Satitoa village in Samoa welcomes pioneering exchange to draw on Traditional Ecological Knowledge to monitor and conserve coral reefs and coastal ecosystems
Posted inStory / Fiji
The grim reality of Loss and Damage in Fiji
Climate change-induced Loss and Damage has forced six villages in Fiji to relocate, with the possibility of more to follow
Posted inStory / Story
Pacific’s new Ministerial Champion for Loss and Damage articulates vision
Pacific’s new Ministerial Champion for Loss and Damage says the pace of establishing new Loss and Damage Fund and funding arrangements “must change, and this will change”
Posted inStory / Our region
Pacific nations gather in Samoa for first Loss and Damage dialogue
Pacific nations gather to collectively discuss experiences with loss and damage and options to address loss and damage in the region
Posted inStory / Our region
Paris delivers mandate for zero draft as momentum builds towards plastic treaty
The global community is one step closer towards a legally binding instrument on plastic pollution whilst Pacific countries continue to advocate for their national priorities to manage plastic waste
Posted inStory / Papua New Guinea
‘They told us plastics would make life easy, now studies have found plastics in people’
PNG says plastics were introduced to “make life easy”, but studies have proven plastics are found in people.
Posted inStory / Our region
Pacific SIDS state their case for a robust and ambitious treaty to address plastic pollution
Only a robust, ambitious and legally binding instrument can address plastic pollution if we are to leave the legacy of a cleaner planet for future generations, says Palau’s Ilana Seid
Posted inStory / Our region
For the sake of our future generations, Niue issues challenge at Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations
“We cannot fight alone. It is a shared responsibility,” says Niue while challenging the global forum on behalf of our future generations that are at the forefront of plastic pollution
Posted inStory / Our region
Impact of plastic pollution on Pacific highlighted as France draws global attention to “Ticking Time Bomb”
Pacific draws attention to “transboundary washed away plastics and legacy marine litter washing up on our Pacific shores
Posted inStory / Samoa
From Safune Savai’i to IPCC report contributing Author, how Dr Luteru is working to inspire Pacific scientists
Dr Luteru Tauvale tells his story as a young boy on the rural island of Savai’i who turned into one of the contributing Authors of the IPCC report, encouraging Pacific scientists to aim high for their dreams