Fiji’s 15 June seasonal ban on harvesting and sale of Grouper and Coral trout fish aims to protect all the species in the two families during their peak breeding months
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U.S. Embassy Highlights Seagrass Conservation Efforts to Celebrate World Oceans Day
U.S. researcher collaborates with CI and USP to study and conserve seagrass in the Lau Province of Fiji. U.S. Embassy emphasises Seagrass Conservation efforts ahead of World Oceans Day
Tonga shares experience after trialing Impact Analysis Methodology tools
Tonga shares experience after trialing an Impact Analysis tools that gauge the level of awareness and preparedness of the affected coastal community to climate change disasters
Don’t saddle Pacific Islands with disaster debt
It would be immoral for high-emitting countries to put an extra burden of disaster debt on Pacific nations who are suffering more extreme weather events, writes Luke Fletcher
Forum on traditional knowledge paves way in Pacific’s push to achieve Biodiversity and Sustainable Development Goals
Forum shared experiences and challenges and explored opportunities to address biodiversity conservation goals in the Pacific in the context of linkages to traditional knowledge
Environmental activists mull lawsuit to stop Marines’ relocation to Guam
Legal action seeks to save endangered species by stopping Marines’ relocation to Guam. “Military expansion is destroying Guam’s precious natural and cultural heritage, and enough is enough.”
Fiji’s iconic flower Tagimoucia could be at risk due to global warming – Narayan
Fiji’s rare flower, the Tagimoucia, could be at risk in the near future if threats posed by global warming are not addressed, says FNU’s Master’s student
Japan’s Fukushima water plans feature in Tokyo talks
SG Puna voiced Pacific’s serious concerns with Japan regarding its plans to release treated, stored nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean
‘Climate change is here’: What Pacific islands want from Australia
Australia would need “slightly more ambitious reductions than the ones they’ve proposed” to support climate action in the Pacific region
Vanuatu declares a climate emergency
Vanuatu becomes the first Pacific Island country to pass a 17-point resolution declaring a climate emergency