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At UN Ocean Conference, Nations and Funders Seek to Create and Expand Large-Scale Marine Protected Areas
Inside Climate News
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June 18, 2025
NICE, France—Resolute about their efforts to protect 30 percent of the Earth’s global ocean by 2030, world leaders agreed to sweeping but nonbinding commitments at last week’s United Nations Ocean Conference to designate vast stretches of their...
PM arrives back into Port Moresby from Suva
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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June 23, 2025
Prime Minister James Marape arrived back into PNG at 10pm and has called on the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) member states to reinforce their unity by recognising their ancient ties, cultural kinship, and shared destiny. PM Marape also touched...
Pacific news in brief for 23 June
RNZ
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June 22, 2025
Photo: 123RF Papua New Guinea - health A senior health official in Papua New Guinea is promising action after revelations some nurses are wanting payment for writing referrals for patients. The Post Courier reports claims of such a practice were...
PM Marape calls for stronger MSG unity rooted in shared heritage and collective future
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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June 23, 2025
Prime Minister James Marape has called on Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) member states to reinforce their unity by recognizing their ancient ties, cultural kinship, and shared destiny, during his address at the 23rd MSG Leaders’ Summit in Suva,...
PM in Suva for MSG Leaders’ Summit
Solomon Star
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June 23, 2025
Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele, MP, is currently in Suva, Fiji, where he will participate in the 23rd Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Leaders’ Summit, scheduled to officially commence on Monday 23 June 2025. The Summit, to be hosted under...
Aspen Medical launches defence, national security division
Asia Pacific Defence Reporter
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June 22, 2025
Canberra headquartered Aspen Medical has announced the launch of a new specialist capability: Aspen Medical – Defence and National Security. This strategic move marks a significant milestone in the company’s continued growth and long-standing...
No respite for Indonesia’s Raja Ampat as nickel companies sue to revive mines
Mongabay
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June 13, 2025
Three companies are suing the Indonesian government to be allowed to mine for nickel in the Raja Ampat archipelago, a marine biodiversity hotspot, Greenpeace has revealed. The finding comes after the government’s recent revocation of four other...
Asia Pacific slips on malaria goals
Science and Development Network
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[JAKARTA, SciDev.Net] Malaria cases in the Asia Pacific region have surged in the last few years, reaching 4.8 million in 2024 and putting the region further off track to reaching its elimination goal by 2030, a summit heard. Cases jumped 170 per...
PM Marape arrives in Fiji for the 23rd MSG Leaders’ Summit
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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June 22, 2025
Prime Minister James Marape has arrived at Nausori International Airport in Suva, Republic of Fiji, Sunday 22nd June 2025, to attend the 23rd Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Leaders Summit. He is being accompanied by Papua New Guinea’s Minister...
Tuvalu: Are its allies doing enough to unlock its ocean wealth?
Lekmak
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June 21, 2025
Tuvalu, a tiny dot in the vast South Pacific, faces a unique challenge. With a population of just under 10,000 spread across a mere 26 square kilometres, its geographic isolation and modest size naturally limit traditional avenues for growth. Yet,...
MSG Leader’s Summit to focus on unity and regional reform
NBC PNG
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Senior Officials from the MSG countries concluded their meetings last week. The meetings are a lead-up to the Leader's Summit happening on Monday. PNG Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary, Elias Wohengu is standing third from left (Image: MSG...
What Was Achieved at the UN Ocean Conference in France?
Earth.Org
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June 16, 2025
From pledges to establish Marine Protected Areas to calls for a Global Plastic Treaty and to end deep-sea mining, Earth.Org recaps the key achievements at last week’s UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, France. — Some 15,000 people, including...
‘Our Ocean is our heritage, our home and our future’
Pacific Community (SPC)
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Copyright: Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Biodiversity Conservation Environmental Monitoring and Governance As the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) gets underway in Nice France, Samoa’s Prime...
SI joins global leaders as UN Ocean Conference officially opens in France
Solomon Star
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June 10, 2025
NICE, France — The Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3) officially opens on Monday in Nice, France, bringing together world leaders, regional organizations, scientists, and civil society actors to advance urgent action for the protection...
PM MARAPE ATTENDS MSG LEADERS SUMMIT IN FIJI
PNG Haus Bung
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June 22, 2025
Prime Minister James Marape has travelled to Fiji on Saturday 21st June,2025, to attend the annual Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Leaders’ Summit. His attendance is to reaffirm Papua New Guinea’s continued leadership and commitment to Melanesian...
Dmakeiukl Rangers begin drone training to strengthen conservation efforts in Palau
Island Times
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June 20, 2025
On June 6, rangers from the Dmakeiukl Alliance took part in a hands-on drone training to enhance the monitoring and protection of coastal and terrestrial ecosystems in Palau. The training is part of a broader effort to strengthen the rangers’...
Marape in Fiji for MSG Leader’s Summit
NBC PNG
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Prime Minister James Marape met upon arrival at Nausori Airport in Suva, Fiji, with the Chief of Protocol of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Fiji, Mrs Kiti Temo, and PNG's Acting High Commissioner to Fiji, Mr.Bill Olmi (PMs Media) Prime...
Minister Tovosia Highlights Urgent Need to Boost Ocean Financing for Small Island Developing States
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 11, 2025
NICE, France, Tuesday 10 June 2025 — The Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources, Hon. Bradley Tovosia, emphasized that financing for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14.4 remains critically underfunded, with current financial mechanisms...
Regional judicial symposium underway
Solomon Star
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June 19, 2025
The judicial Symposium 2025 got underway on Wednesday at the Pacific Forum Agency Fisheries (FFA) Conference Centre. It brought together Chiefs Justices from Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, and Tuvalu, alongside other senior...
18 New Countries Ratify High Seas Treaty at 2025 UN Ocean Conference
EcoWatch
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June 10, 2025
Humpback whales and a flock of birds off the coast of Massachusetts on Feb. 1, 2015. Eric Kulin / Design Pics Editorial / Universal Images Group via Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper,...