Environmental groups and neighbours censure plan to release more than 1m tonnes of contaminated water in two years’ time
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Microbiology equipment distributed for anti-microbial surveillance and control
The new equipment distributed by SPC will assist in the proper detection of micro-organism causing urinary tract infections
Mountains of Hydro trouble
Landowners have refused to lease EFL the 2700 acres of land needed for the Qaliwana Hydro project
Fiji reef battle: judge finds China-linked developers guilty in landmark case
The case has been described as a ‘watershed’ moment that will test Fiji’s environmental laws
Seaspiracy shows why we must treat fish not as seafood, but as wildlife
The film gets some things wrong, but it exposes the grim ecological destruction of the Earth’s oceans -George Monbiot
Marine species increasingly can’t live at equator due to global heating
Study suggests it is already too warm in tropics for some species to survive
Chinese overfishing in the South Pacific devastates some Islands’ livelihoods
South Pacific tuna sought by Chinese fishing boats- Dan Southerland
Deep sea mining industry confronted at sea for the first time by Greenpeace
Greenpeace and the Pacific Islands have voiced rejection of deep-sea mining activity for posing a threat to the environment
Informed E-Learning in the Pacific
The Inform project is to establish a Pacific island network of national and regional environmental data repositories
Navigating a rising tide of blue ocean business
The global blue economy is fast becoming a profitable, sustainable reality- Ingrid Van Wees and Melissa Walsh