SG Puna urged all nations of the UN family to conclude a legal binding agreement on marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction
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Japan’s nuclear radioactive waste disposal plans are a fundamental breach of Pacific Peoples right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment: Pacific Groups
Pacific Groups describe Japan’s plan to proceed with the nuclear radioactive waste disposal without proper consultation with and consent from governments and people in the wider Pacific as “premature and unconscionable”
New Parametric Microinsurance Products launched to cushion impact of Climate Change in Fiji
Two new parametric micro-insurance products to build financial preparedness and disaster risk resilience for Fiji’s most vulnerable communities
Operation Island Chief protects Pacific from illegal fishing
Operation Island Chief completes a 12-day Operation in the Pacific waters to collate, analyse and filter data to improve national and regional surveillance efforts in the High seas
‘Missed opportunity’ as UN session on high seas biodiversity ends without agreement
Samoan delegate representing Pacific at the UN session on high seas biodiversity “disappointed” as negotiation ends without an agreement to protect biodiversity in the high seas
Invasive Species Practitioners work to protect biodiversity in the Kingdom of Tonga
Training allowed invasive species practitioners in Tonga to manage invasive weeds’ impact on biodiversity and ecosystems
New programme in Tuvalu tightening net on IUU fishing in Pacific
Satellite monitoring in Tuvalu to “chart the extent of fishing activity by non-authorised or non-reporting vessels” tightening net on IUU fishing under a new project
Navigating Climate-Related Mobility and Human Security in the Pacific Islands
It is critical to ensure that human security approaches to climate mobility are integrated into and strengthen regional processes in the Pacific, writes Tim Westbury
Tonga volcano eruption released more energy than the most powerful nuclear bomb
The underwater volcanic eruption in Tonga released more energy than the largest human-made explosion in history, a new study found
Climate risk assessment of Kiribati finds significant ecological and financial risk
A new assessment confirms that the climate situation in Kiribati is dire and provides Kiribati with an urgent road map for actions to address several economic and ecological issues