SG Puna voiced Pacific’s serious concerns with Japan regarding its plans to release treated, stored nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean
Tag: Oceans
Palau Government seeks more value from tuna fishing
Palau seeks opportunities to get more value out of its tuna fisheries that will also contribute to Palau’s food security and the tourism industry
Nuclear expert reaffirms harm of dumping nuclear-contaminated water into ocean, calls on Japan to stop pressuring opposition voices
Experts urged the Japanese government to truly listen to concerns from the domestic public and the international community that oppose their plan to discharge Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean
No opposition to the Mariana Trench’s national sanctuary nomination but…..
Friends of the Mariana Trench co-founder is “asking the Biden administration to keep the Mariana Trench nomination on the list of the inventory of possible marine sanctuaries.”
Partnership to address risk of WWII oil spill at Chuuk lagoon announced
Partnership to enhance existing efforts to remove oil from the high-risk wrecks in Chuuk Lagoon that are posing significant environmental risks
Climate Summit event in French Polynesia plans to pay back its carbon footprint
Blue Climate Summit organisers are working to minimise the carbon footprint and position itself as a climate-positive, net-zero emissions event
First large scale satellite tagging programme study on Palau National Marine Sanctuary released
A recently published study on Palau National Marine Sanctuary revealed behaviors that help improve domestic fisheries capabilities
Japan assures Pacific Islands Forum no discharge of treated wastewater if unsafe
Japan assured Pacific Islands Forum that it will not discharge Fukushima nuclear wastewater into the Pacific ocean if it is unsafe.
Pacific NGOs call on Japanese Foreign Minister to reconsider plans to dump radioactive nuclear waste in the Pacific Ocean
Pacific NGOs reiterated their call for the Japanese Government and TEPCO to stop their plans to discharge radioactive waste into the Pacific Ocean
Hawaii homeowners must tell prospective buyers if sea level rise threatens their property
Hawaii became the first state to require real estate sellers to disclose to potential buyers if their property is threatened by sea-level rise