Deep Sea Mining advances, but science and global rules lag behind
A U.S-based ecologist says deep-sea mining is edging closer to commercial reality as extraction technologies advance and demand for critical minerals rises, but scientific...
Moana Pasifika, Fijian Drua ‘don’t get enough’, need more recources – Umaga
The former All Blacks captain applauded the two clubs' inclusion in the competition and said it has raised the standards across the three island...
Fiji President calls for clean, lawful general elections
Fiji President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu has called for clean, credible and lawful general elections, urging political leaders, candidates and supporters to uphold integrity and...
Governments must use new UN resolution to turn ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on climate change into robust action
Governments must not squander the opportunity to turn the International Court of Justice’s 2025 Advisory Opinion on states’ obligations regarding climate change into robust...
Public service media help anchor reliable information
By Prashanth Pillay, Jo Elsom
Across the Indo-Pacific, people are spending more time online but finding it harder to know what to trust. The 2025...
UN climate chief says ‘new world disorder’ hits cooperation
The UN’s climate chief last week urged countries to unite against an “unprecedented threat” to international cooperation from pro-fossil fuel forces — issuing the...
Lawsuit seeks emergency halt to plan to accept U.S deportees in Palau
The Palau Senate and two private citizens have asked the Supreme Court to immediately halt a government plan to accept up to 75 deportees...
New Zealand-United States minerals talk spark concerns over Pacific seabed mining
News that the New Zealand Government is in discussions with the United States over critical minerals cooperation has drawn criticism from environmental groups, who...
Trump administration urges nations to call for the withdrawal of a UN climate proposal
The Trump administration is urging other nations to press the Pacific island country of Vanuatu to withdraw a United Nations draft resolution supporting strong...
Tuvalu and Solomon Islands ratify the Pacific Resilience Facility Treaty
Tuvalu and Solomon Islands have formally deposited their instruments of ratification of the Agreement to Establish the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF Treaty), moving the...
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Pacific Elders call for reversal of Forum’s Israel partnership
The Pacific Elders’ Voice has called for the Pacific Islands Forum to review and reverse its partnership agreement with Israel, saying the decision conflicts...
PNG sets 2035 climate targets, pledges net- negative emissions
Papua New Guinea has set new climate targets to increase renewable energy, reduce deforestation and strengthen climate resilience, while aiming for net-negative emissions by...
Record carbon dioxide levels will impact us for centuries, says UN weather agency
Levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other major greenhouse gases in the atmosphere caused by burning fossil fuels reached record highs in 2025, locking...