Global fish stocks are in crisis with a third of global stocks already being fished beyond their sustainable levels
Tag: environment
Countries adopt landmark framework that transforms ‘value’ of nature
The UN Member States adopt a new framework that goes beyond GDP to make sure that natural capital is recognized in economic decision-making and reporting.
Wasting food just feeds climate change, new UN environment report warns
The UN environment report states that eight to ten per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions are associated with unconsumed food.
Styrofoam ban now in effect in Samoa
Use of any Styrofoam products is now prohibited in Samoa.
Clean up exposes plastic and styrofoam dumped in Nabukalou Creek
Paddlers and volunteers clean up polluted Nabukalou Creek in Suva.
Upside down deaths
Flying foxes death investigated in the Solomon Islands.
Food and income security solutions exploration: The case of informal settlements in Fiji
Hydroponic kits as farming methods were adopted in informal settlements to increase food security as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic and climate resiliency.
Small island developing states do not have the luxury of time
Small Island Developing States are pioneering the Blue Economy paradigm that promotes the sustainable use of ocean resources.
Fiji raises red flag on World Wetlands Day to protect declining wetlands
The Ramsar Convention stated that nearly 90% of the world’s wetlands were lost and the remaining are rapidly disappearing.
Dealing with disaster waste this tropical cyclone season in the Pacific
Pacific Islands receive guidance to prepare for safe handling and management of waste generated by natural disaster.