Pacific fisheries surveillance returns to full strength
One of the largest fisheries surveillance operations in the world, Operation Kurukuru, came to a successful close today, marking a return to full operational...
Climate change: No ‘credible pathway’ to 1.5C limit, UNEP warns
National pledges to reduce harmful emissions offer little hope of avoiding climate disaster, UN climate experts said on Thursday, in an urgent appeal for...
NZ Government backs seabed mining ban in international waters until ‘strong environmental rules’ in place
The New Zealand Government says it will support a movement to ban deep sea mining in international waters until the international community can develop...
Greenpeace urges governments to stop deep sea mining at upcoming negotiations
The movement against deep sea mining is growing with the New Zealand government’s decision Thursday to back a global moratorium on deep sea mining.
The...
Magistrate rejects ‘favouritism’ claim over alleged plot to kill former Samoan PM
A lawyer representing a man accused of plotting to kill a Samoan prime minister has been blasted by a Queensland magistrate for suggesting the...
Re-sourcing, Infrastructure, Rivalries: Who Benefits?
An infrastructure map ‘All that Blue, That is my Dream” released by the Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) Thursday has provided a visual representation...
Stage is set for final Group matches of the FIBA Melanesian Cup 2022
The stage is set for day three of the FIBA Melanesian Cup 2022 with all teams heading in with one win each under their...
PNG hold on against New Caledonia
Day two of the FIBA Melanesian Cup women’s competition did not disappoint with defending champions, Papua New Guinea, holding on by one point against...
Countries step up on global climate justice case ahead of COP27 but Australia conspicuous by its absence
Twelve countries including Germany and New Zealand stepping up to champion the campaign for an International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on the...
Fiji academic warns over media ‘climate injustice’ in open access webinar
By David Robie
A Fiji-based academic challenged the Pacific region’s media and policymakers Wednesday over climate crisis coverage, asking whether the discriminatory style of...
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UNCTAD warns Oil shock could cost vulnerable nations US$20 billion as Hormuz tensions escalate
Rising tensions and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz are driving up global oil prices and threatening to impose an additional US$20 billion annual...
Fiji Department of Environment rejects Vuda waste-to-energy project
Fiji's Department of Environment has rejected the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report for the proposed Energy-from-Waste Plant and Private Port Facility at Vuda Point,...
El Niño on the Way: Pacific communities urged to prepare as WMO confirms developing...
The Pacific Regional Climate Centre (Pacific RCC) is drawing attention to the latest El Niño/La Niña Update issued by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO),...