With rising seas expected to submerge Tuvalu by 2100, official says ‘we should always be able to remember Tuvalu as it is before it disappears’
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Forum says the impact of Japan’s nuke wastewater release likely to last 40 years
Japanese government reassured the regional group that the nuke wastewater release will not take place until it is indeed safe, whilst PIF says the process might take at least 40 years
Law enforcement agencies must improve maritime security
A report predicted that transnational crimes, particularly illegal and unregulated fishing, could increase in the Pacific region because of the current global circumstances
Promoting women in the Pacific energy sector
SPC has partnered with the U.S Department to support Pacific Islands clean energy transition by promoting women in the Pacific energy sector
Law Enforcement Agencies concerned with Maritime Security
A new report highlighted concerns with IUU fishing which degraded ocean sustainability and fisheries crimes in Pacific Island countries
Treaty of High Seas Critical to Pacific
Treaty of High Seas is significant to the Pacific Islands “because whatever happens in the deep ocean will impact our culture, food, livelihoods, and national economies” says ocean scientist
Pacific Climate Change Centre showcases greenhouse gas emission reduction leadership with launch of 100 percent rooftop solar system
The PCCC 100 percent Rooftop Solar System to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and showcase not only attainable ambition but sustainable building technology in the Pacific
Pacific launches innovative call to action for a 1.5 degree world
A book was launched that “allows us to tell Pacific stories while also including the science in a way that people can relate to” and calls for action to achieve a 1.5-degree world
New island discovered in Pacific Ocean after Tonga underwater volcano eruption
According to Nasa Earth Observatory, the new baby island spotted in the middle of the ocean hours after Tonga’s underwater volcano erupted might not be here to stay
Fifth briefing session by Japan on plans to release contaminated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean
Japan reassured the PIF membership that there will be no release from its Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean until it can be ascertained that the water is indeed safe