Martha Paul, a seafood safety inspector in PNG, ensures the quality of fish exports through rigorous inspections and audits, contributing to the country’s reputation as a reliable exporter and safeguarding economic growth
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Posted inStory / Our region
Pacific science body welcomes global maritime ruling as a win for science and the Blue Pacific
SPC welcomes the ITLOS ruling, which recognises states’ legal obligations to monitor and reduce emissions impacting the marine environment, validating decades of evidence-based Pacific science
Posted inOur originals / Fiji
Preserving Fiji’s Iguana heritage: A conservation effort
In Fiji, passionate conservationists strive to save the island’s endangered iguanas from habitat loss, invasive species, and illegal wildlife trade
Posted inOur originals / Fiji
Rediscovering the lost Kulawai: Fiji’s effort to save a vanishing bird
In the lush forests of Fiji, the critically endangered Red-throated Lorikeet, once a familiar sight, has not been seen since 1993 despite exhaustive searches and conservation efforts
Posted inOur originals / Fiji
A mother’s battle against rising tides in Fiji’s Lobau village
In the small Fijian village of Lobau, single mother Asilika Matavola leads a fight against climate change, as rising tides and coastal erosion threaten their ancestral home and livelihoods
Posted inOur originals / Fiji
World Species Congress commemorated with call to action for Biodiversity Conservation
World Species Congress commemorated with a call to reverse species decline and safeguard biodiversity, urging the integration of traditional knowledge with modern science for holistic conservation
Posted inStory / Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands calls on the global community to address the gaps regarding chemicals of concern in the plastic treaty
Solomon Islands stresses the urgent need to regulate hazardous chemicals in plastics, emphasising both production and disposal in global treaty negotiations on plastic pollution
Posted inStory / Cook Islands
Cook Islands joins plastic treaty proposal for chemicals of concern
The Cook Islands, along with Rwanda, joins Norway in advocating for a comprehensive approach to regulating chemicals in plastic production, urging global action to mitigate plastic pollution’s dire environmental impact
Posted inStory / Our region
Pacific Islands calls on the plastic treaty to include legally binding obligations and implementing mechanisms to address legacy plastics
Samoa, representing AOSIS, calls for legally binding obligations in the plastics treaty to address legacy plastics in marine environments, emphasising the disproportionate impact on SIDS
Posted inStory / Papua New Guinea
Vanilla dreams to digital realms: Empowering Papua New Guinea’s farmers for global success
PNG local vanilla farmers are revolutionising their futures by embracing digitalisation and innovation, paving the way for their premium vanilla beans to shine on the global stage