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Pacific Nations Cope With Increasing Climate Uncertainty
At the same time, money to prepare for natural disasters is getting harder to come by.
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Pacific Nations Vulnerable To Warming Climate Struggle To Attend Major Conference
Hampered by pandemic travel protocols, the nations will send small delegations to the Glasgow conference. But they’re still looking for ways to exert influence.
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French Polynesia Seizes Chinese Fishing Vessel
The government seized Ping Tai Rong 316, owned by a Chinese fishing group, after it refused to salvage a shipwreck in July.
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Tongan Tourism Hub To Get Better International Links
A $121 million upgrade to Vava’u International Airport will ensure closer global links for the tourism hotspot.
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We May Know Less About The Deep Sea Than The Moon. Should It Be Mined?
Advocates, countries and conservation outfits are calling for a halt to deep sea exploration, hoping to let the science catch up with the prospector’s profit desires.
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Fish And Power Shifts: How The Marshall Islands Became A Fishery Superpower
In 鈥淥ur Ocean’s Promise: From Aspirations to Inspirations,” author Giff Johnson chronicles the history of fishing in the Marshall Islands, and forecasts an even more prosperous future.
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Palau Is Bolstering Food Security With A Mix Of Tradition And Innovation
Pacific nations have been taking up organic policies not just in the hope of economic prosperity but for the survival of their people and their lands.
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Conference Tackles Overfishing In The World’s Oceans
The United Nations Conference of Biological Diversity will likely be the stage for pledges to create new marine protected areas.
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Northern Marianas Reports Third Covid-19 Death
The vaccinated man’s death is the first since April last year, while there are 273 active cases in the Commonwealth.
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Pearl Harbor-Based Destroyer Rescued Indian Ship During Deployment
The USS Halsey returned to its homeport Monday after operations in the Arabian Gulf supporting the withdrawal from Afghanistan and in the South China Sea.