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Countries shorten tuna fishing closure at Pacific summit with few conservation ‘wins’
The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC), a multilateral body that manages tuna and other fish stocks in the Eastern Pacific, held its annual meeting Sept. 1-5 in Panama. Commission members agreed to shorten an annual fishing closure...
Owner: Rhett Ayers Butler
Conflicting interests and geopolitical competition in Pacific deep sea mining
Deep sea mining is emerging as a new frontier of resource extraction. A race is underway for underwater resources with important economic, environmental and geopolitical implications. For Pacific island countries, deep sea mining offers economic...
Owner: Australian Government
Can This Tree Still Save Us? In Some Places It’s Barely Hanging On
ʻUlu, bia, uru, mā: Breadfruit has been lauded as a climate-resilient solution to world food security. That’s not proving true in the Marshall Islands, where some have relied on it for centuries. ʻUlu, bia, uru, mā: Breadfruit has been lauded as a...
Owner: Pierre Omidyar
OPINION | Multimillion-dollar aid package: EU
French Pacific Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) have received some €36 million ($F109.95m) as part of a €300m ($F916.22m) package dedicated to the Pacific region. The package, signed under European Union’s (EU) Global Gateway program for...
Owner: Kirit Patel
Swapping football for fishing, why some in Spain are heading out to sea
A footballer turned fisher in the Pacific and a stubborn daughter with a small boat in Barcelona – they have little in common but a love for fishing, a sector on the brink of a demographic crisis. “Good morning, good afternoon, or whatever it is...
Owner: Van Puijenbroek & Baert Families, Thomas Leysen
This Day in History on November 20: International Space Station Begins Construction
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Welcome to another journey through time as we explore significant events that occurred on November 20th throughout history. 1998: The International Space Station (ISS) Begins Construction On this day in 1998, the first module of the International...
Owner: John Hentrich
Australia To Support Climate Smart Agriculture At COP29
Dept of Agriculture Australia is committed to climate action in the agriculture, fisheries and forestry sectors. We will share our experiences at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan from 11 – 22 November 2024....
Owner: The National Tribune Australia
States without land, but without status?
Small island nations such as Tuvalu, Kiribati, the Maldives and Marshall Islands are particularly vulnerable to climate change. Rising seas, stronger storms, freshwater shortages and damaged infrastructure all threaten their ability to support...
Owner: Rajender Parshad Gupta, Ravindra Kumar, Amit Gupta
Badass US bomber drops 2,000-pound ship-sinking bomb, splitting vessel in two
The US Air Force collaborated with Norwegian allies to test next-generation precision maritime strike capabilities on September 3 in the Norwegian Sea. The joint exercise brought together the Air Force’s 53rd Wing, a US B-2 Spirit stealth bomber,...
Owner: Hüseyin Kilic
Spatial technologies help chart sustainable development pathways in Kiribati
A national GIS training workshop was held from 08 to 11 October 2024, facilitated by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) in collaboration with the Kiribati Ministry of Environment, Lands, and Agricultural...
Owner: Murdoch Family
Pacific Tourism Organisation’s First-Ever Community Attitudes Survey in Kiribati Unveils Local Perspectives on Tourism Development
The Pacific Tourism Organisation’s Pacific Tourism Data Initiative (PTDI) completed its first-ever Community Attitudes Survey (CAS) in Kiribati, offering invaluable insights into local residents’ views on tourism development and its impact on the...
Mapped: Renewable Energy as a Percentage of Power Generation, by Country
Mapped: Renewable Energy by Country (2022 Data) This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. As of 2024, the global average...
Owner: Jeff Desjardins
Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe: UN Peace Concert Award Ceremony 2025
Celebrating 80 Years of the UN with Peace, Art, and Innovation with my friend HE former President of Kiribati who also serves as the UN Ambassador Teburoro Tito. New York, 2025 — The world watched as the United Nations Peace Concert Award Ceremony...
Owner: Suzanna Bowling & David Basch
EU unveils multimillion-dollar Pacific aid package, including $70m to French territories
EU Commissioner for International Partnerships Jozef Síkela addressing the first EU-Pacific Business Forum in Fiji on Friday 5 September 2025. Photo: Delegation of the European Union to the Pacific French Pacific Overseas Countries and Territories...
Owner: New Zealand Government
6PAC+ prepares IMO submissions, demands just transition
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“We want to ensure the International Maritime Organisation is in alignment with principles of international environmental law and advances a just and equitable transition in the decarbonisation of international shipping.” That’s the message from...
Owner: The Pacific Islands News Association Ltd
Adam Pearse: Why New Zealand must learn from the Solomon Islands as Pacific forum host
Seeing how a warming climate and natural disasters eat away at the land reinforces the need for aid and demands real accountability for emissions-heavy practices. Hearing of thousands of unexploded bombs buried just centimetres under the earth,...
Owner: New Zealand Media & Entertainment (NZME)
Is Maldives Sinking? What Happens If The Islands Submerge, Does The Nation Cease To Exist?
Last Updated:September 10, 2025, 12:42 IST With 80% land less than a metre above sea level, Maldives is not just facing erosion; it is staring at existential erasure. It may not 'sink' tomorrow, but its essence could fade For Maldives, where the...
Owner: Reliance Industries & Warner Bros. Discovery
Pacific Tourism Organisation in collaboration with the Tourism Authority of Kiribati Release Key Insights of Visitor Arrivals from Survey
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), through its Pacific Tourism Data Initiative (PTDI) in consultation with the Tourism Authority of Kiribati (TAK), released its latest findings from the Visitor Arrival Survey conducted over six months from...
Deep Seabed Mining: Will It Rise to The Surface—and Where?
Norway recently announced that electric vehicles (EV) now outnumber gas-powered ones on its highways for the first time—and that these vehicles comprise 80 percent of its current new car sales. While internal combustion engines (ICE) will not...
Owner: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
B-2 Stealth Bomber Sinks Target in Anti-Ship Weapon Test
A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber sank a maritime target Sept. 3, 2025, in the Norwegian Sea. US Air Force photo The U.S. Air Force, alongside Norwegian aircraft, sank a maritime target last week with a new precision-guided bomb in the...
Owner: United States Naval Institute