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Pasifika Environews Developed by the Internews’ Earth Journalism Network, we produce environment-related reporting in the Pacific Islands.

AOSIS warns that without binding commitments to clean up existing ocean 🌊 plastic, efforts to end pollution will fail an...
04/07/2025

AOSIS warns that without binding commitments to clean up existing ocean 🌊 plastic, efforts to end pollution will fail and SIDS will keep suffering

🗣️"Unless we remove what is already there, we are not ending plastic pollution. We have to act now."

Earth Journalism Network Pacnews Pina

AOSIS warns that without binding treaty obligations to clean up existing ocean plastic, global efforts to end plastic pollution will fail, and SIDS will continue to suffer the consequences

As sea levels rise and storms intensify, communities in the Federated States of Micronesia face a surge in climate-sensi...
04/07/2025

As sea levels rise and storms intensify, communities in the Federated States of Micronesia face a surge in climate-sensitive diseases like dengue and diarrhoea.

A US$17.9 million programme aims to climate-proof health systems and protect vulnerable communities

"It focuses on climate-induced disease prevention and improved early warning interventions." - Henry Gonzalez, Chief Investment Officer of the GCF

Earth Journalism Network Pacnews Pina

As climate change drives year-round disease threats in Micronesia, a US$17.9 million programme aims to climate-proof health systems and protect vulnerable communities

🇻🇺 Vanuatu has hailed a landmark IACtHR ruling linking climate change to binding human rights obligations, calling it a ...
04/07/2025

🇻🇺 Vanuatu has hailed a landmark IACtHR ruling linking climate change to binding human rights obligations, calling it a breakthrough for global climate justice

🗣 “The Court has clarified that the obligations of States to prevent irreversible damage to the climate system is of 'jus cogens' character—meaning no derogation from it is allowed, and any contradictory rules are null and void. The global imperative is clear — climate change affects everyone, everywhere." - Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu’s Minister of Climate Change Adaptation, Meteorology & Geo-Hazards, Energy, Environment and Disaster Management

Earth Journalism Network Pacnews Pina

Vanuatu has hailed a landmark Inter-American Court ruling linking climate change to binding human rights obligations, calling it a breakthrough for global climate justice

Tonga’s UN envoy 🇹🇴 Viliami Tōnē has told world leaders at it’s time to move beyond talk and deliver real action for v...
04/07/2025

Tonga’s UN envoy 🇹🇴 Viliami Tōnē has told world leaders at it’s time to move beyond talk and deliver real action for vulnerable Pacific nations, warning that conferences alone won’t solve the region’s climate and debt crises

🗣"The Pacific—home to some of the world’s most vulnerable economies—is facing a convergence of global shocks, climate threats, and widening financing gaps. The FfD4 outcome must be more than a document—it must be a catalyst for practical and transformative actions that reaches those on the frontline.”

Pacnews Pina Earth Journalism Network

Tonga’s UN envoy Viliami Va’inga Tōnē has urged world leaders to turn promises into practical action for vulnerable nations, warning that words alone will not close widening financing gaps faced by Pacific economies

🗣️“Papua New Guinea is not carbon neutral, but carbon negative,” - PM Marape at the GCF Board meeting in Port Moresby. 🇵...
03/07/2025

🗣️“Papua New Guinea is not carbon neutral, but carbon negative,” - PM Marape at the GCF Board meeting in Port Moresby.

🇵🇬 PNG absorbs 100 million tonnes of carbon & emits only 10 million, net negative by 90 million tonnes

Earth Journalism Network Pacnews Pina

PNG has been declared carbon negative by over 90 million metric tonnes, underscoring its global climate leadership as it hosts the 42nd Green Climate Fund Board meeting

🗣️“The number one need for every human being is not food, water, or clothing – it is oxygen. It is freely given by God t...
03/07/2025

🗣️“The number one need for every human being is not food, water, or clothing – it is oxygen. It is freely given by God through nature. Destroy the forests, destroy the oceans, and you destroy oxygen. Then life itself is in peril.” - PNG 🇵🇬 PM Marape calls for urgent global action to protect the world’s “lungs and lifeline” at the Green Climate Fund meeting in Port Moresby

Pacnews Pina Earth Journalism Network

PNG PM Marape called for urgent global action to protect forests and oceans, calling them the “lungs of our planet.”

A new UN report highlights that despite contributing only 0.03% of global greenhouse gas emissions, Pacific Island count...
02/07/2025

A new UN report highlights that despite contributing only 0.03% of global greenhouse gas emissions, Pacific Island countries 🌏 are showing remarkable leadership by setting ambitious targets for renewable energy and carbon neutrality

Across the region, countries are showing climate leadership in diverse and concrete ways.

Earth Journalism Network Pacnews Pina

Pacific nations are leading with bold climate plans to meet the Paris 1.5°C goal, despite tiny emissions, a new UN report reveals

New Zealand has officially withdrawn from the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance while announcing US$200 million for new fossil...
02/07/2025

New Zealand has officially withdrawn from the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance while announcing US$200 million for new fossil gas drilling.

🗣️ Fenton Lutunatabua of 350.org says: “Instead of securing a safe future for all countries in the Pacific, the New Zealand government has decided to hammer nails into our coffins.”

Pacific voices warn the move betrays regional climate commitments and threatens a stable, resilient future.

Earth Journalism Network Pacnews Pina

New Zealand’s withdrawal from BOGA and new fossil fuel funding have sparked Pacific outrage over climate betrayal

🇻🇺 The coastal community of Ifatarapa at Port Resolution, Tanna, has partnered with the Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-haza...
02/07/2025

🇻🇺 The coastal community of Ifatarapa at Port Resolution, Tanna, has partnered with the Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-hazards Department to install a new Automatic Weather Station, funded by the Green Climate Fund through VanKIRAP.

This station will provide real-time data on wind, rainfall, and temperature, enabling faster, more accurate warnings for extreme weather events. Local leaders emphasise that community ownership of the station is key to its long-term success.

Earth Journalism Network Pacnews Pina Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme - SPREP

Ifatarapa village in Port Resolution has joined forces with Vanuatu’s Meteorology Department to install a community-owned weather station delivering life-saving early warnings and strengthening resilience against extreme weather

🗣️“I want us to apply a lot of common sense and wisdom to the whole thing and not just be driven by the need to get mone...
27/06/2025

🗣️“I want us to apply a lot of common sense and wisdom to the whole thing and not just be driven by the need to get money,” says Cook Islands 🇨🇰 opposition leader Tina Browne, calling for a pause on the government’s aggressive push for deep sea mining.

She warns: 🗣️“The govt is promoting it in such a way that it has already determined it is safe,” despite inconclusive science

Earth Journalism Network Pacnews Pina

Opposition leader Tina Browne says the Cook Islands government is pushing deep sea mining as if it’s already safe, despite inconclusive science

🇨🇰 Atiu Island steps up effort to control invasive species and strengthen climate resilience with community-led action🗣️...
27/06/2025

🇨🇰 Atiu Island steps up effort to control invasive species and strengthen climate resilience with community-led action

🗣️ “It has been a long time coming for Atiu to get back to managing our priority invasive species. This project has come to the rescue, especially after many of our efforts became dormant in recent years.” - Mayor Timaau Mokoroa

Earth Journalism Network Pacnews Pina Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme - SPREP

Atiu Island is stepping up efforts to control invasive species threatening its environment and food security, with community-led action

Almost a third of 🇹🇻 Tuvaluans have entered Australia’s climate visa ballot as rising seas threaten their home🗣️“This is...
26/06/2025

Almost a third of 🇹🇻 Tuvaluans have entered Australia’s climate visa ballot as rising seas threaten their home

🗣️“This is the first agreement of its kind anywhere in the world, providing a pathway for mobility with dignity as climate impacts worsen.” - spokesperson for Australia’s foreign affairs department

Earth Journalism Network Pacnews Pina

Nearly a third of Tuvalu’s citizens have entered a ballot for Australia’s groundbreaking climate visa, seeking refuge as rising seas threaten to render their island nation uninhabitable

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