The Marshall Islands and the Solomon Islands called for a price on shipping pollution at the UN body but got only tepid support from European nations
Tag: environment
Beetles to bolster the battle against the invasive tree
Introduced insects have landed on Rarotonga making it their new home in a combined effort to control an invasive tree
Australian mining companies have paid little or no corporate income tax in PNG despite huge profits, the Guardian Analysis of company report and industry data reveals
The Pacific country’s concessionary tax system leads to ‘undertaxed’ resource sector and ‘no equity’ for people in Papua New Guinea
High-profile plastic plan lacking detail: Samoa environmentalist
The global initiative pact targets a shift to 100 per cent renewable plastic packaging by 2025
Our oceans are haunted – How “ghost fishing” is devastating our marine environments- FAO
FAO and the UNEP estimate that one-tenth of all waste in the oceans is made up of ghost gear
Black sand mining pushes Fiji’s boundaries
Climate change and mining has been affecting communities and environment in Fiji
Navigating through the ocean safely
Managing Marine Aids to Navigation ensures navigation in Pacific waters is safe for any person or vessel at sea
Keeping Pacific Protected Area Management Effectiveness on Target
Terrestrial protection needs scale-up efforts as about 6 percent of the total land area are currently protected compared to marine areas
Australia and SPREP strengthen partnership for sustainable development
The renewed partnership to support prosperous and resilient Blue Pacific says Minister for International Development and the Pacific
Moataa mangrove project launched
Mangrove project to protect and conserve the mangrove ecosystem and wetlands of Samoa