Pacific Vision for Adapted Crops and Soil officially launches on the margins of the Pacific Week of Agriculture and Forestry in Tonga
The Pacific Vision for Adapted Crops and Soil (PACS) was officially launched this week in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, on the margins of the 4th Pacific Week of Agriculture and Forestry. As climate change threatens food
Moving Images, Living Histories: Professor Katerina Teaiwa’s Expansive Practice Across Art, Activism, and Archives
Katerina Teaiwa’s long-running work on Project Banaba continues to anchor her practice. This research-creation project traces the traumatic history of displacement and phosphate mining on Banaba Island
Fiji makes progress towards fisheries transparency
Fiji continues to work towards improved fisheries transparency, with some major developments in recent months. Transparency is increasingly recognised as essential for sustainable fisheries management, enabling
May 2025 Vol 51 No. 5
When less is more: University shifts learning focus Fuel cost threat: Economic challenges for island aviation Passenger forecast soars: Regional airlines to reposition Sky is no limit: Kiribati pilot inspires girls
Briefs
US President Donald Trump has reopened parts of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument to commercial fishing, drawing praise from American Samoa’s Delegate to Congress, Uifa’atali Amata Radewagen, who
Ghosts from the deep
There has been interest in deep-sea mining in the Pacific since as early as the 1970s, but it was not until 2016 that the first drill dropped beneath the waves with the intent to begin full mining operations.
A better way: New university offers alternative to current system
The Pacific's newest university launches this week, building on decades of work by the Pacific Theological
US President Trump signs executive order boosting deep-sea mining industry
US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at boosting the deep-sea mining industry, the latest attempt to boost US production of nickel, copper and other critical minerals used widely across
PIF Chair pushes US and World Bank for Pacific Resilience funding
The Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and Prime Minister of Tonga, Dr ‘Aisake Eke, is ramping up high-level advocacy in Washington this week, pushing for funding commitments to the Pacific Resilience Facility
Supporting Commentary: Charting our own course with hope, dignity and purpose
To reduce reliance on external aid, the Pacific must strengthen regional integration through existing and new frameworks that promote economic resilience, people mobility, and sovereign
Do U.S tariffs signal an end to business as usual for Pacific
President Trump's 2025 withdrawal from the Paris Climate Treaty signaled a disregard for international commitments, potentially encouraging other nations to act with similar
