International Seabed Authority recommended Nauru Ocean Resources Inc to proceed with its planned integrated pilot collection system trials in CCZ of the Pacific Ocean
Tag: environment
Japan’s nuclear radioactive waste disposal plans are a fundamental breach of Pacific Peoples right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment: Pacific Groups
Pacific Groups describe Japan’s plan to proceed with the nuclear radioactive waste disposal without proper consultation with and consent from governments and people in the wider Pacific as “premature and unconscionable”
‘Missed opportunity’ as UN session on high seas biodiversity ends without agreement
Samoan delegate representing Pacific at the UN session on high seas biodiversity “disappointed” as negotiation ends without an agreement to protect biodiversity in the high seas
Invasive Species Practitioners work to protect biodiversity in the Kingdom of Tonga
Training allowed invasive species practitioners in Tonga to manage invasive weeds’ impact on biodiversity and ecosystems
Plastic has made it to the bottom of Fiji’s rivers; our environment is breaking down
Research finds microplastics in freshwater mussels or kai from the depths of Fiji’s five biggest rivers. “Now even river bed mussels are affected by the way we live,” writes marine biologist
Amid haggling over deep-sea mining rules, chorus of skepticism grows louder
While many countries appear to support the rapid development of mining regulations, others have expressed concern saying we know too little about the damage that seabed mining would cause
Fiji and SPREP commit to integrated approaches to tackling climate change, biodiversity loss and waste management
Fiji to work with SPREP and Fijian communities to address pressing needs in waste management, climate change and marine resource, and ocean conservation in Fiji
Pacific must be central to UN biodiversity treaty
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Treaty should heed the concerns of the Pacific, say experts. “We don’t have the capacity and resources to implement the treaty.”
Fijian families benefitting from clean energy stoves
Environmental friendly stoves help 800 rural families cut their monthly expenses on gas and kerosene and have access to clean cooking nutrition
U.S. nuclear tests: A haunting nightmare of the Marshallese
U.S. claims it “has an enduring commitment to the Pacific Islands”. However, U.S. nuclear tests conducted in the Marshall Islands is “a matter of human rights and environmental justice.”, writes Xin Ping