As part of the Pacific Voices series, academics Katerina Teaiwa and Isabella Ostini say we need to reframe our questions and the ways in which Pacific climate stories are told.
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Solomon Islands: Recyclers and Waste Association Eye Cleaner Country And Green Pacific Games
SIRWMA is optimistic to keep the Solomon Islands clean and pollution-free “especially plastic waste that starts on land and ends up in our oceans.”
‘Reimaanlok’: The Future of Community-led Ocean Conservation in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands has set its sights on effectively managing 50% of its coastal resources by 2030
China continues financial assistance for a resilient Pacific Environment
China’s annual financial assistance to support Pacific Islands countries in enhancing capacity building to address climate change
Some positives were achieved in COP26: UN
UN Resident Coordinator to Fiji says there were some successes achieved at the COP26
Certifying group ramps up pressure on regional fisheries organisation
The MSC has put the WCPFC on notice that certification of two dozen fisheries in the western Pacific region are on the line.
Marine Litter, Plastics Pollution, and Human Rights: Factsheets on preventing plastic pollution launched at premiere regional waste forum
A range of factsheets have been produced to prevent plastic pollution in the Pacific region
New Report paves the way for Pacific Sea turtle extinction risk model
A risk extinction model for sea turtles in the Pacific to identify the most pressing threats and allow the development of management and conservation programmes
PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH: First Study to Show Plumes from Ocean Mining would overlap with important international tuna fisheries
Pacific fisheries, including the US fishing fleet, would be at greatest risk in terms of overlap with mining areas; Fisheries in Mexico, Spain, Ecuador, and the Philippines are also at risk
New Caledonia opens Third Clean Pacific Roundtable with call for ambitious response to waste crisis
New Caledonia Environment Minister calls for an ambitious global and coordinated response to waste management and pollution control