Destructive fishing methods and the effects of climate change could permanently damage the environment in Solomon Islands, and laws against it need to be supported with education and awareness: George Maelagi
Tag: climate change
Hawaiians look to tradition to cope with Climate change
Conservation and heritage groups in Hawaii are reviving traditional values to reduce climate change damage.
Pacific Forum leaders set permanent maritime borders, as rising seas shrink islands
Maritime zones are currently measured from coastal low-water lines, but rising sea levels mean islands are changing shape.
Pacific: UN report a “looming line in the sand for the Pacific”
If we actually get our act together and go into one of the low emission pathways, then things can be reversed.-IPCC’s Vice Chair
Irreversible human-caused climate crisis threatens Pacific Island nations
Humans are responsible for the rise in the earth’s global temperature and it won’t stop rising unless immediate action is taken.—UN panel
Climate change: Low-income countries ‘can’t keep up’ with impacts
Officials and experts say low-income countries struggle to protect themselves against climate change.
Climate, Covid and Co-ordination: Forum leaders hold online summit
Pacific has been at the forefront of promoting new international law on maritime spaces and the governance of the oceans.
The Race for EV Parts Leads to Risky Deep-Ocean Mining
Some scientists suspect that disturbing ocean sediment could stir up long-sequestered carbon.
Climate change remains the Pacific’s biggest threat – Forum Foreign Ministers declare
The Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting’s statement showed that climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic is the leading concerns of Pacific leaders.
More needs to be done to protect our oceans, says France-Oceania summit
South Pacific nations would launch a South Pacific coastguard network to counter illegal fishing.