Region pushes major big eye tuna measure
THE Pacific will take measures to strengthen the management of the world's largest bigeye tuna stock at an international gathering
Conservation
Pacific wins in protected areas at the CBD COP17
PACIFIC Island countries have secured a breakthrough in biodiversity negotiations at CBD COP17, with proposed recognition of
PACNEWS TWO, 29 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — GCF invests US$15m in Pacific climate businesses fund2. UN — Ocean’s ability to absorb carbon is weakening as climate change intensifies, UN warns3. TUVALU — Tuvalu has
We Say
THERE is no excuse for anyone now that meteorologists agree that an unprecedented El Niño event is taking shape in the Pacific Ocean
PACNEWS THREE, 23 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PNG — ‘Cut the umbilical cord’: Bougainville’s bid to break away from Papua New Guinea faces reckoning2. KIRIBATI — Kiribati president reaffirms adherence to one-China policy3.
PACNEWS TWO, 23 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Israel’s UN votes against Pacific decolonisation – then claims welcome into Pacific family2. PACIFIC — Pacific support for Israel runs deep, says expert, as Forum move
Pacific practitioners strengthen regional collaboration through Kiwa learning workshop in Fiji
The Capitalisation of Learning Exchange (CAPEX) Workshop organised by the Pacific Organic Learning Farms Network (POLFN) project,
Pacific conservation finance needs patient capital, not another pilot
PACIFIC conservation leaders called for long-term funding to flow through trusted local institutions and be shaped around
Pacific leaders say ocean protection must put Indigenous authority first
PACIFIC conservation efforts will fail to endure unless Indigenous communities help decide how ocean projects are designed, governed
PACNEWS THREE, 16 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. UN — The world is waging a ‘war on nature’ as progress on biodiversity targets lags2. FIJI — Fij PM rules out extending Constitution consultation period3. PACIFIC — Pacific
Niue Ocean is Earthshot prize 2026 finalist
THE Niue Ocean Wide (NOW) Trust has been named one of 15 finalists for the prestigious Earthshot Prize 2026, nominated in the Revive
PACNEWS ONE, 02 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific must be at centre of global climate decision-making: Fiji Climiate Change Minister Tabuya2. PACIFIC — Limiting Overshoot Report reinvigorates Pacific negotiators to
Tree planting – Kaupa’s way of life
LONG before he founded a community-based conservation initiative, a young Kalale Kaupa was planting trees in his backyard in the
Why Fiji is urging the world to slow down on deep-sea mining
IT is a Friday afternoon, and the sun hangs high over the Yasawa Islands, pouring light across a vast expanse of ocean that shifts
Giving the ocean a voice: Pacific journalists gather ahead of PINA summit
“WE all are in this canoe trying to do what our ancestors did centuries back, settling into new islands from wherever they came from,
PNG communities lead conservation and climate resilience efforts
COMMUNITY-LED conservation projects in remote areas of Papua New Guinea are receiving further technical and capacity-building
PACNEWS TWO, Wednesday 9 September 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — ‘New level of bastardry’: Australia releases NZYQ agreement with Naoero2. SOL — Solomon Islands PM clarifies Oppositions concerns over government policy and 2027
SPREP, Conservation International strengthen partnership on conservation and climate resilience
THE Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and Conservation International (CI) have signed a five-year agreement aimed at strengthening nature conservation and climate resilience across the
PACNEWS THREE, Monday 7 September 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific nations push for stronger protection of reefs that can survive the climate emergency2. PACIFIC — Solomon Islands, U.S sign deal to restore Peace Corps programme3.
Taveuni’s Forests – Home to Endemic Ants
In the upland forests of Vanua Levu and Taveuni in Fiji, a remarkable and largely unknown form of agriculture has been unfolding
Samoa puts 30 per cent ocean protection plan into action
SAMOA’S newly protected marine areas will be surveyed over four weeks by National Geographic Pristine Seas, as local and international scientists begin gathering data to support the Pacific nation’s plan to manage
Samoa begins ground-truthing mangroves for carbon storage data
SAMOA has launched community consultations and fieldwork to assess the carbon storage capacity of selected mangrove sites to strengthen climate reporting, conservation planning and the country’s greenhouse gas
Rarotonga hosts Pacific leaders to strengthen traditional governance for nature
RAROTONGA woke up earlier this month to a different kind of Pacific gathering.
