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Pacific governments warned of investor-state dispute risks linked to deep-sea mining

Fiji, Aug. 26 -- Pacific governments could face costly investor claims if they change environmental or regulatory policies around deep-sea mining, according to a new report warning that existing inves... Read More


Derelict vessels threaten Suva harbour as Fiji begins US$1m clean-up

Fiji, Aug. 19 -- Fiji has launched a US$1 million initiative to remove 17 high-risk derelict vessels from Suva Harbour as the Government moves to improve maritime safety, protect the marine environmen... Read More


High Seas Treaty faces biodiversity knowledge gap as most deep-sea species remain unnamed

Fiji, Aug. 13 -- A landmark treaty to protect biodiversity on the high seas has entered into force, but scientists warn that much of the deep-sea life it seeks to conserve remains unknown. The Biodiv... Read More


UNICEF Pacific Ambassador calls for action against deep-sea mining

Fiji, July 31 -- Former Miss Samoa, Miss Pacific Islands and UNICEF Pacific Ambassador Moemoana Schwenke has called on Pacific Islanders to oppose deep-sea mining, warning that it threatens the ocean ... Read More


Pacific group urges public submissions on U.S-backed deep-sea exploration proposal

Fiji, July 30 -- A proposal to explore for deep-sea minerals in international waters between Kiribati, the Cook Islands and French Polynesia is open for public comment until 03 August, raising questio... Read More


From a classroom in Vanuatu to the world's highest court: How Pacific students changed international law in six years

Fiji, July 24 -- Six years ago, a group of 27 University of the South Pacific law students in Vanuatu asked what many believed was an impossible question. Could some of the world's smallest island na... Read More


ICJ Advisory Opinion to guide Pacific priorities at pre-COP31

Fiji, July 24 -- The Pacific will use October's Pre-COP31 meeting in Fiji to push for oceans to be elevated within the United Nations climate negotiations while pressing countries to strengthen action... Read More


Pacific marks one year since landmark ICJ climate ruling with call for action

Fiji, July 24 -- One year after the International Court of Justice's landmark climate advisory opinion, Pacific leaders and the student campaigners behind the case are calling for governments to trans... Read More


"Those blocking climate science are not our friends": Pacific issues strong warning at Bonn talks

Fiji, June 22 -- Pacific Island nations have delivered a sharp rebuke to countries seeking to weaken climate ambition at the UN climate negotiations in Bonn, warning that efforts to sideline science t... Read More


Pacific and Global South voices sidelined in ocean negotiations, expert says

Fiji, June 10 -- A senior international law expert has raised concerns about power imbalances and inconsistencies in global ocean and climate negotiations, warning that behind-the-scenes diplomacy oft... Read More