Pasifika Environews

30/12/2024

Stan Wolfgramm is working to launch the Moana Pasifika Global Touring Exhibition, aiming to amplify Pacific voices in ocean 🌊 conservation through cultural storytelling and innovative technology to inspire global action
Read more: https://pasifika.news/2024/12/tides-of-change-a-journey-to-amplify-the-pacific-voices-for-ocean-conservation/
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28/12/2024

A pile of used truck tyres, once destined for a landfill, is now being repurposed to help save the eroding coastline of Togoru 🇫🇯 from rising sea levels 🌊 and erosion
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A pile of used truck tyres, once destined for a landfill, is now being repurposed to help save the eroding coastline of Togoru from rising sea levels and erosion

28/12/2024

Faced with rising tides 🌊 and eroding riverbanks, the villagers of Nalase 🇫🇯 turned to ancient wisdom, using traditional methods to reclaim their land and protect their homes from
Read more: https://pasifika.news/2024/12/saving-the-village-one-root-at-a-time/
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18/12/2024

The iconic Kukudu suspension bridge in 🇸🇧, a vital link for over 50 years, has been decommissioned and relocated inland to escape rising sea levels 🌊, marking a poignant yet necessary step in preserving history amid climate change challenge
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The iconic Kukudu suspension bridge in Solomon Islands, a vital link for over 50 years, has been decommissioned and relocated inland to escape rising sea levels

16/12/2024

Vanuatu's Attorney General has called for urgent climate justice, urging the International Court of Justice to hold historical polluters accountable for the Global South's disproportionate climate burdens
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Vanuatu's Attorney General has called for urgent climate justice, urging the International Court of Justice to hold historical polluters accountable for the Global South's disproportionate climate burdens

16/12/2024

The ICJ’s landmark climate hearings concluded with a powerful global call for accountability and justice, highlighting the dire impacts on vulnerable nations like the Pacific and the urgent need for equitable climate action
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The ICJ’s landmark climate hearings concluded with a powerful global call for accountability and justice

13/12/2024

🌴The Sikaiana atolls in the Solomon Islands 🇸🇧 are a breathtaking tropical paradise, with white sandy beaches, crystal-clear lagoons, and thriving coral reefs. But beneath its beauty lies a pressing reality: the people of Sikaiana are struggling with the devastating effects of climate change. Rising sea levels, unpredictable weather, and saltwater intrusion are eroding their land, food sources, and way of life.
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The Sikaiana atolls, a tropical paradise, face an uncertain future as climate change and rising sea levels threaten their land, livelihoods, and way of life

05/12/2024

Vanuatu's 🇻🇺 Special Envoy for Climate Change criticised major polluters like Australia and the U.S for using failed treaties as excuses for inaction during the ICJ climate hearings
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Vanuatu's Special Envoy for Climate Change criticised major polluters like Australia and the U.S for using failed treaties as excuses for inaction during the ICJ climate hearings

05/12/2024

The Legal Counsel for the MSG stated that threatens Melanesia’s survival, unraveling the deep connection between its peoples and their lands, and undermining their hard-won right to self-determination
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The Legal Counsel for the MSG stated that climate change threatens Melanesia’s survival, unraveling the deep connection between its peoples and their lands, and undermining their hard-won right to self-determination

05/12/2024

Vanuatu 🇻🇺 AG stood before ICJ to seek justice for his people, whose rights and survival are being jeopardised by the failure of certain States to fulfill their international obligations, causing catastrophic harm through climate change
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Vanuatu AG stood before ICJ to seek justice for his people, whose rights and survival are being jeopardised by the failure of certain States to fulfill their international obligations, causing catastrophic harm through climate change

05/12/2024

Vanuatu's Special Envoy, Ralph Regenvanu, underscores the urgent need for international law to address the unlawful conduct of states driving climate change, which threatens vulnerable nations like Vanuatu 🇻🇺 and the future of humanity
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The Special Envoy for Climate Change and Environment for the Republic of Vanuatu, Ralph Regenvanu presented the opening oral submissions before the

03/12/2024

Despite strong progress, INC5 on ended without a deal, with Pacific delegates stressing the urgent need for global action and agreeing to resume talks in 2025 to finalise a treaty addressing the plastic crisis
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Despite strong progress, INC5 on plastic pollution ended without a deal, with Pacific delegates stressing the urgent need for global action and agreeing to resume talks in 2025 to finalise a treaty addressing the plastic crisis

03/12/2024

Pacific Island nations, united in determination and resilience, share their journey and lessons from the grueling yet hopeful path of negotiating a global treaty to end at INC5
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Pacific Island nations, united in determination and resilience, share their journey and lessons from the grueling yet hopeful path of negotiating a global treaty to end plastic pollution at INC5

02/12/2024

The urgent push for a strong global plastics treaty intensifies as Vanuatu’s Rosemary Bue highlights the dire health and environmental impacts of on vulnerable communities, especially women and children
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The urgent push for a strong global plastics treaty intensifies as Vanuatu’s Rosemary Bue highlights the dire health and environmental impacts of plastic pollution on vulnerable communities, especially women and children

02/12/2024

Over 120 nations are demanding a binding global treaty to phase out harmful , as negotiations at INC-5 face deep divisions and calls for urgency intensify
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Over 120 nations are demanding a binding global treaty to phase out harmful plastics, as negotiations at INC-5 face deep divisions and calls for urgency intensify

29/11/2024

Gwen Sisior of Palau, a Co-Chair at the Plastic Treaty Negotiations, leads global efforts to address , drawing strength from her Pacific roots and a supportive sisterhood of women negotiators
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Gwen Sisior of Palau, a Co-Chair at the Plastic Treaty Negotiations, leads global efforts to address plastic pollution, drawing strength from her Pacific roots and a supportive sisterhood of women negotiators

29/11/2024

Nabavatu Villagers: Four Years in Tents ⛺️

Since Cyclone Ana 🌀 in January 2021, families from Nabavatu in Dreketi, Macuata, have lived in tents, enduring harsh weather, health challenges, and deteriorating conditions. While plans for relocation are underway, these villagers are still waiting for permanent homes🏘️
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For nearly five years, the resilient villagers of Nabavatu have endured life in deteriorating tents, battling harsh weather, pests, and health challenges, as they await the promised construction of permanent homes

28/11/2024

Pacific nations demand greater ambition despite COP29's landmark $300 billion goal to address escalating global climate crises
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Pacific nations demand greater ambition despite COP29's landmark $300 billion climate finance goal to address escalating global climate crises