Residents of Narikoso village in Fiji await relocation eight years on. Their experience provides valuable lessons for future relocation projects.
Tag: Oceans
Eco-tourism is the way of the post-covid future for the ‘blue’ Pacific
How Covid-19 has impacted tourism in the Pacific
Common enemy overcomes fragile Pacific regional unity – climate change
Covid-19 is an additional challenge for small Pacific island states on top of climate change issues
French nuclear tests: ‘I bury people nearly every day, what was our sin?
Webinar reflected on the bombing of Greenpeace flagship vessel Rainbow Warrior in New Zealand
Sustainable management of coastal and marine biodiversity in Vanuatu
Meeting points to ocean as boundless reservoir of natural resources which island nations depend on
Former Tuvalu PM hits out at U.S and Australian climate inaction
Tuvalu is a tiny Pacific Island nation that is witnessing the rising sea level on daily basis
Atoll islanders told to invest beche-de-mer money wisely
Atoll people of Bougainville refer to the ocean as their ‘gold mine’ with sea cucumber their number one commercial product
Tonga struggles to control its sea cucumber exports
A moratorium has been in force since 2015 to enable the replenishing of sea cucumber
Pacific Tuna Tagging expedition overcomes COVID Challenge
Despite the significant challenges presented by COVID-19, the Pacific Community (SPC) 7-week research expedition to monitor the health of world’s largest tuna fishery departed from Honolulu on Saturday 15 August 2020. Half of the world’s tuna catch comes from the Western & Central Pacific, providing a critical source of protein and export revenue for Pacific […]
Tonga wants to ban single-use plastics
Tonga is looking at phasing out single-use plastics such as shopping bags, cutlery, straws and more starting next year, confirmed Director of Environment, Lupe Matoto. Lupe told a regional conference last week that in September last year, Cabinet started the process to ban single-use plastics. Work is currently underway with the Commonwealth Clean Ocean Alliance, […]