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New Caledonia has huge resources of nickel

Pacific nations are extraordinarily rich in critical minerals. But mining them may take a terrible toll


3-Aug-2022

Plundering the Pacific for its rich natural resources has a long pedigree.

A drilling operation on San Jorge Island

Mining row brews up on San Jorge


3-Aug-2022

Another row over resources is brewing on the resource-rich island of San Jorge in Isabel Province

Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Jeremiah Manele

Solomon Islands joins global voice on seas treaty


3-Aug-2022

Solomon Islands has joined the global call to have the United Nations Inter-Governmental Conferen

Air pollution in Mexico City.

Collective action needed to improve quality of the air we share


3-Aug-2022

The third edition of the International Day of Clean

JICA

PICRC and JICA Finalize Project Design for Coastal Ecosystem Management Project


2-Aug-2022

The Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency

forest

New study finds global forest area per capita has decreased by over 60%


1-Aug-2022

Over the past 60 years, the global forest area has declined by 81.7 million hectares, a loss that

In Taipei, buildings block cooling breezes from flowing between mountain and sea

City planning for heat waves must be strategic


22-Jul-2022

As devastating heat waves sweep large parts of Europe and China, Wan-Yu Shih looks at

ISA SSKI

New Sustainable Seabed Knowledge Initiative launched to advance marine scientific research in the Area


21-Jul-2022

The Secretariat of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), together with Argentina, South Afric

Panguna Mine

Push for reconciliation around Bougainville's Panguna


21-Jul-2022

The government in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville wants to ensure landowne