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Island Hoping: Are Reserves the Answer to Help Wildlife on the World's Sinking Archipelagos?

10/03/2012 10:04
EarthTalk: As global sea level rises, low-lying island nations must reckon how to cope not only with loss of agricultural acreage and increased vulnerability to storms, but also with reduced habitat for endemic species. Thanks to rising sea levels, land forms that sustain wildlife may no longer...

Cartagena occupies the ‘middle ground’ in negotiations

02/10/2011 16:13
By Cherelle Jackson  APIA – The Cartagena Dialogue, a network of countries working for a constructive solution in the negotiations on climate change occupies the middle ground in climate change negotiations. This is according to Chair of Ad Hoc Working Group on Further...

UNCSD meeting pass recommendations 'in principle'

28/07/2011 12:25
  By Cherelle Jackson Apia, Samoa - Recommendations by Ministers to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) Subregional Preparatory Committee for the Pacific Countries were adopted 'in principle'. However there was criticism of the way the recommendations were drawn...

Mountains and waterfalls of rubbish

28/07/2011 12:12
  There are four waterfalls within a short walking distance from where I live, theyre stunning falls, not frequented by people, barely appreciated, but damned beautiful! It's a point of pride and bragging of course to be able to say that nature had decided to bless me with it's delights just...

On Nauru, a Sinking Feeling

28/07/2011 12:02
By MARCUS STEPHEN NEW YORK TIMES - Yaren, Nauru -  I forgive you if you have never heard of Nauru — but you will not forgive yourselves if you ignore our story. At just 8 square miles, about a third of the size of Manhattan, and located in the southern Pacific Ocean, Nauru appears as merely a...

Alamea outbreak threatens Samoas marine eco system

01/03/2011 03:15
By Cherelle Jackson  APIA - A massive outbreak in the population of alamea or Crown-of-Thorns (COTs) starfish (alamea, Acanthaster planci) in the oceans of Samoa is a cause for great concern. This is according to Marine Conservation Officer for Conservation International (CI) Samoa office,...

Climate financing a focus for Fiji at Climate negotiations in Cancun

30/11/2010 08:28
  Cancun, Mexico - ‘Easy access to climate change funding’ is a key concern for Fiji at the 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework to the Convention on Climate Change in Cancun, Mexico (COP 16).  The issue of new funds to help address climate change concerns in...

Kiribati urges for say Cancun climate outcomes.

30/11/2010 08:28
  CANCUN - Kiribati has had a demanding year as the small island nation strengthens its stance at the climate change negotiations.  There is a 13 strong delegation that will be in attendance at the UN Climate conference in Cancun, Mexico, led by President Anote Tong. In November this...

Cook Islands, a valuable member in the climate change negotiations

30/11/2010 08:27
  Cancun, Mexico - The Cook Islands are committed to the climate change cause.  The nation of 15 small islands is a valuable member of the Pacific wide team that works as one in the fight for an agreement crucial to our survival. As time passes and science gives weight to the impacts of...

Pacific prepared for climate talks in Cancun

30/11/2010 08:26
  CANCUN, 27 November - The Pacific region is preparing their stance in cooperation with all Small Island States at the climate change negotiations in Cancun, Mexico next week.  While the possibility of a new global agreement on climate change is being downplayed, it has not dampened the...
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