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Sogavare commends PNA for sustainable management of Tuna Fisheries
Solomon Islands Government
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June 15, 2023
Sogavare commends PNA for sustainable management of Tuna Fisheries Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has highly commended the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) group of nations for its tremendous leadership in ensuring the region’s tuna stocks...
Progress of work to improve climate change adaptation and mitigation in 15 Pacific countries commended
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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April 20, 2023
20 April 2023, Suva, Fiji - Whether it is providing water tanks for villages in Papua New Guinea (PNG), tree planting on the Tagabe riverbank in Vanuatu to ensure steady supply of freshwater for communities there or providing support for climate...
PICOF-12 highlights importance of communicating climate information as Pacific prepares for possible El Niño
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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April 21, 2023
21 April 2023, Apia – The Pacific has just come out of a triple-dip La Niña event, to an El Niño Watch being declared by four organisations under the Pacific Regional Climate Centre node for long-range forecasting. The recent Pacific Islands...
Tuvalu becomes the 17th signatory of the Pacific Leader’s Sustainable Tourism Commitment
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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May 10, 2023
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) has welcomed Tuvalu as the latest signatory of the Pacific Leader’s Sustainable Tourism Commitment (SOC). The SOC embodies the support of SPTO’s Council of Tourism Ministers in implementing the Pacific...
Tree planting on Tagabe riverbanks increasing Vanuatu’s climate change resilience
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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April 3, 2023
29 March 2023, Port Vila - The Tagabe river is critical to Vanuatu’s ecosystem, supplying fresh water to a population of over 50,000 in Port Vila and its nearby suburbs. But as climate change worsens, the river continues to be severely impacted...
Republic of the Marshall Islands Signs Pacific Sustainable Tourism Commitment
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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May 25, 2023
The Pacific Tourism Organisation is pleased to confirm the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) as the 18th signatory of the Pacific Leader’s Sustainable Tourism Commitment (SOC). Inspired by the ambitions of the Pacific Sustainable Tourism...
RMI Welcomed as the Latest Signatory of the Pacific Leader’s Sustainable Tourism Commitment
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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May 22, 2023
The Pacific Tourism Organisation is pleased to confirm the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) as the 18th signatory of the Pacific Leader’s Sustainable Tourism Commitment (SOC). Inspired by the ambitions of the Pacific Sustainable Tourism...
Work to strengthen Palau’s climate change response continues as EU-funded projects explore synergies
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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March 18, 2023
17 March 2023, Koror Palau - The ACP GCCA+ Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change and Resilience Building (PACRES) Project team is continuing the work to improve regional, national adaptation and mitigation solutions to climate change in the Pacific...
PACRES project building Tuvalu’s resilience to adapt to climate change
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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March 17, 2023
10 March 2023, Funafuti Tuvalu - A project which exists to improve regional, national adaptation and mitigation solutions to climate change in 15 Pacific countries has provided critical assistance to the tiny island of Tuvalu to battle the climate...
Pacific Leader’s Sustainable Tourism Commitment Continues to Attract Support
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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April 19, 2023
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) is pleased to announce Nauru as the 16th signatory of the Pacific Leader’s Sustainable Tourism Commitment (SOC). As a high-level regional advocacy tool supporting sustainable tourism development, the SOC...
The Metals Company Announces an Extensive Deep-sea Environmental Data Submission to the International Seabed Authority
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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March 28, 2023
TMC’s subsidiary NORI submits data collected during two benthic baseline campaigns on the NORI-D area, adding more than 270,000 benthic biological occurrences to the International Seabed Authority’s ‘DeepData’ catalogue of contractor exploration...
COVID pandemic compounds climate and Ocean challenges, Nauru reminds
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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January 21, 2023
30 June 2022, Lisbon Portugal, UNOC2022 - The impacts of the climate crisis on Pacific Island countries have been further compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, Nauru has reminded the international community. A COVID wave in Nauru has prevented a...
Parties to Nauru Agreement meeting begins in Honiara
Solomon Islands Government
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March 14, 2023
Parties to Nauru Agreement meeting begins in Honiara Honiara, 14 March 2023: The Parties to Nauru Agreement (PNA) have started series of meetings yesterday at the Mendana Conference facility in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Vessel Day Scheme (VDS) was...
President Tsai and President Russ Joseph Kun of Nauru hold bilateral talks
Taiwan President News
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November 15, 2022
TAIWAN, November 15 - President Tsai and President Russ Joseph Kun of Nauru hold bilateral talks On the morning of November 15, after welcoming President Russ Joseph Kun of the Republic of Nauru and First Lady Simina Kun with military honors,...
President Tsai welcomes President Russ Joseph Kun of Nauru with military honors
Taiwan President News
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November 15, 2022
TAIWAN, November 15 - President Tsai welcomes President Russ Joseph Kun of Nauru with military honors President Tsai Ing-wen officially welcomed President Russ Joseph Kun of the Republic of Nauru and First Lady Simina Kun on the morning of...
President Tsai hosts state banquet for President Russ Joseph Kun of Nauru
Taiwan President News
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November 15, 2022
TAIWAN, November 15 - President Tsai hosts state banquet for President Russ Joseph Kun of Nauru On November 15, President Tsai Ing-wen hosted a state luncheon in honor of President Russ Joseph Kun of the Republic of Nauru at the Presidential...
NORI and Allseas Lift Over 3,000 Tonnes of Polymetallic Nodules to Surface from Planet’s Largest Deposit of Battery Metals, as Leading Scientists and Marine Experts Continue Gathering Environmental Data
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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November 14, 2022
During the historic deepsea trials, engineers drove the pilot collector vehicle across over 80 kilometers of the seafloor, collecting approximately 4,500 tonnes of nodules and bringing over 3,000 tonnes up a 4.3-km riser system to the surface...
President Tsai welcomes President Russ Joseph Kun of Nauru to Taiwan
Taiwan President News
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November 14, 2022
TAIWAN, November 14 - President Tsai welcomes President Russ Joseph Kun of Nauru to Taiwan On the morning of November 14, a delegation led by President Russ Joseph Kun of the Republic of Nauru, accompanied by First Lady Simina Kun, arrived in...
KEYNOTE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY HON. FALEOMAVAEGA TITIMAEA TAFUA, ASSOCIATE MINISTER OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT AT THE SECOND ANNUAL INTRA-CLIMATE SERVICES AND RELATED APPLICATIONS (CLIMSA) FORUM
Government of Samoa
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September 26, 2022
SAMOA, September 26 - Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentelmen, It is my honor to address this Second annual Intra-Climate Services and Related Applications (ClimSA) forum on behalf of the Government of Samoa and would like to...
TMC Subsidiary NORI Commences Monitoring of the Environmental Impacts of Pilot Nodule Collection System Trials in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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October 5, 2022
Following 16 offshore campaigns by NORI to define the nodule resource and establish an environmental baseline in exploration area NORI-D in the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ), NORI’s environmental program enters a new phase— monitoring the...