PEV support Vanuatu’s efforts to bring questions around the legal implications of climate change and call for urgent global actions to reduce GHG emissions
Category: Our region
Pacific nations are extraordinarily rich in critical minerals. But mining them may take a terrible toll
The clean energy transition is creating pressure to extract more minerals from the sensitive lands and seabeds across the Pacific, but if we fail to address the social and environmental costs of extraction, the transition will not be fair, write authors
Jellyfish filmed by scuba diver off Papua New Guinea could be rare or new species
Jellyfish filmed in the watery depths off Papua New Guinea has marine biologists excited as it could be a rare or new species
Tonga eruption blasted ‘unprecedented’ amount of water into atmosphere, which could weaken the ozone layer
Tonga eruption hurled an unprecedented amount of water vapor into the atmosphere that could influence atmospheric chemistry and lead to a temporary depletion of the ozone layer, NASA says
Solomon Isands pre-cautionary approach to deep sea mining
Solomon Islands to take a pre-cautionary approach and carry out a nationwide consultation before issuing any deep sea mining lease to any company
Sixteen-year journey of green turtle highlights value of SPREP’s Turtle research and monitoring database system
SPREP tagged Green turtle resighted in the Philippines after 16 years. “The resighting reaffirms our efforts in turtle conservation in the Pacific region.” – SPREP Ecosystem and Biodiversity Officer
U.S. nuclear tests: A haunting nightmare of the Marshallese
U.S. claims it “has an enduring commitment to the Pacific Islands”. However, U.S. nuclear tests conducted in the Marshall Islands is “a matter of human rights and environmental justice.”, writes Xin Ping
UK reaffirms ocean governance partnership with Pacific Island
UK signed an agreement to continue its partnership with Pacific Island Countries to secure maritime zones
Vanuatu prioritises seeds for sustainable agriculture
Grant to assist Vanuatu in seed production and serve as a national-level enabling support mechanism to strengthen Vanuatu’s food security
Scientists find 30 potential new species at bottom of ocean
Scientists find 30 potentially new species living at the bottom of the sea in the central Pacific. Pacific civil society activist groups call for a ban on deep-sea mining.