UN Secretary-General told world leaders that the Loss and Damage Finance Facility should be regarded as a “moral imperative”
Tag: Oceans
World’s largest ocean reserve off Hawaii has spillover benefits nearby, study finds
Yellowfin and bigeye tuna catches rise outside 1.5m sq km marine protected area in Hawaii, proving the value of no-catch zone, researchers say
Bringing science and communities together to protect future of Pacific coral reefs
A new project to bring together science and communities to protect the future of Pacific coral reefs
Forum says the impact of Japan’s nuke wastewater release likely to last 40 years
Japanese government reassured the regional group that the nuke wastewater release will not take place until it is indeed safe, whilst PIF says the process might take at least 40 years
Law enforcement agencies must improve maritime security
A report predicted that transnational crimes, particularly illegal and unregulated fishing, could increase in the Pacific region because of the current global circumstances
Law Enforcement Agencies concerned with Maritime Security
A new report highlighted concerns with IUU fishing which degraded ocean sustainability and fisheries crimes in Pacific Island countries
Treaty of High Seas Critical to Pacific
Treaty of High Seas is significant to the Pacific Islands “because whatever happens in the deep ocean will impact our culture, food, livelihoods, and national economies” says ocean scientist
New island discovered in Pacific Ocean after Tonga underwater volcano eruption
According to Nasa Earth Observatory, the new baby island spotted in the middle of the ocean hours after Tonga’s underwater volcano erupted might not be here to stay
Fifth briefing session by Japan on plans to release contaminated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean
Japan reassured the PIF membership that there will be no release from its Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean until it can be ascertained that the water is indeed safe
At UN, Micronesia denounces Japan’s plan to release Fukushima water into Pacific
“We cannot close our eyes to the unimaginable threats of nuclear contamination,” says the Micronesian president while denouncing Japan’s plan to release Fukushima water into the Pacific ocean