The Federated States of Micronesia has announced a ban on the importation of single-use styrofoam containers and plastic shopping bags. President David Panuelo signed the law enacting the ban….
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Feb 15, 2020
Oceans reached record temperatures again in 2019
The heat in the world’s oceans reached a new record last year, reveals a new analysis. The authors – a team of US and Chinese scientists who compiled data…
The government is investing $1.75 million over the next three years so that New Zealanders can learn more about the navigational and voyaging skills of early Māori and Pacific…
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is investing more than $US2 billion over a five-year period to help Pacific countries transition to renewable energy production and to develop sustainable transport….
Jan 20, 2020
First mail delivery in Micronesia by Vaka Motus
The Postal Service of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) has partnered with Okeanos to deliver Christmas mail to the Outer Islands of Yap and Pohnpei. The FSM Postal…
Jan 17, 2020
Into The Raging Sea
With waters rising around them, Pacific Islanders are marrying Space Age technology with ancestral wisdom. The state of Yap is scattered across the Pacific Ocean, its coral atolls and…
Inaction when it comes to the fight back against damaging climate change is not an option, the President of the UN General Assembly told a major energy conference in…
Jan 15, 2020
UN DESA leads preparations for major 2020 conferences on sustainable transport and the ocean
The need for collective, accelerated action to realize the Sustainable Development Goals is more apparent than ever, with one scientific report after the other, showing that more urgent action…
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a commitment to continue the legacy of Tuia 250 by continuing the teaching of navigational history in schools. During the closing ceremony today…
The Pacific nation of Palau has become the first country to ban sun cream that is harmful to corals and sea life. From Wednesday, sun cream that includes common…