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Reframing conservation as livelihood
Cook Island News
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July 21, 2025
Louisa Castledine, the owner of Ocean Toa Cook Islands, at the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France. SUPPLIED/25071832 A new movement has been established to promote bold initiative that combines indigenous knowledge with scientific practices to...
Cook Islanders flock from outer islands for 60th anniversary celebrations
RNZ
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July 20, 2025
The Cook Islands' outer islands, or Pa Enua, are emptying as people make the pilgrimage to Rarotonga for constitution celebrations. Photo: Dozier Marc / hemis.fr / Hemis via AFP The Cook Islands' outer islands, or Pa Enua, are emptying as people...
Inaugural Climate Story Lab Pacific announces selected projects
Marianas Variety
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PASIFIKA Film Fest and Doc Society have announced the eight projects that have been selected to participate in the inaugural Climate Story Lab Pacific to be held from Aug. 11-15, 2025 at Pasifika Communities University in Suva, Fiji. As the first...
Letters to the Editor | July 19, 2025
The Fiji Times
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July 19, 2025
Children and drugs The revelation by the Minister for Education that 3627 students were involved in drug-related cases is not surprising. This has been happening for a long time, yet there has not been any concrete solution to help children get...
Taking matters into our ownhands: Aid dependency in the Pacific
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 17, 2025
BY Aisake Valu Eke and Tuya Altangerel There has been a marked decline in Pacific development and progress against the SDGs since the early 2000s, attributable to the impacts of major disaster events, remoteness of Pacific Island countries (PICs)...
Cook Islands talks climate security at Pacific Regional and National Security Conference
Cook Island News
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July 19, 2025
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Tingika Elikana, middle, with members of the Cook Islands delegation. From left, director of National Security, Maara Tetava, chargé d'affaires for Cook Islands High Commission in Fiji, Antonina Browne,...
Tarawa, Kiribati: An Undiscovered Island Nation in the Pacific
Go World Travel Magazine - Colorado
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July 19, 2025
Buias, the Kiribati traditional homes, can be built on land or over the water. Photo by Annie Elle When a work opportunity came up for me to visit Kiribati, I learned very quickly how little is known about the tiny Pacific island nation....
Caribbean Matters: Trump pushes travel bans while region plans to open borders
Daily Kos
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July 19, 2025
Caribbean Matters is a weekly series from Daily Kos. Hope you’ll join us here every Saturday. If you are unfamiliar with the region, check out Caribbean Matters: Getting to know the countries of the Caribbean. While much of the recent reporting...
Pacific hope rises as ICJ Advisory Opinion on climate change nears
Islands Business
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July 19, 2025
Mixed results at UNOC3 In Nice, France, 170 countries adopted the “Our Ocean, Our Future” declaration and the Nice Action Plan. They pledged voluntary commitments without clear enforcement or accountability guidelines. One major area of progress...
Pacific Islands News Roundup – July 11 – July 17, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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July 18, 2025
Editor’s Note: We are undergoing a web host migration process and may need to make necessary modifications to our format and frequency over the next several weeks. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Political Leadership and Regionalism,...
Local engagement and global action in Pacific’s climate change fight
Pacific Media Network
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The outgoing United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Deputy Resident Representative for the North Pacific says there is a need for alignment of priorities from grassroots to top level to effectively address climate change. Kevin Petrini...
74 visa-free destinations Filipinos can visit
Gulf News
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Ready to trade your screens for skylines? If your passport's feeling neglected and your feet are itching for an adventure, we’ve got just the ticket — or rather, 74 of them, as per Henley & Partners (H&P) and latest updates (as of July 8, 2025)....
Pacific news in brief for 7 July
RNZ
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July 7, 2025
Artisanal miners search for gold in the waters downstream from the Panguna mine in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. Photo: OCCRP / Aubrey Belford Bougainville - mining The Bougainville House of Representatives amended the Mining Act last week. The...
Whipps seeks funds to open Palau Embassy in Australia, strengthen regional ties
Island Times
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July 18, 2025
By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang KOROR, Palau— President Surangel Whipps Jr. is asking the Olbiil Era Kelulau (OEK) to approve $237,000 to open a Palauan embassy in Canberra, Australia, citing the need to focus on partners committed to long-term...
UN CEDAW Committee Publishes Findings On Afghanistan, Botswana, Chad, Fiji, Ireland, Mexico, San Marino and More
Scoop
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Geneva, 7 July 2025 The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) today issued its findings on Afghanistan, Botswana, Chad, Fiji, Ireland, Mexico, San Marino, Solomon Islands, Thailand, and Tuvalu, after reviewing...
Taking matters into our own hands: Pacific aid dependency
The National
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There has been a marked decline in Pacific development and progress against the Sustainable Development Goals since the early 2000s, attributable to the impacts of major disaster events, remoteness of Pacific Island countries (PICs) and distance...
Climate insecurity hits Pacific, police minister warns
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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July 16, 2025
Police Minister Paula Piukala urges urgent action on climate-driven security risks. The Minister for Police, the Hon Paula Piveni Piukala, has told the Pacific Regional and National Security Conference climate change poses the “greatest security...
Pacific Islanders relocate to Australia to escape rising seas
Context
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What’s the context? Climate-vulnerable Pacific Islanders take up Australia's offer for resettlement through a pioneering visa scheme. LONDON - More than a third of people living in the tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu have applied to permanently...
Pacific news in brief for 17 July
RNZ
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July 17, 2025
Fiji, Cook Islands, Kiribati, Tonga, French Polynesia and American Sāmoa have also declared dengue outbreaks. Photo: SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Samoa - dengue A dengue fever outbreak in Samoa has claimed the life of a second child. The Sāmoa Observer...
Cook Islands backs bold plastic treaty push to support growing national efforts
Cook Island News
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July 14, 2025
Halatoa Fua, Secretary of the National Environment Service with NES staff at the Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting – 25071816 The Cook Islands stands to gain significant international support to back up its growing national efforts to tackle...