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Nia Tero: Indigenous Guardianship the ‘Only Time-Tested Approach’ To Healthy Ocean Ecosystems
Inter Press Service
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June 12, 2025
Biodiversity, Climate Action, Climate Change, Climate Change Justice, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Headlines, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, PACIFIC COMMUNITY, Pacific Community Climate Wire, Sustainable Development...
Palau’s Jerrica Davis selected for FIBA Oceania Women in Media Program
Island Times
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June 27, 2025
By: Summer Kennard KOROR, Palau — Jerrica Yumiko Davis, Communications Officer for the Protected Areas Network under the Bureau of Environment at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Environment (MAFE), has been selected for the 2025 FIBA...
PACIFIC JOURNOS MEET CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIAL, PRAISE CHINA
Solomon Star
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June 29, 2025
Beijing, China – SIX Pacific Islands journalists met with the Director of the Pacific Island Division, Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs of the Chinese Ministry on Foreign Affairs, Gu Xinqiang in Beijing and exchanged views within...
ADB Pacific chief highlights pressing issues
Solomon Star
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June 27, 2025
CLIMATE change and growing the private remains two of the pressing issues affecting the Pacific region. Thats according to Emma Veve Director General (DG) of the Pacific Department within the Asian Development Bank (ADB) during an interview with...
Vanishing giants: The Indian Ocean’s biggest fish need saving (commentary)
Mongabay
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June 25, 2025
New research confirms the decline of predatory and large-bodied fishes in the western Indian Ocean due to overfishing, unregulated fishing practices and climate change. The lead author of a new paper published in the journal Conservation Biology...
Fiji assumes MSG chairmanship from Vanuatu
NBC PNG
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Prime Minister James Marape (second-left) and the MSG Leaders of the member countries Fiji PM Sitiveni Rabuka, Vanuatu PM Jotham Napat, Solomon Islands PM Jeremiah Manele and FLNKS Spokesman Wamytan Roch of New Caledonia inside the BLV Talanoa for...
Fiji ratifies historic high seas treaty
The Fiji Times
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June 25, 2025
As the world grapples with mounting threats to its oceans, Fiji has stepped up with a clear and deliberate move on the global stage. At the United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, France, the island nation officially ratified the Biodiversity...
GIZO WATER CRISIS
The Islandsun
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June 30, 2025
China, India shows interest in tackling water crisis BY BEN BILUA Gizo The Western Provincial Government is currently in talks with two international donor partners to develop a Water Thermal Distillation system to address the chronic water...
Building capacity in planning, reporting for service delivery
Solomon Star
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June 25, 2025
A two-day workshop to strengthen planning, and reporting mechanisms to better align with the national reporting mechanism and demonstrate provincial government contribution towards achieving the targets of National Development Strategies (NDS) and...
PM Manele Returns after Successful International Engagements
Tavuli News
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June 25, 2025
Wednesday, 25 June 2025 — Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has returned to the country following a series of high-level international engagements across Europe and the Pacific. He departed Honiara on Wednesday, 4 June, to attend the UN Ocean...
Melanesian Leaders Announce World's Largest Indigenous-Led Marine Reserve
MENAFN
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June 12, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) NICE, France, June 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- At the UN Ocean Conference, the governments of Solomon Islands and Vanuatu announced their intention to create the Melanesian Ocean Reserve to safeguard the ancestral waters,...
Communities Urged to Engage in Consultations on Proposed Mining Law
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 17, 2025
Honiara, Solomon Islands – Monday, 16 June 2025 – Community leaders and civil society organisations are urging citizens across Solomon Islands to participate in public consultations on the Mineral Resources Bill 2025, which is currently before...
MHMS & Australia conducts ways of working together workshop
Solomon Star
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June 21, 2025
In group photo MHMS Permanent Secretary, Executive, HODs and Seniors Officers together with Australia High Commission Human Development Counselor, DFAT’s First Secretary Health, and SIAPH Officers The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS)...
Shop in Noro found selling banned plastics
The Islandsun
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June 25, 2025
BY BEN BILUA Gizo A shop in the town of Noro has come under scrutiny after being caught selling banned plastic products sparking fresh concerns about enforcement of the country’s environmental regulations. The breach was discovered during a...
ITLOS Judge Highlights Legal Duty To Strengthen Fisheries Enforcement At Judicial Symposium
Scoop
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HONIARA, 20 JUNE 2025 – As the Judicial Symposium 2025 wraps up today in Honiara, one of the standout moments of the three-day gathering was the keynote address delivered by Honourable. Judge Dr Kathy-Ann Brown of the International Tribunal for...
SI represented at the Fish conference in Taiwan
Solomon Star
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June 16, 2025
Solomon Islands was represented at the 12th Indo-Pacific Fish Conference (IPFC12) jointly hosted with the Asian Society of Ichthyologists (ASI) Annual Meeting in Taipei, Taiwan. The event was held last week from June 9-13, 2025. The joint...
RI, Pacific nations seek to step up ties for shared prosperity
Antara
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June 24, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Deputy Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir has emphasized Indonesia’s commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation and partnerships with countries in the Pacific to realize shared prosperity and solidarity in facing global...
Students in Israel safe, but unable to return
Solomon Star
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June 17, 2025
FIVE Solomon Islands who have completed their agriculture training in Israel are safe but are now trapped from returning due to escalating tension between Israel and Iran. Amidst concern over their safety, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and...
Solar Projects That Make Us Smile
CleanTechnica
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June 29, 2025
Floating by are tangled roots and water lilies. Undulating floodwaters reflect the sky. Treetops drop giant peapods into the water. A few thatched huts, without walls and on stilts, are set just above the muddy water’s edge. It is a day trip for...
Books that bring the plantation to life
Borneo Post
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June 29, 2025
After spending over three decades in the plantation industry, I’ve come across a handful of books that didn’t just inform me, they inspired me. These aren’t just pages filled with facts and anecdotes; they’re stories that speak directly to the...