Pacific Ocean Commissioner calls for ocean protection at COP26

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By Pita Ligaiula in Glasgow Pacific Ocean Commissioner Henry Puna has called on everyone to work together to save the ocean, save ourselves, our children...

Disappearing islands force Tuvalu to demand compensation from world polluters

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By Pita Ligaiula in Glasgow Tuvalu’s disappearing islands has led to the tiny Pacific nation to sue major developed nations for the severe damage...

Tonga’s main island going into lockdown

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The Tongan Government has announced that the main island Tongatapu will go into lockdown from midnight after the discovery of the first case of...

“World must act now to keep 1.5 degrees alive” says Forum SG

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By Pita Ligaiula in Glasgow Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna says the world must act now to keep 1.5degrees alive”. Speaking to PACNEWS in...

Forum SG welcomes Australia’s net zero emission target by 2050

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By Pita Ligaiula in Glasgow Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna has welcomed the new climate policy announced by Australian Prime Minister Scott...

Pacific region scale back attendance at COP26 due to COVID-19 pandemic

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By Pita Ligaiula in Glasgow Pacific nations are on the frontlines of climate change because of rising sea levels risk having the smallest voice at...

South Pacific Cyclone Season starts today

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The first day of November is also the first day of the South Pacific cyclone season. Last season taught humanitarian and emergency personnel that they...

Antigua, Tuvalu to seek justice over climate change damage

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The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda and the Prime Minister of Tuvalu today signed a historic accord allowing for litigation before international courts. This...

Marshall Islands could vanish beneath the Pacific Ocean within 50 years, delegates warn Cop26

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Delegates from the Marshall Islands warned today that their nation could vanish beneath the Pacific Ocean within 50 years if nothing serious is done...

“Greater Ambition now critical” as UN Climate Change Conference opens

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Following a series of reports and studies warning that urgent action is needed to keep the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global average temperature...

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