Skip to main content

Stories


BBNJ

High seas treaty: historic deal to protect international waters finally reached at UN


5-Mar-2023

It has been almost two decades in the making, but late on Saturday night in New York, after days

Sandeep Singh

Project put on hold: Dr Vanualailai on $600m project


1-Mar-2023

THE Environmental Impact Assessment on a proposed $600 million hotel and tourism project by Tian

Microplastics

Novel method of analyzing microplastic particle pollution can facilitate environmental impact assessment


1-Mar-2023

In the last decade, growing numbers of researchers have studied plastic pollution, one of the wor

Drauniivi villager Jone Kumidamu raises his concerns during the Fiji Water Environment Impact Assessment Public Consultation at the Tavua Hotel. Picture: REINAL CHAND

Fiji villagers oppose proposal


25-Feb-2023

Five villages in the district of Nayalayala, Ra, say they are opposed to a proposed $10.1 million

Avatiu Needle, Cook Islands

REA extends To Tatou Vai's EIA Permit for another 3 months with new conditions


24-Feb-2023

The Rarotonga Environment Authority (REA) on February 22, 2023, unanimously approved another 3 mo

Ilana Seid (left) and Satyendra Prasad (middle) with Sweden's Climate Change Minister Romina Pourmokthari at the 5th BBNJ Intergovernmental Conference in New York.Ilana Seid (left) and Satyendra Prasad (middle) with Sweden's Climate Change Minister Romina Pourmokthari at t

Stakes for ocean at conference 'couldn't be higher' says Pacific ambassador


22-Feb-2023

Pacific leaders are urging UN member states to finalise a high seas treaty in the next two weeks

Vavia Tangatataia, National Environment Service manager of environmental compliance, is one of the three staff taking up online studies with the University of Newcastle, Australia

Cook Island National Environment Service invests in staff to develop technical capacity


17-Feb-2023

National Environment Service (NES) of the Cook Islands has successfully enrolled three senior sta

Fiji Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka.

Environmental issues needs attention: Fiji PM


14-Feb-2023

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says there is a serious need to address environmental issues in th

James Bhagwan

Strong Opposition to proposed tourism project that would destroy Suva’s last remaining mangrove areas


13-Feb-2023

Communities are strongly opposing a proposed tourism project that would destroy one of Suva’s las