Climate change has pushed Samoa to construct seawall alongside the road on the south coast of Upolu to stop the sea from encroaching any further and causing more damage to the area
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Fish wardens combat illegal fishing in Fiji’s Vatu-i-Ra Marine Conservation Park
Fish wardens are hoping to be equipped with more patrol boats to boost monitoring and surveillance in Fiji’s Vatu-i-Ra Marine Conservation Park
Pacific Youth Group advocates for climate justice and human rights
The ICJAO campaign was born out of urgency as the future of the Pacific Islands has been in peril by the lack of global action, a PISFCC campaigner says
“Mommy, I’m Cold”
A single mother’s struggle during the 15th of January, Volcanic Eruption, Tonga. “I have never cried this much in all my life.”
Tonga volcano eruption continues to astonish
Magnitude 5.8 seismic waves generated just over 10 minutes into the climactic eruption near Tonga were picked up at more than 400 monitoring stations around the globe, Scientists say
Solomon Islands Government sets a path forward for its climate finance priorities
Solomon Islands roadmap to help the country improve access to climate finance and effectively utilise this financing
Tonga volcano eruption blasted millions of tonnes of water into space
Tonga volcanic eruption in January sent as much as 4 million metric tonnes of water vapour into space, according to new research
Climate change single greatest threat to Pacific security
Climate change remains the single greatest threat to Pacific security, says Samoan PM. “The window to secure a liveable future for us is closing faster than for everyone else.”
‘Blue Peril’ reveals how deep-sea mining would impact Pacific Islands
A new film provides the first independent visual investigation of the tailings waste and sediment plumes that deep sea mining operations would create, and of how they will affect marine life in Pacific Islands
Pacific Blue Line maintains call for a global ban on deep sea mining
Pacific Blue Line maintain their strong position for a global ban on deep sea mining. “The move to ban Deep Sea Mining in the Pacific is a decision not only to be considered by the Pacific Islands States but globally.”