Fiji calls for more focus on Oceans at COP29
Fiji has called for greater integration of ocean themes across this year’s COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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A draw enough to send New Caledonia and Fiji through
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Solomon Islands end qualifying campaign on winning note
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Both sides...
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UN Climate Chief praises early leaders in Paris Agreement Transparency at COP29
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Pacific at the crossroads: 85 MPAs needed daily to safeguard marine ecosystems
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Solomon Islands coral discovery “reinforces” urgent need for global action on ocean protection amidst COP29
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Put the ocean at the centre of COP31
By Peter Thomson
For over 30 years, Pacific island countries have issued the same warning at the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference: the warming...