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Category: Micronesia

Why has a Canadian company partnered with the tiny island of Nauru to fast-track deep-sea mining?

By Joanna Chiu February 28, 2023March 1, 2023

A leaked video of ocean pollution during a trial by The Metals Company (TMC) has renewed calls for a ban on deep-sea mining

Micronesia president says ‘transparency’ has eased Fukushima water concerns

By Peter Masheter February 10, 2023February 10, 2023

Micronesia says Japan’s “transparency” over water discharge meant he trusts the country in “doing the right thing” and ensuring it “does not harm the shared asset which is our Pacific Ocean.”

Remote undersea volcano likely erupting in Pacific Ocean

By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher November 23, 2022November 23, 2022

Ahyi Seawall, an isolated underwater volcano is believed to currently erupting since October, but scientists are unsure because of its distant location which is very hard to reach

Nauru laments failure and lack of care from “those with real power”

By Sosikeni Lesa November 19, 2022November 19, 2022

Nauru told world leaders that “people with real power” do not care about communities that will be displaced and destroyed. Many of these communities are in the Pacific region

Federated States of Micronesia launches updated Nationally Determined Contribution at COP27

By Richard Clark November 19, 2022November 19, 2022

FSM officially announces the updated submission of NDC which outlines an ambitious plan to achieve 100 percent access to energy for its citizens by 2030

Meaningful action to address climate crisis begins now, Kiribati to COP27

By Christine Tuioti November 15, 2022November 15, 2022

Kiribati reminded world leaders that climate change is real and it continues to suffer the consequences of decisions made at the annual conference but are not followed up, financed and implemented

Japanese professors meet with PAMC on Japan plan to dump nuclear wastewater

By Sibete Ietaake November 15, 2022November 15, 2022

PAMC’s online petition that protests the discharge of nuclear wastewater from Fukushima catches the attention of two Japanese professors who will help them with this issue

On Guam there is no birdsong, you cannot imagine the trauma of a silent island

By Julian Aguon November 7, 2022November 7, 2022

Climate change, invasive species and military expansion have formed an unholy trinity that threatens our small but ancient civilization on the island of Guam, writes Julian Aguon

PacWastePlus Programme Commence Implementation of activities in the Federated State of Micronesia

By Christine Tuioti November 1, 2022November 1, 2022

PacWastePlus Programme in FSM to divert organic materials away from landfill and repurpose them into materials to boost agricultural activities

At UN, Micronesia denounces Japan’s plan to release Fukushima water into Pacific

By David Brunnstrom October 5, 2022October 5, 2022

“We cannot close our eyes to the unimaginable threats of nuclear contamination,” says the Micronesian president while denouncing Japan’s plan to release Fukushima water into the Pacific ocean

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