A new report highlighted concerns with IUU fishing which degraded ocean sustainability and fisheries crimes in Pacific Island countries
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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
Youths amplifying Pacific voices at UN meeting
Pacific youths amplify their voices to world leaders to vote yes for climate justice on the UNGA 77 resolution for an ICJ advisory opinion
Plastic pollution could put 2.3 million Pacific Islanders’ livelihoods at stake
Experts say up to 53 million metric tonnes of plastic pollution by 2030 will annually affect the livelihoods of Pacific Islanders
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 families benefitting from clean energy stoves
Environmental friendly stoves help 800 rural families cut their monthly expenses on gas and kerosene and have access to clean cooking nutrition
COP26 president highlights urgency of climate action in the Pacific
COP26 president said they continue to work together with Pacific Island countries to cajole major emitters, to honour their Glasgow promises and turn their climate commitments into action
Pacific nuclear victims paying the price for actions decades ago
Pacific nuclear victims seek an apology for actions decades ago. “…..we are still angry that we are not recognised as nuclear victims.”
Turn the Tide: Pacific leaders join global call for a halt to deep sea mining
Pacific urged global leaders to place a halt on deep-sea mining until there is enough scientific research to understand the impacts of deep-sea mining
“The Ocean is us. We are the Ocean” – reiterates Fiji’s Minister of Fisheries
Fiji’s Minister of Fisheries urged the Pacific community to turn immense ocean challenges into genuine ambition in the efforts toward Blue Pacific.