The flooding in Micronesian states resulted from a combination of ongoing sea-level rise, high tide, and strong winds created by a storm in the vicinity of the Marshall Islands
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Posted inStory / Fiji
Fiji launches blue prosperity programme to secure healthy oceans & economic resilience
A new partnership with the Waitt Institute will support the implementation of 30 percent protection of Fiji’s ocean and development of a diverse blue economy
Posted inStory / Vanuatu
Vanuatu shares benefits of NexGen climate science information with global audience
NextGen climate science information provides Vanuatu useful insights into changes in the climate that has assisted the sectors in their planning and decision-making
Posted inStory / Micronesia
A rush to mine the deep ocean has environmentalists worried
Nauru is behind a push to fast-track talks on mining rules for the deep seabed, which could see fragile habitats opened to exploitation as early as 2023
Posted inStory / Our region
Pacific Ocean garbage patch is immense plastic habitat
Scientists have discovered marine animals living on plastic debris in an area of the open ocean dubbed “the Great Pacific Garbage Patch”.
Posted inStory / Our region
WCPFC tuna fishery needs better management: Pew
Pew urged WCPFC to maintain existing objectives for the tropical tunas while it developed harvest strategies and improved monitoring of important stocks
Posted inStory / Our region
Pacific Community adopts 10-year plan at its annual meeting, setting out ambitious vision for future of the Blue Pacific
SPC’s new Strategic Plan to clear pathway towards a sustainable and resilient Pacific future
Posted inOpinion / Our region
COP26 Glasgow Climate Pact – “We didn’t come home empty handed”
Tagaloa Cooper says COP26 was not a total success nor necessarily a failure. “There is still a positive future to fight for and we didn’t come home empty-handed.”
Posted inStory / Our region
Tropical tuna measure, albacore, compliance monitoring and labour standards head FFA priorities for WCPFC18
FFA will not support actions that will jeopardise the tuna stocks that Pacific Island rely upon and call for WCPFC18 to cut the catch of South Pacific albacore
Posted inOur originals / Our region
My Family’s Pacific Island Home Is Grappling with Deep-Sea Mining
Rachel Reeves shares what she has learned being up close and personal with the debate on deep-sea mining.