Pacific Blue Line maintain their strong position for a global ban on deep sea mining. “The move to ban Deep Sea Mining in the Pacific is a decision not only to be considered by the Pacific Islands States but globally.”
Tag: environment
Traditional knowledge must be recognised and mainstreamed into national policies, says Minister Regenvanu
For any future responses and management to our environment and climate change, traditional knowledge will continue to play a key role and there is no way we can discount it, says Minister Regenvanu
Japanese professors meet with PAMC on Japan plan to dump nuclear wastewater
PAMC’s online petition that protests the discharge of nuclear wastewater from Fukushima catches the attention of two Japanese professors who will help them with this issue
Small island, big ocean: Niue makes its entire EEZ a marine park
Niue designated its entire EEZ as a multiple-use marine park, with 40 percent as a no-take marine protected area, 56 percent as a general-use zone and a small slice managed by local villagers
PacWastePlus Programme Commence Implementation of activities in the Federated State of Micronesia
PacWastePlus Programme in FSM to divert organic materials away from landfill and repurpose them into materials to boost agricultural activities
Nature-based solutions shared through organic farming exchange
POLFN team engaged with Pacific farmers and producers to increase organic farm yield and boost livelihoods
New river and groundwater monitoring increases resilience of the people of Vanuatu
A new water monitoring station installed in Vanuatu to increase resilience of more than 17,700 residents of the Luganville area
Fighting off the bulldozers in the sacred kwila forests of Papua New Guinea
Villagers in Suburam are pushing back against logging operations they say are encroaching on designated conservation areas while harvesting timber from Papua New Guinea’s forests
Marshall Islands to receive UN support over nuclear legacy
UN adopted a resolution to assist the Marshall Islands in its efforts to secure justice for people suffering from the nuclear legacy
Marshall Islands takes U.S nuclear legacy to the Human Rights Council
After obtaining the appointment of a human rights expert on climate change, Marshall Islands is now seeking the UN rights body’s help to address the nuclear legacy