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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…
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…
American Samoa and the Independent State of Samoa are both experiencing historically high number of ‘hot days’ this decade according to the latest report by the Pacific Islands Climate Regional…
A collaborative investigation by Mongabay and The Gecko Project on the latest plantation development controversy within the Papua province has unearthed allegations of falsified permits. There exists a long history…
By Charlie Tanala Climate change-related disruptions, such as more intense extreme weather events and flooding, in Samoa are expected to pose threats to community health, coastal infrastructure, and several other…
Satellite imagery analyzed by the Indonesian nonprofit organization, Pusaka, has shown that 158 acres (64 hectares) of Papuan forest have been cleared by subsidiaries of the palm oil firm, Digoel…
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.…
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on June 1 that the University of Hawaii has been chosen to host NOAA’s Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (CIMAR).…