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Posted on September 6, 2021September 14, 2021

Eliminating Gender from Marine Resource Management

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…

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Posted on August 30, 2021

1 in 4 bat species in Pacific Islands threatened with extinction

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…

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Posted on August 2, 2021

First confirmed sightings of endangered whale species in the Philippines since the 19th century

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…

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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 July 12, 2021July 12, 2021

2021 Pacific Resilience Meeting: Our People, Our Journey: Nurturing Pacific Resilience from Home

The 2nd annual Pacific Resilience Meeting, sponsored by the Pacific Resilience Partnership, took place from July 5 through July 8. This year’s theme was “Our People, Our Journey: Nurturing Pacific…

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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 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 23, 2021June 23, 2021

Indonesian government officials claim palm oil firms’ deforestation permits were falsified

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…

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