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Home » Oceans

Tag: Oceans

Samoa’s creeping ocean and seawalls

By Shalveen Chand January 14, 2023January 14, 2023

Climate change has pushed Samoa to construct seawall alongside the road on the south coast of Upolu to stop the sea from encroaching any further and causing more damage to the area

Palau’s famed marine sanctuary is intact for now

By Leilani Reklai December 28, 2022January 31, 2023

The famed Palau National Marine Sanctuary is intact for now.

Tonga volcano eruption continues to astonish

By Jonathan Amos December 23, 2022December 23, 2022

Magnitude 5.8 seismic waves generated just over 10 minutes into the climactic eruption near Tonga were picked up at more than 400 monitoring stations around the globe, Scientists say

Tonga volcano eruption blasted millions of tonnes of water into space

By Joel Achenbach December 23, 2022December 23, 2022

Tonga volcanic eruption in January sent as much as 4 million metric tonnes of water vapour into space, according to new research

Guardians of the sea

By Roline Likas December 23, 2022February 2, 2023

The Tsoi Group of Islands is among 13 communities is New Ireland Province that is working in partnership with the Wildlife Conservation Society to protect their marine resources.

‘Blue Peril’ reveals how deep-sea mining would impact Pacific Islands

By Deborah Pranis December 21, 2022December 21, 2022

A new film provides the first independent visual investigation of the tailings waste and sediment plumes that deep sea mining operations would create, and of how they will affect marine life in Pacific Islands

Pacific Blue Line maintains call for a global ban on deep sea mining

By Sanjeshni Kumar December 21, 2022December 21, 2022

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.”

Japan’s plan to release nuke wastewater in Pacific Ocean will be devastating, says new WCPFC Executive Director, Rhea Moss-Christian

By Pita Ligaiula December 21, 2022December 21, 2022

If Japan’s plan to release nuke wastewater into the Pacific Ocean is not handled properly, its impact will be devastating to the Pacific region, says WCPFC Executive Director

Falemaka urges Pacific to work together to advance interests in WTO matters

By Elenoa Dimaira December 16, 2022December 16, 2022

PIFS ambassador urged Pacific to work together to advance interests in WTO and be more active in the discussions in putting forward issues that are common interest to our region

Op-Ed: In a sea of climate disappointment, the ocean must take centre stage in all future climate discussions

By Sanjeshni Kumar December 6, 2022December 6, 2022

As we move forward under the 2050 Strategy, we must continue to push for a greater oceans focus in the UNFCCC process and create a unified regional ocean-climate action agenda to address climate change in the Pacific, writes SG Puna

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