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In the 2021 Pacific Resilience Meeting, Maxine Anijaga, the coordinator at Papua New Guinea Center for Locally Managed Areas, spoke about “women and traditional governance in marine resource management in…
By Charlie Tañala An estimated 25% of the 191 existing bat species in the Pacific islands region are threatened with extinction, according to data compiled by researchers who joined the…
The Climate Report may come as a surprise to many, but for the people of the Pacific, these are our lived realities. Cyclones, droughts and floods are a part of our lives. Cyclone warnings are our normal, preparation and recovery come natural to us, because on an island, disasters are so normalized that we take it in our stride as our economies a crippled momentarily while we get back on our feet.
The Pacific Northwest in the United States is experiencing unprecedented heat wave this week. Washington State and Oregon have clocked historical temperature highs, never before recorded in the typically cooler…
Helping Pacific Island communities build energy resilience – new paper Image: Getty The inhabitants of the Pacific Islands are locked in an ongoing battle against rising sea levels and tropical…
Galumalemana Anne Rasmussen, one of Samoas long serving climate negotiators has been reelected to the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties (COP), representing Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The…
In Display of Micronesian Solidarity, FSM-Flagged Queen Elizabeth 959 Rescues Two I-Kiribati Fishermen in the Marshall Island’s Exclusive Economic Zone PALIKIR, October 9th 2021 (FSMIS)—On October 6th, 2021, the Queen…
A recent study has confirmed several reported sightings of a blue whale out in the Bohol Sea of the Philippines. A single pygmy blue whale nicknamed “Bughaw,” or Filipino for…
Two non-governmental organizations, Stand.earth and Pacific Environment, released a report quantifying the emissions from cargo ships transporting commercial goods for fifteen retail moguls. The fifteen retail companies reportedly responsible for…