As stewards of the world’s richest biodiversity and marine resources, Pacific people were reminded that it is the responsibility of today’s generation to safeguard the ocean
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Posted inOur originals / Fiji
Fiji committed to protecting the ocean
Fiji’s president called upon nations to join and enhance collective mission to save our ocean and reefs at the World Ocean Day celebration in Suva, Fiji Islands
Posted inOur region
The microplastics time-bomb in our bodies
A research shows we might be ingesting anywhere from dozens to more than 100,000 microplastic particles each day depending on what we consume and the amounts
Posted inOur originals / Fiji
Plastic pollution – a ticking time bomb, says Fijian Prime Minister
Fiji’s PM called on countries to take up the fight to protect their environment from plastic pollution
Posted inOur region
The Pacific voice heard as the world builds a new plastics treaty
Anthony Talouli says “while the impact of what we are doing to manage plastic pollution is great and we are doing what we can – we need to work with our global community to do more.”
Posted inStory / Tuvalu
Tuvalu shares uphill battle with plastic waste
Plastic treaty essential for Tuvalu as it fights an uphill battle with plastic waste. “We’ve done all we can nationally, we now need global cooperation.”
Posted inStory / Our region
For the sake of our future generations, Niue issues challenge at Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations
“We cannot fight alone. It is a shared responsibility,” says Niue while challenging the global forum on behalf of our future generations that are at the forefront of plastic pollution
Posted inStory / Our region
Impact of plastic pollution on Pacific highlighted as France draws global attention to “Ticking Time Bomb”
Pacific draws attention to “transboundary washed away plastics and legacy marine litter washing up on our Pacific shores
Posted inStory / Our region
Tackling the Ghost Fishing Gear haunting Our Pacific Ocean
Cook Islands calls for ghost gears to be included in the Plastic Treaty as it impacts marine life and our marine food chain and is a significant cause of marine litter
Posted inStory / Papua New Guinea
Families to benefit under project to build thousands of affordable Green Homes in Papua New Guinea
Thousands of families in PNG to benefit from a new project providing a stock of climate-resilient homes that incorporate green design specifications