China’s Pacific fishing fleet has grown by 500% since 2012 and is taking huge quantities of tuna
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Beetles to bolster the battle against the invasive tree
Introduced insects have landed on Rarotonga making it their new home in a combined effort to control an invasive tree
Asia-Pacific regional food systems dialogue – a call to action
According to the Asia-Pacific Regional Food Systems Dialogue, a more responsive, dynamic and equitable decision needed to meet the nutritional and other needs of the most populous
NZ maritime safety help for Cook Islands
The Pacific Maritime Safety Programme will undertake vessel inspections and surveys and provide safety advice to operators
Tuna transshipment in Majuro shows the first sign of a rebound
MIMRA shows there were 22 transshipment that transferred tuna from purse seiners to carrier vessel
The island with no water: how foreign mining destroyed Banaba
The Kiribati island survived droughts due to sacred caves that captured rainfall but uncontrolled phosphate extraction ruined this precious resource
Climate change is making ocean waves more powerful, threatening to erode many coastlines
Cut in greenhouse gas emissions in the Pacific Island countries can stop the worst effects of sea-level rise
Australian mining companies have paid little or no corporate income tax in PNG despite huge profits, the Guardian Analysis of company report and industry data reveals
The Pacific country’s concessionary tax system leads to ‘undertaxed’ resource sector and ‘no equity’ for people in Papua New Guinea
Japanese nuclear wastewater to be treated before discharge into Pacific
Japan’s contaminated wastewater would not be released without any treatment says the Deputy Head of Mission at Japan’s Embassy in New Zealand
Understanding the importance of Oceans Day
Government agencies shared information and advocacy for environmental awareness on Oceans Day