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Posted on August 2, 2021August 2, 2021

Environmental report exposes 15 major retail companies as top maritime transport polluters

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…

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Posted on June 27, 2021July 1, 2021

Study shows Pacific women at high risk for mercury poisoning

A study jointly conducted by IPEN and the Biodiversity Research Institute found elevated levels of mercury in women from small island states and countries ranging across the Pacific Ocean, the…

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Posted on June 13, 2021June 13, 2021

Mining in the Pacific – Why the Legal Victory on Wagina Matters

Following a seven-year legal battle, the environmental advisory committee of the Solomon Islands overturned Solomon Bauxite Limited’s permit to open a mine on the small island of Wagina in 2019.…

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Posted on February 2, 2021

French Polynesia has highest Covid-19 cases in the Pacific

French Polynesia continues to have the highest number of Covid-19 cases in the Pacific, with the current total recorded at 18,060 according to figures published by the Pacific Data Hub. As of January, 131 people have died in French Polynesia from Covid-19.

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Posted on November 12, 2020

Samoan researcher awarded grant to share research findings with Pacific community

Young New Zealand born Samoan Scientist, Jaye Moors has been working hard to reveal some of the underpinning genetics of cardio-metabolic disease in Māori and Pasefika, and now she is…

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Posted on November 2, 2020November 2, 2020

Fiji styrofoam ban to begin in January 2021

The ban on the use of styrofoam and its related products is earmarked to begin on January 1 next year. In an interview where he was asked whether enough awareness…

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Posted on April 6, 2020April 9, 2020

Pacific islands immunization history may lower risk of coronavirus

APIA: Pacific islands may have lower cases of coronavirus due to a history of mandatory vaccine, namely the bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) which is part of the immunization programme of many islands.…

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Posted on October 2, 2019October 2, 2019

Samoa Tsunami 2009 : An account of a Medical Lab Scientist at Moto’otua

Lupe Isaia, a Medical Laboratory Scientist at the National Health Services shared her story on the 10th Anniversary of the Samoa 2009  Tsunami on Facebook and it received a tremendous…

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