Pacific governors “alarmed and concerned” over the prospect of expanding a marine sanctuary within the full U.S EEZ of the Pacific Remote Island Areas
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Pacific Energy and Transport Ministers discuss carbon neutral transition for the region
Pacific Regional Transport and Energy Ministers meeting hosted by Vanuatu urged to secure an outcome that will see the energy and transport sectors rapidly decarbonize through a just and equitable transition
Pacific Island countries to develop advanced warning system for Tuna migration
Pacific Island countries to develop advanced warning system to cope with climate change-induced tuna migration
Helping the Keapara community deal with ‘lived reality’ of climate change
PACRES project is helping Keapara community in PNG to deal with challenges they are facing as a result of sea level rise
Report highlights climate change danger to children’s education in Pacific
A new report says 3.8 million school-age children in the Pacific are at risk of missing out on education as a result of climate change, disasters and emergencies
American Samoa criticises U.S plan to expand size of Pacific marine sanctuary
American Samoa “disappointed” by the U.S plan to expand the size of the Pacific marine sanctuary without consultation.
Ambitious targets needed to eliminate problematic single-use plastic waste
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
Pacific build the call for a Just Transition to a Fossil Fuel Free Pacific
There is a need for a “just and equitable” phase-out of fossil fuels, says SG Puna, as Pacific builds call for a fossil fuel free Pacific
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