Australia is yet to fully commit to the Pacific nations call to support Pacific shipping emission cuts plan for international shipping
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Posted inOpinion / Our region
Treaty to protect high seas too late to stop mining
The treaty doesn’t have any power over mining activities overseen by the ISA because it does not apply directly to activities already regulated by existing bodies
Posted inStory / Our region
Fukushima plan to release water into ocean approved by UN watchdog IAEA
Discharging the water would have “a negligible radiological impact on people and the environment”.
Posted inStory / Our region
Pacific groups condemn Japan’s attempts to dismantle Pacific solidarity against Fukushima nuclear waste plans
Pacific groups call on Japan to abandon its plan to discharge treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean effective immediately
Posted inOpinion / Our region
Mining the sea means mining public support too
Seabed mining is a long way from obtaining a social licence from the people most affected
Posted inOpinion / Our region
Seabed mining could sink the fishing industry
Deep-sea mining could have an irreversible impact on Pacific fish stocks that will be devastating for Pacific Island communities who depend on the ocean for food and their livelihoods
Posted inStory / Fiji
Conservation International Premiere’s Lau Seascape Documentary at Inaugural Lau Yaubula Festival
The rich biodiversity and cultural richness of the Lau Islands
Posted inStory / Our region
Rarotonga Treaty could be ‘undermined’ if Pacific leaders don’t oppose Japan’s nuclear dump
Even if Japan insists the wastewater is treated and safe, some Pacific leaders were “undermining the objectives of the Rarotonga Treaty by not standing up against Japan’s plans.” – says an international law expert
Posted inStory / Our region
U.S has helped Pacific Island countries unlock US$0.5 billion to manage climate change
Pacific Islands are leading the world on climate issues, advocating for action that has catalysed change on a global scale – U.S Ambassador
Posted inStory / Our region
Pacific group pushing for global shipping to act on climate target
Pacific group calls for the global shipping industry to align itself with the 1.5 degrees climate target.