Pacific Island countries are taking ambitious steps to eliminate problematic single-use plastic waste, as without new and effective control measures, plastic production is set to double in 20 years
Tag: Oceans
USAID awards first clean cities, Blue Ocean Grant in Pacific Islands to ombat Ocean Plastic Pollution
USAID awards a grant to Waste Recyclers Fiji Ltd and Pacific Recycling Foundation to design and build I-Recycle Hub Bins that will promote recycling practices in Fiji’s capital city and combat ocean plastic pollution
Seabed mining might be the next big environmental campaign
A legal adviser says the current knowledge and available science are insufficient to approve deep-seabed mining and calls for “a precautionary pause” to protect the marine environment
Palau calls for halt on seabed mining until 2030
Palau’s president says it’s understandable why some Pacific countries would want to endorse mining ventures, “but sometimes, in the haste of making money, we could lose so much more” while calling for a halt on seabed mining until 2030
Our deep sea is being colonised
Mining deep areas of the ocean to gather rare metals for electric car batteries and other green technologies is attracting cash-strapped Pacific island governments.
Group voices opposition to deep-sea mining in PNG
Group voices representing communities in the Bismarck and Solomon seas opposed plans to restart deep-sea mining project in PNG
PNG Fisheries Minister calls on Forum Leaders to unite and stand firm against Japan’s plan to dump nuclear wastewater in Pacific Ocean
PNG Fisheries Minister calls on Pacific Forum Leaders to “sign a joint petition to stop the dumping of nuclear wastewater into our ocean”
Pacific Islanders want Japan to stop dumping nuclear waste into their Ocean
Pacific leaders are calling upon Japan to immediately call a stop to dumping nuclear waste into the Pacific Ocean as it would risk the lives of Pacific Islanders
Op-Ed: Releasing Fukushima’s radioactive water won’t cause harm
The release of Fukushima’s radioactive water into the Pacific ocean won’t cause harm, Professors write
Tonga joins world leaders in action towards 30×30 and 100 percent sustainably managed oceans
To alleviate factors threatening ocean biodiversity and achieve sustainable benefits, Tonga joins world leaders in action towards 30×30 and 100 percent sustainably managed oceans