PNG Environment Minister to send officers to investigate and establish the level of pollution and environmental destruction that occur by foreign companies.
Tag: environment
Inform E-Learning Platform officially launched!
The second installment of SPREP’s 2021 series provided an opportunity for the Inform team to introduce the modules to support enhanced environmental data access.
Pacific at peril under current climate policies, new commitments still inadequate: report
Climate change, driven by coal, oil and gas is increasing the displacement of coastal communities from their ancestral lands.
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.
Cook Islands move forward to implement sustainable financing for Waste Management
A new partnership to explore a reduction of Cook Islands solid waste in landfills with an innovative and sustainable solution.
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 warrants greater fisheries conservation, NGO says
Secretary of the Cook Islands MMR calls for greater precaution in setting catch limits that support more resilient ecosystems.
Governments must agree to end use of coal power, says UK’s Cop26 president
Ministers from more than 50 countries closed two-day meeting without full agreement on phasing out coal.
Cook Islands seabed mining workshop focuses on environmental management
Virtual seabed mining workshop to focus on environmental management and monitoring aspects of operating in the deep sea.
Environmental changes main cause of the fresh fish shortage, Cook Islands government says
The current climatic conditions are affecting fresh fish catch rates across the artisanal and commercial sectors of Rarotonga.