In the shadow of the Vunato Rubbish Dump, children play amidst toxic waste while families endure the stench and health risks, illustrating the severe environmental and social challenges faced by Lautoka’s residents
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Pacific Islands urge global leaders to seize a ‘once-in-a-generation’ opportunity to halt the plastics crisis
Pacific Islands nations are urging world leaders to adopt an ambitious global plastic treaty inspired by the successful Montreal Protocol to address the severe plastic pollution disproportionately impacting their region
Pacific delegates adopt the first ever amendment to the Waigani convention
Parties to the Convention adopt the first ever amendment to the Waigani convention, aligning it with international efforts to combat plastic waste, marking a crucial step for Pacific environmental protection and sustainability
PICAN urges Fiji to work with Forum leaders on Japanese nuclear dumping plan
PICAN urges Fiji to work with Forum leaders for further discussion and consultations on Japan’s nuclear dumping plans and consider the concerns raised by the PIF panel of scientific experts
Operation begins in Japan’s Fukushima to test contaminated water discharge equipment
The plan is described as “extremely selfish and irresponsible” by the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson
Forum, PIF independent experts and IAEA discuss science around Fukushima wastewater
PIF independent experts have continued to raise questions on critical issues that relate to the protection of oceanic ecosystems whilst IAEA has released a series of reports which point to a favourable finding for the release
The World’s dumping ground for nuclear waste doesn’t want Fukushima’s wastewater
Japan’s plan to discharge more than 1,000 tanks of nuclear wastewater into the Pacific has incensed island nations.
Expert advises deferment on Japan Fukushima discharge dates
SG Puna meets with marine expert to talk over the imminent discharge of Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant’s wastewater into the Pacific Ocean
Japanese professors meet with PAMC on Japan plan to dump nuclear wastewater
PAMC’s online petition that protests the discharge of nuclear wastewater from Fukushima catches the attention of two Japanese professors who will help them with this issue
Solid waste threatens fragile paradise of Gizo
The fragile paradise of Gizo, Solomon Islands, has been threatened by poor solid waste management and these are “found anywhere within Gizo shorelines to nearby coastal communities.”