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New MPAs announced at UNOC3 side event
Solomon Star
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June 12, 2025
Nice, France – The Solomon Islands on Wednesday reaffirmed its strong commitment to ocean conservation during the launch of the “Closing the Ocean Gap” report at a side event of the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), held onboard the...
FFA Director General welcomes judicial symposium participants
The Islandsun
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June 19, 2025
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Director General Noan Pakop has welcomed chief justices, high court judges and international fisheries legal experts for the Judicial Symposium 2025 currently underway in Honiara. The symposium brings...
PM arrives back from overseas engagements
Solomon Star
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June 25, 2025
AFTER spending three weeks overseas engaging in a series of high level meetings in Europe and Pacific, Prime Minister (PMG) Jeremiah Manele has returned to the country on Wednesday. He left the country on Wednesday 4 June where he first attended...
Tovosia told global leaders: It’s our lifeline
Solomon Star
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June 12, 2025
Nice, France – Solomon Islands Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources, Hon. Bradley Tovosia, told world leaders at a UN Ocean Conference side event on Wednesday that protecting aquatic food systems is not just good policy — it’s a matter of...
Judge Brown highlights legal duty to address IUU
The Islandsun
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June 25, 2025
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU Judge Dr Kathy-Ann Brown of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) has highlighted legal duty as one tool for addressing Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing in the Pacific region. A press...
Ports assures shipping operators on berthing priorities
Solomon Star
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July 2, 2025
SOLOMON Ports has assured local shipping operators that it would ensure local vessels are being prioritised when it comes to using the main domestic wharf at Point Cruz, Honiara. The assurance came after few shipping operators expressed concern...
Pacific governments can improve state owned enterprises
Matangi Tonga Online
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June 25, 2025
Pacific governments can improve the performance of their state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and reduce fiscal risks by implementing clearer and more consistent government ownership and oversight arrangements, according to a policy brief published on...
Melanesia set to lead global push
FBC News
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June 24, 2025
Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Leaders [Source: Fiji Government/Facebook] Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka used the Melanesian summit to announce Melanesia’s move from local priorities to shaping international affairs. Rabuka said that while...
A better way to get around in the Amazon - solar-powered canoes
The New Zealand Herald
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June 24, 2025
The journey between the isolated villages was made possible thanks to their boat, a traditional river canoe aside from one distinctive feature on top: 24 solar panels that harness sunlight to power an engine. The canoe is part of a growing fleet...
Strengthening bio-security compliance
Solomon Star
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June 12, 2025
In a significant move to enhance biosecurity compliance and safeguard marine resources, the Biosecurity Solomon Islands within the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) in collaboration Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources recently...
New Zealand withdraws millions in aid from Cook Islands
World Socialist Web Site
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June 24, 2025
New Zealand has abruptly halted nearly $NZ20 million ($US11 million) in funding to the Cook Islands in retaliation for a partnership agreement the tiny Pacific Island nation concluded with China in February without consulting Wellington. NZ...
High Seas Treaty ratification reaches 50 signatures
Dive Magazine
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June 17, 2025
17 June 2025   2 minutes of reading The High Seas Treaty could see the creation of oceanic no-take zones (Photo: Shutterstock) By DIVE Staff Indonesia, Fiji, The Bahamas, and Malta are among the latest countries to ratify the United Nations’...
What could a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty look like?
Climate Home News
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June 17, 2025
The 2015 Paris Agreement to tackle climate change famously does not name the controversial root cause of the very problem it is intended to solve: fossil fuels. In the year of its 10th anniversary, Gillian Cooper, political director of the Fossil...
Moratorium on deep sea mining announced
Solomon Star
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June 10, 2025
NICE, France – The Solomon Islands government has announced a moratorium on deep sea prospecting and mining, reaffirming its commitment to protect the nation’s rich marine environment and support sustainable ocean use. This decision was...
U.S. Rolled Back, While Small Island Nations Propose the Largest Ocean Reserve in History
The Victoria Advocate - Texas
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June 23, 2025
As of June 2025, just 2.7% of the global ocean is classified as fully or highly protected, according to The Marine Protection Atlas, while total marine protection is only 8.4%. The rollback of U.S. protections in April 2025, most notably the...
Vanuatu leads charge for world’s largest Indigenous-led marine reserve at UN summit
Pacific Media Network
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Vanuatu’s Climate Change Minister, Ralph Regenvanu, is urging Pacific nations to support a vast cross-border marine sanctuary that could cover over six million square kilometres. He hopes the Melanesian Ocean Reserve will be a model for other...
Strong finish for Women in Media meet
The Fiji Times
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June 18, 2025
The inaugural Women in Media (WiM) conference wrapped up yesterday in Suva with a strong call for regional collaboration, inclusive partnerships, and sustainable funding support for women-led media initiatives. Day two opened with a powerful...
World Bank slashes Pacific growth forecast
FBC News
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The World Bank is projecting regional growth to fall to 2.6 percent this year, down from 5.5 percent in 2023. In a report of an economic update, it says that economic growth is slowing across the Pacific as countries face weak global growth,...
The mission failed successfully for Auckland FC
PerthNow
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June 25, 2025
After a week spent as the butt of jokes and sparking club confusion with crosstown rivals, Auckland City might have just had the last laugh. The part-timers from New Zealand have pulled off the biggest shock of the FIFA Club World Cup, drawing...
First major legal reforms since 1978
The Islandsun
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June 25, 2025
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU The reform of the country’s five legal agencies marks the first major legal reform of legal agencies since 1978. Minister for Justice and Legal Affairs Clezy Rore stated this during the launch of the Legal Agencies Reforms and...