COP30 President backs climate finance push and implementation drive ahead of COP31
COP30 President Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago says stronger cooperation between governments, finance ministers and development banks will be critical to turning global climate...
Bowen defends Australia’s climate role amid coal export concerns
Australian Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen says Australia’s shift towards renewable energy is central to its efforts to work with Pacific countries...
Pacific climate concerns must shape COP31 agenda: Bowen
Australian Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen says Australia has used the Pacific Pre-COP31 to elevate the region’s climate priorities internationally, arguing that...
Government and communities unite to eradicate mongoose from Amami-Oshima
By PACNEWS Editor, Makereta Komai in Amami-Oshima, Japan
A 20-year partnership between the Japanese Government and local communities has successfully eradicated the Asian mongoose from...
Australia, Türkiye to take forward presidency-led decision at COP31
Australia and Türkiye will take forward a presidency-led decision at COP31 aimed at strengthening climate action and keeping the 1.5-degree Celsius temperature goal within...
UN climate chief urges COP31 to turn climate promises into action
The UN’s top climate official says COP31 must focus on turning climate commitments into real-world results as countries face mounting economic costs from climate...
Pacific leaders call for urgent climate action in Taku Pakasoa Declaration
By Pita Ligaiula
Pacific leaders and partners have called for faster emissions cuts, greater access to climate finance and stronger protection of vulnerable island...
Pacific Pre-COP puts 1.5°C, climate finance and ocean at centre of COP31
By Pita Ligaiula
The Pacific Pre-COP in Fiji has ended with Pacific priorities set to shape negotiations at next month’s COP31 climate summit in Türkiye,...
350.org urges COP31 to turn Pacific climate commitments into action
By Pita Ligaiula
Pacific climate advocates have called on Australia and Türkiye to deliver concrete action at COP31, warning that keeping the 1.5°C target within...
Tuvalu urges COP31 to deliver action, not procedural debates
By Pita Ligaiula
Tuvalu has urged countries heading to COP31 in Türkiye to move beyond negotiations and procedural disputes and make firm commitments to...
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Pacific, U.S to boost Police cooperation against drugs and transnational crime
Pacific countries and the United States have agreed to strengthen maritime security, intelligence sharing and law enforcement cooperation to combat drug trafficking, cyber-enabled crime...
Sevuloni Valenitabua appointed Fiji’s new Attorney- General
Fiji’s new Attorney-General, Sevuloni Ratumaiyale Valenitabua was sworn into office by President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu at State House on Tuesday, bringing nearly 30 years...
Fiji police deputy commissioner appointed first PACPOL Hub executive director
Fiji Police deputy Commissioner Mesake Waqa Tikomainiusiladi has been appointed the inaugural Executive Director of the Pacific Community of Policing (PACPOL) Hub, based in...