The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council opposed the sanctuary proposal saying it would remove fishing that is integral to the islands’ culture and food system.
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More than five million Pacific people don’t have access to basic drinking water: this needs to change
The impact of climate change further exacerbate Pacific communities to continue access to safe and resilient drinking water
Making Vanuatu’s settlements safer, stronger and more affordable
A new project to provide a model to reduce climate and disaster risk in hazardous areas, services and infrastructure in Vanuatu
Who benefits from the opening of Palau National Marine Sanctuary
Advocates of PNMS’s support the development and strengthening of Palau domestic fisheries while opposing the plan to re-open PNMS to long-line and purse seine fishing activities
Climate Change & COVID – 19: Pacific women showing strong governance and resilience through these crises
Pacific women that are highly susceptible to climate change, disaster risks and natural hazards have excellent adaptive capacity, writes Belyndar Rikimani
Informal settlements and the threat of climate change
To ensure that shelters in informal settlements across the Pacific Island region are disaster-resilient, policymakers and relief agencies must work closely with them to implement sustainable solutions, authors write
Large crowd show strong opposition to re-opening Palau National Marine Sanctuary
A large number of individuals opposed to the reopening of the Palau National Marine Sanctuary to long-line and purse seine fishing
Protecting our turtles, now and into the future
Review of Vanuatu’s turtle management and conservation to promote the recovery of the Pacific’s turtle populations considering climate change, coastal development, and offshore tuna by-catch
‘It’s our collective responsibility’ — Pacific researchers urge world leaders to help the islands fight climate change
Pacific researchers call for collective real and urgent action from world leaders to fight climate change threatening their communities and livelihoods
While Australia fights for coal, the Pacific fights for its survival
Australia is fighting harder for coal and gas companies than for their family in the Pacific while the Pacific fights for its survival, writes Former president of Kiribati