Differing Views on Increasing Observer Presence on Longline Fishing Boats Discussed at Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Meeting
By Elenoa Dimaira
There have been contrasting opinions regarding the need to enhance the presence of observers on longline fishing boats at the 20th meeting...
Fossil fuel phase-out, finance and red lines dominate closing COP28 negotiations
By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai, UAE
As the conclusion of COP28 in Dubai draws near, Wayne King, the chief climate negotiator for the...
The great global land grab
While the world’s biggest polluters dominate the headlines this week at the UN climate summit with an array of sensationalist pledges and announcements, designed...
Pacific Tuna face alarming consequences without 1.5-degree climate action: FFA DG
By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai, UAE
The Director General of the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Dr Tupou-Roosen, has highlighted the critical role of...
Hopes high for ambitious, on-time agreement: PSIDS Climate Negotiator Matsutaro
By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai
Palau’s climate change negotiator and Chair of the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) Xavier Matsutaro, Sunday offered...
1.5 degrees holds the key to resolving the Climate crisis says Forum SG Puna
By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai
Forum Secretary General, Henry Puna Saturday emphasised the importance of the 1.5-degree goal in the Paris Agreement, describing...
Pacific Ministers demand action, not words at COP28
By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai, UAE
In a panel discussion at COP28 Saturday, Pacific Ministers emphasised their priorities and the urgency of addressing...
Marshall Islands climate envoy Tina Stege stands firm against weakening of SIDS’s voice at COP28
By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai, UAE
The climate envoy of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Tina Stege,Saturday expressed grave concerns about...
COP28 negotiations heat up as finance agenda takes centre stage
By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai, UAE
As COP28 in Dubai moving towards its conclusion next week, negotiators are in a critical phase, scrambling...
Can COP28 save 1.5 Celsius global warming target and give the Blue Pacific a fighting chance ?
Opinion piece by former Fiji's Ambassador to the UN, Satyendra Prasad at COP28 in Dubai
COP 28 has entered its crucial business end - where...
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MCC touts Pacific, Fiji partnerships as strategic alternative to China’s Belt and Road
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has highlighted its work in Fiji and the wider Pacific as part of a broader U.S strategy to strengthen...
Vanuatu Opposition demands Gov’t apology over failed Matthew and Hunter negotiations
Vanuatu Opposition Leader Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau has called on Prime Minister Jotham Napat and Deputy Prime Minister Johnny Koanapo to apologise to the people...
Indigenous leaders tell governments ‘no more tokenism’ before COP31
As Pacific communities lose homes, coastlines and even the resting places of their ancestors to rising seas, Indigenous have delivered a blunt message to...