SG Puna highlighted the need for urgent and ambitious action from governments and the global community on climate
Category: Our region
Authors: Can ‘survival gardens’ ensure Pacific food security?
Despite the value of gardens in enhancing local food security, women raised personal security and feeling unsafe as a problem while maintaining their gardens.
SouthWest Pacific region emphasises the importance of ocean
The RAV session side event addressed priority ocean actions for the SouthWest Pacific
Interactive and dedicated website for PacWastePlus programme goes live
PacWastePlus programme to build capacity and enhance sustainability into waste management practices.
Third of shark and ray species face extinction, warns study
Number of species of sharks, rays and chimaeras facing ‘global extinction crisis’ doubles in a decade
International Chamber of Shipping comes out with its own global carbon levy plan
The ICS carbon levy is intended to expedite the creation of a market that makes zero-emission shipping viable
Work starts to create ‘marine spatial planning’
The MSP will balance the demands of human activities with the need to protect the health of the ecosystems on which those activities depend
Climate vulnerable Pacific nations want “action on the climate emergency at COP26”
Pacific governments outline key priorities to address the climate crisis ahead of crucial UN Climate Change Conference
11th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Waigani Convention commences
The Secretariat for the Convention to support countries to establish regulatory frameworks and waste management systems to prevent future build-ups of chemicals and hazardous wastes
Our Pacific Ocean needs New Clear Ways, NOT Japan’s Nuclear Waste!- Activists
Youngsolwara Pacific and MISA call upon Pacific and global leaders to take a bold stand and condemn Japan’s plans to discharge radioactive waste