After almost two decades, there is now a treaty to protect the high seas which is ‘crucial for addressing the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution’
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WTO reform must include Pacific interest
Fiji’s Trade Minister says WTO must address trade and environmental issues and be responsive to the global challenges that the Pacific face
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Falemaka urges Pacific to work together to advance interests in WTO matters
PIFS ambassador urged Pacific to work together to advance interests in WTO and be more active in the discussions in putting forward issues that are common interest to our region
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WTO Fisheries Fund to help Pacific Island nations
WTO director intends to use the fisheries fund to help the Pacific Island countries strengthen fisheries management and data collection
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Caught in a net: Making the WTO fisheries subsidies agreement work for development and sustainability?
PANG interviews TDP Senior Programme Officer, Peter Lunenborg on his views and opinion of the recently established Fisheries Subsidies Agreement in the Pacific
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Credibility of WTO questioned in pushing fisheries subsidies agreement
WTO members’ credibility being questioned after their approval of a provisional agreement on fisheries subsidies in the Pacific ocean
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WTO fisheries agreement will not help poverty alleviation in least developed countries
WTO must heed the call by small fisherfolks and discipline those responsible for the negative impacts of fisheries subsidies, says PANG Campaigner as 16 percent of the total global fisheries subsidies reach the small-scale fishers while at least 90 percent to large scale industrialised fisheries
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Law enforcement agencies must improve maritime security
A report predicted that transnational crimes, particularly illegal and unregulated fishing, could increase in the Pacific region because of the current global circumstances
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Law Enforcement Agencies concerned with Maritime Security
A new report highlighted concerns with IUU fishing which degraded ocean sustainability and fisheries crimes in Pacific Island countries
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Treaty of High Seas Critical to Pacific
Treaty of High Seas is significant to the Pacific Islands “because whatever happens in the deep ocean will impact our culture, food, livelihoods, and national economies” says ocean scientist