Calls on UN member states to join the Declaration on Preserving Maritime Zones in the face of Climate Change-related sea-level rise
By Pita Ligaiula in Lisbon, Portugal
Pacific Ocean Commissioner and Forum Secretary-General, Henry Puna has called on all UN Members to join the Declaration on...
Small-scale fishers call for global leaders to act now on oceans, curb Illegal practices, overfishing
By Pita Ligaiula in Lisbon, Portugal
Voices of Small scale fisheries are often undervalued and unrecognised in global food systems, delegates and experts at...
Fiji prepares to welcome Forum Leaders to Suva for the 51st Pacific Islands Forum
Leaders from across the Pacific region will be gathering next month for the 51st Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and related meetings from 11-14 July...
Pacific Small Island Developing States call for stronger partnerships to sustainably manage oceans
By Pita Ligaiula in Lisbon, Portugal
Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) are demanding greater action from countries responsible for increased pressure on marine ecosystems...
Marine and coastal ecosystems most threatened in the world
By Pita Ligaiula in Lisbon, Portugal
Pacific leaders attending the 2022 UN Ocean Conferences this week heard that 'Marine and coastal ecosystems' are the most...
Calls on Pacific leaders to stand in solidarity against deep sea mining
By Pita Ligaiula in Lisbon, Portugal
Chair of the Pacific Parliamentarians Alliance on Deep Sea Mining (PPADSM)has called on Pacific nations of Nauru, Cook Islands,...
Tonga recognises the importance of science, and transfer of marine technology to SIDS
By Pita Ligaiula in Lisbon, Portugal
The Tongan government has joined other countries in the call for the adoption of the “Declaration for the enhancement...
Alliance launched against deep sea mining
By Pita Ligaiula in Lisbon, Portugal
The Pacific nations of Palau and Fiji announced Monday their strong opposition to deep-sea mining and the launch of...
UN chief: national selfishness delaying global oceans deal
Some countries has been holding up a global agreement on protecting the world’s oceans because of their “egoism,” U.S Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday.
Some...
Threat Of Plastic Outweighing Fish By 2050 Heavy on Pacific Leaders’ Minds at Ocean Conference
Marine plastic pollution is a threat to Pacific Islands people. At the United Nations Ocean Conference 2022 in Lisbon Portugal, Pacific leaders have taken...
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Pacific leaders converge in Fiji for key Troika talks
Pacific leaders have arrived in Suva ahead of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Troika Meeting, with Palau President Surangel S. Whipps Jr and Solomon...
Alarm sounded on radioactive risk from deep sea mining
Plucking minerals from the ocean floor risks disturbed radioactive material entering the marine food chain, an anti-deep sea mining group warns.
The Deep-Sea Mining Campaign...
Fiji Military Commander Kalouniwai given option to extend term, PM Rabuka reveals
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka revealed that the Constitutional Offices Commission had decided to offer Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Major-General Ro Jone...