Alliance for Future Generations urged Fiji PM to reconsider its stance after he expressed satisfaction with Japan’s dumping plan
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Conserving Hope: Nadogo District declares islands as turtle sanctuaries to revive endangered populations
The communities of Nadogo District formally declared the islands of Nukuvadra and Katawaqa as community protected areas and turtle sanctuaries to revive endangered hawksbill turtles population
No threats from Fukushima waste water discharge: Fiji PM Rabuka
Prime Minister of Fiji reassured its people that there is no threat from the Japan’s plan to discharge treated wastewater into the Pacific Ocean
Tonga opens renewable grid to deliver clean, affordable energy to Niuatoputapu
Tonga, under the ADB-supported Outer Island Renewable Energy Project, opens renewable grid to deliver clean, reliable, and efficient energy to the people of Niuatoputapu
Fisheries sector’s up again’, wants better policing of Fiji’s maritime zone
Fiji’s fisheries sector is up again after experiencing a period of stunted growth following COVID and fisheries challenges including overfishing, climate change, global sea warming and ocean pollution
Satitoa village in Samoa welcomes pioneering exchange on traditional knowledge and coral reef monitoring
Satitoa village in Samoa welcomes pioneering exchange to draw on Traditional Ecological Knowledge to monitor and conserve coral reefs and coastal ecosystems
Disaster emergency’ in Asia-Pacific, warns ESCAP
“A disaster emergency is underway” in Asia-Pacific warns a new report from UNESCAP
New Pacific Climate Security Assessment guide will put Boe declaration into action
New Pacific Climate Security Assessment guide “to address the pressing challenges brought forth by climate change in the Pacific region” and put Boe declaration into action
Japan’s wastewater dumping not urgent: experts
PIF panel of scientific experts say the quantity and quality of the data and research isn’t conclusive that it is safe to release treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean, while tritium is of concern
WHO and UNDP launch US$17.85m GEF-funded project supporting climate resilient health systems in Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu
WHO and UNDP launch a new partnership to support four Pacific countries to increase their resilience to climate change and health system resilience