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Category: Trade and Economy

Posted on July 12, 2021

Pacific Island of Nauru triggers “two-year rule” in a move to begin controversial seabed mining

On June 30, the Pacific island of Nauru sent a letter to the International Seabed Authority (ISA) stating plans to begin deep-seabed mining in two years. The announcement triggered a…

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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 June 18, 2020June 18, 2020

Deep-sea mining stirs up debate in the Pacific

A new report published last month by the Deep Sea Mining Campaign has raised significant concerns about the prospect of deep-sea mining within the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ). Experts from the…

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Posted on August 14, 2019

Five Things you should know about the Forum Fisheries Agency

The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) is celebrating its 40th year of existence this year. Based out of Honiara in the Solomon Islands – here are five things you should…

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Posted on August 1, 2019August 1, 2019

Airline passenger numbers show Samoa Airways leading

The Samoa Bureau of Statistics International Arrival Statistics June 2019 released today – records Samoa Airways as the leading passenger carrier with 8,933 passengers for the month of June 2019.…

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