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Category: Melanesia

WTW launches finance project to aid fishing communities in Fiji and PNG

By Sanjeshni Kumar May 11, 2022May 11, 2022

A financial initiative to aid fishing communities of Melanesia against the impacts of climate change

Safeguarding Melanesian fishing communities against climate threats

By Sanjeshni Kumar August 6, 2021August 6, 2021

Project to begin with risk assessments, surveys, and workshops to identify major climate threats on Melanesian fishing communities.

From a forest in Papua New Guinea to a floor in Sydney: how China is getting rich off Pacific timber

By Sanjeshni Kumar June 4, 2021June 4, 2021

China is the major buyer of wood from PNG and Solomon Islands, that are implicated in illegal or unsustainable logging

Lush forests laid to waste: how Pacific Islands got hooked on logging

By Sanjeshni Kumar June 3, 2021June 3, 2021

The timber industry in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands despite creating jobs has also resulted in pollution, environmental devastation and food insecurity

A million hectares of Papuan forest licensed for clearing, report shows

By Hans Jong March 12, 2021March 12, 2021

Natural forests spanning 1.1 million hectares (2.7 million acres) in Indonesia’s Papua region have been slated for conversion, mostly for oil palm plantations, according to a new report by a coalition of NGOs.

Hope for a better tomorrow

By Ben Bilua January 20, 2021February 22, 2021

Rising sea and frequent flooding due to climate change affecting informal settlements in Solomons capital

Stumbling blocks at Honiara’s coastal village

By Romeka Kumar January 20, 2021January 22, 2021

Fishing Village is a living proof of battle for survival against climate change

Eco-tourism is the way of the post-covid future for the ‘blue’ Pacific

By September 17, 2020November 17, 2020

How Covid-19 has impacted tourism in the Pacific

Common enemy overcomes fragile Pacific regional unity – climate change

By September 17, 2020November 17, 2020

Covid-19 is an additional challenge for small Pacific island states on top of climate change issues

How covid-19 has undermined climate change initiatives in the Pacific

By September 17, 2020November 17, 2020

Coronavirus pandemic takes limelight from existing commitment toward climate change impact in the Pacific

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