Bau high chief calls on the world leaders and the International Seabed Authority to put an end to deep seabed mining “and protect our oceans for generations to come.”
Tag: Oceans
The World’s dumping ground for nuclear waste doesn’t want Fukushima’s wastewater
Japan’s plan to discharge more than 1,000 tanks of nuclear wastewater into the Pacific has incensed island nations.
Marine protected areas don’t help tuna, new paper shows
A new study shows that Kiribati’s Phoenix Islands Protected Area, which banned all fishing, has not had a significant impact on the skipjack and bigeye tuna populations
Why Pacific Islanders are staying put even as rising seas flood their homes and crops
Serua Island residents are choosing to stay put even as rising seas flood their homes and crops as their decision is based on ‘Vanua’, which binds local communities to their land
Why the one Pacific voice matters in global effort to end plastic pollution, as we look towards INC2 in Paris
One Pacific voice is important to address plastic pollution as Pacific Island countries are grossly and disproportionately affected by the impact of this escalating crisis, says Anthony Talouli
A regional commitment to address marine litter in the Pacific
Despite current initiatives and efforts, plastics in the ocean has been estimated to be around 75-199 million tons that can impact Pacific islands due to sensitivity of their coastal environments
Pacific Islands Forum mission completes visit to Japan
PIF mission concludes with further engagement in “intensive dialogue” and information sharing on the proposed treated nuclear wastewater discharge into the Pacific Ocean
Japan to delay Pacific nuclear wastewater discharge
The Forum Secretariat confirmed Tokyo had assured them it would delay the release of nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean until experts had verified it was safe to do so
Micronesia president says ‘transparency’ has eased Fukushima water concerns
Micronesia says Japan’s “transparency” over water discharge meant he trusts the country in “doing the right thing” and ensuring it “does not harm the shared asset which is our Pacific Ocean.”
IAEA says it does not have control over Japan’s decision to release treated nuclear water but to look at safety standards
“As the eyes of the international community, our review is providing science-based transparent credible information and assurance to the neighboring countries and beyond.” – IAEA