Fiji’s Minister of Fisheries urged the Pacific community to turn immense ocean challenges into genuine ambition in the efforts toward Blue Pacific.
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Reflections of the Pacific Oceans Commissioner on the state of Blue Ocean Continent
SG Puna reflected on geopolitics, climate change, sea-level rise and pollution as emerging issues that will continue to shrink the Pacific oceanscape in the months and years ahead
U.S. Embassy Highlights Seagrass Conservation Efforts to Celebrate World Oceans Day
U.S. researcher collaborates with CI and USP to study and conserve seagrass in the Lau Province of Fiji. U.S. Embassy emphasises Seagrass Conservation efforts ahead of World Oceans Day
Tonga shares experience after trialing Impact Analysis Methodology tools
Tonga shares experience after trialing an Impact Analysis tools that gauge the level of awareness and preparedness of the affected coastal community to climate change disasters
Don’t saddle Pacific Islands with disaster debt
It would be immoral for high-emitting countries to put an extra burden of disaster debt on Pacific nations who are suffering more extreme weather events, writes Luke Fletcher
Forum on traditional knowledge paves way in Pacific’s push to achieve Biodiversity and Sustainable Development Goals
Forum shared experiences and challenges and explored opportunities to address biodiversity conservation goals in the Pacific in the context of linkages to traditional knowledge
Japan’s Fukushima water plans feature in Tokyo talks
SG Puna voiced Pacific’s serious concerns with Japan regarding its plans to release treated, stored nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean
‘Climate change is here’: What Pacific islands want from Australia
Australia would need “slightly more ambitious reductions than the ones they’ve proposed” to support climate action in the Pacific region
MSC orders inquiry into shark finning on tuna vessels in the Pacific
Campaigners report incidents of shark finning on several certified Tuna vessels in the Pacific, amid allegations of a flawed auditing system
Getting out of coal and gas key to Pacific relationship
To repair its relationship with the Pacific, Australia must commit to climate action that focuses on no new coal and gas, says The Greens Leader