Research finds microplastics in freshwater mussels or kai from the depths of Fiji’s five biggest rivers. “Now even river bed mussels are affected by the way we live,” writes marine biologist
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Study supports a return to Indigenous-led solutions to reverse plastics pollution
The key to the plastics pollution crisis lies in recognising the importance of Indigenous-led solutions and Indigenous leadership, says environmental anthropologist
Amid haggling over deep-sea mining rules, chorus of skepticism grows louder
While many countries appear to support the rapid development of mining regulations, others have expressed concern saying we know too little about the damage that seabed mining would cause
Fiji and SPREP commit to integrated approaches to tackling climate change, biodiversity loss and waste management
Fiji to work with SPREP and Fijian communities to address pressing needs in waste management, climate change and marine resource, and ocean conservation in Fiji
Understanding tools for Protected Area Management Effectiveness in the Pacific
PAME Evaluation Tools to help develop a strategy going forward and continue to build capacity in the Pacific region for management effectiveness of protected and conserved areas
Vanuatu, one of the most climate-vulnerable countries, launches ambitious climate plan
Vanuatu has committed to 100% renewable energy in electricity generation by 2030
Vanuatu releases a world leading NDC to the Climate Change Paris Agreement
Vanuatu expects to “further encourage countries to take ambitious climate actions that keep warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius” after launching revised and enhanced NDC
Pacific must be central to UN biodiversity treaty
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Treaty should heed the concerns of the Pacific, say experts. “We don’t have the capacity and resources to implement the treaty.”
Fijian islanders forced from their ancestral lands by climate change want polluters to pay
Serua Island, Fiji’s one of many coastal villages, are forced to make difficult decisions about their future to adapt or move from their ancestral lands due to climate change
Construction begins at Fukushima plant for water release despite opposition
As Japan begins construction of facilities needed for a planned release of treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean, experts say it will endanger the lives of people in the Asia-Pacific region