No Rain, No Relief: Palau and Western Micronesia brace for dry stretch before El Niño arrives
Palau and nearby Yap State are in for a stretch of drier-than-normal weather in the coming weeks, and residents are being urged to watch...
From Island Roots to Ocean Guardian
For Akosita Cavora Samuela, protecting fisheries resources was never just an ordinary job, it was a responsibility shaped by her ancestral place of origin.
The...
Climate crisis: UN chief lays out solutions blueprint for clean energy transition
As a deadly heatwave continued to grip Europe on Tuesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued an impassioned appeal for more ambitious global action on...
Pacific must move faster on financial inclusion, Marshall Islands President Heine tells Ministers
Marshall Islands President Dr Hilda Heine has challenged Pacific finance ministers to accelerate efforts to improve financial inclusion, saying advances in connectivity and digital...
Solomons sirens call for climate action
Rising from the sea around Isabel Province, a new sculpture by British artist, Jason deCaires Taylor, was installed last week.
The live-size sculpture, called ‘Solomon...
The aftermath of logging’s broken promises: Can carbon trading save Makira’s last forests?
By Georgina Maka’a & Ronald Toito’ona
Once called Solomon Islands’ least developed province, the logging industry was sold as the catalyst for change for Makira-Ulawa...
President Toroama announces final position on Bougainville independence
The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) has formally outlined its final position on Bougainville’s political future, proposing a clear and peaceful pathway towards self-government and...
Australia withholds Pacific climate fund reports over risk of diplomatic ‘damage’ with Tuvalu
Australia has refused to release internal papers about a trust fund for a climate-vulnerable Pacific nation, telling AFP the documents could inflict diplomatic “damage”.
Gravely...
Indigenous journalists are more than crisis contacts, PMN reporter tells global media forum
International media organisations need to stop treating Indigenous journalists as emergency contacts and start working with them as genuine partners, a Pacific media representative...
El-Nino likely to affect Tuna migration: PNG Fisheries Minister Wong
EL-Nino may affect tuna migration patterns, impacting local fish farming and export opportunities, and the economy, according to Papua New Guinea Fisheries and Marine...
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UNICEF Pacific Ambassador calls for action against deep-sea mining
Former Miss Samoa, Miss Pacific Islands and UNICEF Pacific Ambassador Moemoana Schwenke has called on Pacific Islanders to oppose deep-sea mining, warning that it...
‘Sign up to NZ’: Winston Peters defends citizens-only voting proposal amid Pacific concerns
Who should have the right to vote in New Zealand is shaping up as a key election issue.
New Zealand First (NZ First) is defending...
Pacific Islanders seek participation in precision medicine studies
Indigenous health experts in the Pacific Island region are seeking active participation in medical research, particularly in the field of precision medicine, an emerging...