Pacific fisheries, including the US fishing fleet, would be at greatest risk in terms of overlap with mining areas; Fisheries in Mexico, Spain, Ecuador, and the Philippines are also at risk
Stories
Posted inStory / New Caledonia
New Caledonia opens Third Clean Pacific Roundtable with call for ambitious response to waste crisis
New Caledonia Environment Minister calls for an ambitious global and coordinated response to waste management and pollution control
Posted inStory / Our region
Soil is more than dirt for Atoll farmers
Soil and crop management training to improve farming practices and strengthen resilience for farmers across the Pacific
Posted inStory / Kiribati
Kiribati leads in waste management with Kaoki Maange System
Kiribati leads the way in dealing with waste and pollution in the region. From the Kaoki Maange System to 4R’s Bazzar initiative.
Posted inStory / Our region
ADB approves new facility to support Pacific’s renewable energy projects
Clean energy projects to strengthen the reliability and sustainability of the energy sector and mobilise private sector investments in clean and renewable energy in the Pacific
Posted inStory / Papua New Guinea
COP commitments on deforestation a flicker of hope in PNG
The global climate talks on protecting rainforests is a step in the right direction against illegal logging, according to the governor of PNG’s Oro Province
Posted inStory / Our region
The right to climate
It’s time to harness the power of millions of lawsuits to stop the boiling of the planet: Thomas Linzey
Posted inStory / Our region
COP26: Pacific delegates condemn ‘monumental failure’ that leaves islands in peril
Pacific representatives particularly disappointed by softened language on coal and a lack of funding to pay for loss and damages
Posted inStory / Our region
Pacific climate demands unmet, Polluting countries fail our Islands: Our struggle for Climate Justice continues: PICAN
Pacific NGOs demand urgent climate action from all Governments, including those in the Pacific. “We will not stand by and watch others destroy our present and our future.”
Posted inOpinion / Cook Islands
OPINION: Keeping Cook Islands’ interests at its core in seabed minerals issues
Three seabed minerals companies are suitable companies to carry out exploration research in the Cook Islands waters: Seabed Minerals Commissioner