls for stronger early-warning systems, greater regional cooperation and investment...
GCF says Pacific Climate finance must deliver
By Pita Ligaiula
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has warned that climate finance will mean little for the Pacific unless projects are delivered, citing...
SIDS push for more Climate finance for nature-based solutions
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are calling for simpler access to climate and biodiversity finance, more grant and concessional funding and greater investment in...
Pacific Youth demand a voice in biodiversity decisions
Pacific youth are calling for a permanent and funded role in biodiversity decision-making, warning that the choices made over the next five years will...
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MSG adopts roadmap to support FLNKS, seeks new pathway for Kanaky-New Caledonia
Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Leaders have approved a new roadmap to support the Front de Libération Nationale Kanak et Socialiste (FLNKS) and called for...
Cook Islands PM Mark Brown targets cost of living, housing in first 100 days
Cost of living and housing are among the major items on the agenda for the incoming Cook Islands Party-led government in their first 100...
MSG leaders move to amplify Melanesian voice across Pacific
Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Leaders have agreed to strengthen the bloc’s collective voice in regional and international decision-making while expanding Melanesian models of cooperation...