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Balancing Adaptation and Mitigation: The Agricultural Sector under the UN Climate Change Regime

Balancing Adaptation and Mitigation: The Agricultural Sector under the UN Climate Change Regime

The climate change regime has been one focal point of international law over the past year, as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has undertaken the task of addressing the questions presented as part of the advisory proceedings on climate...

We don’t need deep-sea mining, or its environmental harms. Here’s why

We don’t need deep-sea mining, or its environmental harms. Here’s why

Deep-sea mining promises critical minerals for the energy transition without the problems of mining on land. It also promises to bring wealth to developing nations. But the evidence suggests these promises are false, and mining would harm the...

Pacific leaders address US deportation distress and regional unity at Micronesian meeting

Pacific leaders address US deportation distress and regional unity at Micronesian meeting

The latest wave of deportations of Pacific people from the United States was among a range of issues discussed at the recent Micronesian Islands Forum in the Marshall Islands. The three-day summit brought together leaders from Kiribati, Nauru, the...

Nauru Airlines and Air Marshall Islands announce new cooperation agreement

Nauru Airlines and Air Marshall Islands announce new cooperation agreement

South Pacific carriers Air Marshall Islands and Nauru Airlines have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) strengthening ties between the carriers, “to enhance regional aviation resilience, improve connectivity and service...

Air Marshall Islands And Nauru Airlines Collaborate To Support Regional Connectivity And Long-term Aviation Sustainability

Air Marshall Islands And Nauru Airlines Collaborate To Support Regional Connectivity And Long-term Aviation Sustainability

Air Marshall Islands Inc (AMI) and Nauru Airlines (NAC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding strengthening ties between the carriers, to enhance regional aviation resilience, improve connectivity and service quality, and strengthen technical...

New visa offers lifeline for Tuvaluans amid global climate crisis

New visa offers lifeline for Tuvaluans amid global climate crisis

Pacific Islanders, especially those from the climate-threatened nation of Tuvalu, are taking advantage of Australia’s new resettlement aimed at helping people affected by climate change. The move is part of a special agreement called the Falepili...

Need for independent science during plastic treaty negotiations

Poor science heard during the negotiations for a new Plastics Treaty has caused concern for the Scientists Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty. A group of approximately 240 scientists representing over 250 independent scientists across the...

Explainer: How Does Australia’s World-First Climate Visa for Tuvalu Citizens Work?

Explainer: How Does Australia’s World-First Climate Visa for Tuvalu Citizens Work?

In the face of the “existential threat posed by climate change,” the new visa offers Tuvalu citizens a pathway to permanent residency in Australia. Since mid-June, more than a third of Tuvalu’s population has registered for an online ballot to...

Debt’s climate link: Global finance system keeping developing countries from prioritising growth, resilience

Debt’s climate link: Global finance system keeping developing countries from prioritising growth, resilience

As the fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) kicks off in Seville, Spain, we look at how a massive debt burden on developing countries is holding them back. As an unfit global financial architecture makes accessing...

Nauru establishes regulator for digital assets in new law

Nauru establishes regulator for digital assets in new law

Homepage > News > Finance > Nauru establishes regulator for digital assets in new law The Republic of Nauru has become the first Pacific country to establish a dedicated digital asset regulator, according to the government. The move comes via the...

OPINION Tydingco: Micronesia must become a global destination to revitalize tourism

OPINION Tydingco: Micronesia must become a global destination to revitalize tourism

The COVID-19 pandemic delivered a devastating blow to the tourism industry in Micronesia, decimating visitor arrivals and crippling economies that rely heavily on this sector. Now, as the global travel industry regains momentum, Micronesia must...

Nauru Launches Bold Climate Resilience Initiative To Secure National Future At COP29

Nauru Launches Bold Climate Resilience Initiative To Secure National Future At COP29

KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (Bernama) -- Nauru, the world’s smallest republic, has unveiled an ambitious climate resilience initiative at the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), calling on global investors and climate entrepreneurs to...

Our voyage to Statehood, 60 years on: understanding the nature and practice of free-association as we reflect on our development journey 

Our voyage to Statehood, 60 years on: understanding the nature and practice of free-association as we reflect on our development journey 

Prime Minister Mark Brown. SUPPLIED. This year, the Cook Islands marks 60 years of self-governance, an historic milestone in our voyage to statehood, by Mark Brown, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands. In 1965, our people chose to shape our own...

Nauru moves toward leadership in cryptocurrency in the Pacific

Nauru moves toward leadership in cryptocurrency in the Pacific

In what the Nauru government announced as a landmark move for the Pacific region, the tiny island nation's parliament has passed legislation to establish a dedicated virtual asset regulatory authority, or VARA. VARAs play a crucial role in...

Nauru becomes first Pacific nation to establish dedicated crypto regulator

Nauru becomes first Pacific nation to establish dedicated crypto regulator

Nauru has become the first Pacific nation to establish a dedicated regulatory authority for virtual assets. The Pacific nation of Nauru passed legislation on June 17 to create the Command Ridge Virtual Asset Authority, an autonomous body that will...

Nauru seeks to become a hub for blockchain industry with the launch of digital asset regulator

Nauru seeks to become a hub for blockchain industry with the launch of digital asset regulator

Nauru Parliament building/Photo courtesy of the government of Nauru By Pacific Island Times News Staff The Nauru Parliament has passed a measure establishing an autonomous agency to regulate cryptocurrencies and the blockchain industry, with its...

Nauru Regulates Crypto with a New Dedicated Regulator

Nauru Regulates Crypto with a New Dedicated Regulator

Nauru, a micro island nation in the Pacific Ocean, has become the latest to pass legislation to regulate cryptocurrencies by forming a dedicated virtual asset regulatory authority. A Dedicated Regulator for Crypto The bill, passed by Nauru’s...

Climate projects can bring big economic benefits!

Climate projects can bring big economic benefits!

According to a new report from the World Resources Institute (WRI), every €1 spent on climate adaptation will yield roughly €10 in benefits over a decade. That figure comes from analysing 320 projects across 12 countries, including infrastructure...

Nauru Launches Crypto Regulator: A Bold Move In Blockchain!

Nauru Launches Crypto Regulator: A Bold Move In Blockchain!

(MENAFN- Crypto Breaking) The Pacific island nation of Nauru has recently taken significant strides in cryptocurrency regulation by passing new legislative measures. This milestone reflects Nauru's commitment to becoming a compliant and globally...

Nauru says deep sea mining and ocean conservation can coexist

Nauru says deep sea mining and ocean conservation can coexist

Deep sea mining involves extracting potato size rocks called nodules - which are packed full of valuable metals - from the seafloor many kilometres deep. (file image) Photo: NOAA Ocean Exploration Ocean conservation and deep sea mining are not in...

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