Tong fears for Kiribati
DESPITE the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) landmark ruling on protection of the environment, former Kiribati President Anote Tong fears for his island’s future. Tong, a founding father of the Pacific climate
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Praise for youth after ICJ ruling
Pacific churches praise the ICJ ruling affirming access to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment as a human right for current and future
Wins and worries
In Nice, France, 170 countries endorsed the "Our Ocean, Our Future" declaration along with the Nice Action
GDN conference to highlight climate resilience
The Global Development Network (GDN), in collaboration with the Government of Fiji and the University of South Pacific, are hosting the Global Development Conference, scheduled for November 26-28, 2024 at the USP
Pacific nations gear up for a fight over shipping emissions at critical UN meeting
Pacific nations are preparing for a pivotal week of negotiations in London on how to cut planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions in the global shipping industry. Countries will gather later this month to lay out
‘Talanoa’ key to Forum’s seabed mining approach
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown, the Pacific Islands Forum outgoing chair, told the media in May that one of the outcomes of the Leaders meeting in Rarotonga last year on the issue was a “talanoa” (a Pacific
Opinion: How the small Pacific island nation of Vanuatu drastically cut plastic pollution
With lagoons once choked by rubbish, pressure from the appalled community led the government to ban certain single-use products. For generations, the people of Erakor village in the Pacific nation of Vanuatu would pass
Opinion: Fixing the plastics problem when delivering urgent aid
Coping with climate change is hard enough. Sustainability cannot be overlooked in humanitarian action across the Pacific. In March last year, twin cyclones – Tropical Cyclones Judy and Kevin – ravaged Vanuatu.
Run for Climate Action
29 November 2023 – (SUVA, Fiji) – As world leaders gather for the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the Delegation of the European Union to the Pacific and the
27 Fiji greenpreneurs graduate, receive 350k in grants
Twenty-seven micro, small and medium enterprises in Fiji have been awarded US$350,000 in grants to further develop their businesses sustainably. They are part of the Pacific Greenpreneurs Incubator and Accelerator