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States without land, but without status?

The Statesman (India) · September 4, 2025

Small island nations such as Tuvalu, Kiribati, the Maldives and Marshall Islands are particularly vulnerable to climate change. Rising seas, stronger storms, freshwater shortages and damaged infrastructure all threaten their ability to support...

On Marshall Islands Remembrance Day, Greenpeace calls for nuclear justice and reparations from the United States

Greenpeace International · February 28, 2025

Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands – Seventy-one years since the most powerful nuclear weapons tests ever conducted were unleashed across the Marshall Islands by the United States, Greenpeace calls for the US government to comply with...

Nauru Airlines starts flights to Clark in Philippines

Asian Aviation · September 9, 2025

Nauru Airlines has announced a further network expansion with the addition of services to Clark in the Philippines. “Adding the Republic of the Philippines to our network is a key development for us,” said Robert Eoe, CEO of Nauru Airlines. “Clark...

Climate research around Pacific falls victim to U.S federal grant loss

Papua New Guinea Post Courier · June 3, 2025

A three-year effort to support Pacific Island communities with climate data for resilience planning has been upended by the termination of a grant overseen by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology...

Climate research around Pacific falls victim to federal grant loss

University of Hawai‘i at Manoa · June 3, 2025

Reading time: 2 minutesSOEST research team at a workshop in Palau. A three-year effort to support Pacific Island communities with climate data for resilience planning has been upended by the termination of a grant overseen by the University of...

Scientists to study Rotuma's biodiverse deep-sea ecosystems

Matangi Tonga Online · April 14, 2025

A team of scientists and filmmakers from National Geographic Pristine Seas begins its expedition this week in support of marine protections in Fiji and Rotuma. The crew, which is made up of local and international experts, will study the South...

The Pacific’s united front on climate action is splintering over deep-sea mining

Samoa News · September 8, 2025

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In recent years, Pacific island nations have earned global credibility as champions of climate action. Pacific leaders view sea level rise as an existential threat. But this united front is now under strain as some...

Case proposal advances to further strengthen US-Pacific Islands partnerships

Maui Now - Hawaii ·

File PC: (June 12, 2024) Office of Congressman Ed Case via YouTube US Rep. Ed Case announced that the US House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan foreign policy measure that included a provision of his Pacific Partnership Act to strengthen...

Bontrup Logistics chooses Fuelre4m’s Re4mx Fueloil, technology to power bulk carrier for vital sea wall project in Pacific Island Nation

Hellenic Shipping News · May 30, 2025

Bontrup Logistics, a specialist in bulk logistics and maritime transportation, which ships more than 12 million tonnes of rock products per year, has selected Fuelre4m’s high efficiency fuel reforming technology to power its bulk carrier, Bontrup...

MOL Wins Basic Design Approval for New LNG Carrier Equipped with 4 Wind Challenger, Hard Sail Wind-assisted Propulsion Systems-Joint Development with HHI and SHI

Hellenic Shipping News · September 8, 2025

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. yesterday announced that it has obtained approval in principle (AiP) from a classification society, Lloyd’s Register (LR) for two new different designs of a membrane-type LNG carrier equipped with four units of Wind...

Young ambassadors complete trips, training abroad

Taipei Times · September 3, 2025

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday announced that its international youth ambassadors had successfully completed their visit to the Marshall Islands, Hawaii and Guam last month. Earlier this month, the ministry said that from Aug. 20 to...

Civil Beat Builds On Steady Momentum With Strategic New Plans

Honolulu Civil Beat - Hawaii · September 8, 2025

This newsroom has been around for 15 years, the last one with me in charge. Time to take stock of what we’ve been up to lately and where we’re headed. As Civil Beat celebrates its 15th anniversary, I am marking a milestone, too: My first year at...

Get the Facts Straight, The Independent, Island Nations Are Growing, Not “Sinking Into the Sea”

The Heartland Institute · September 8, 2025

The Independent posted an article claiming multiple small island nations are sinking into the sea, threatening the cease existing as nations, leaving their populations adrift. Data shows this is simply false. Amid modest sea level rise, the island...

Marshallese in Arkansas Fear ICE deportation

Arkansas Times · April 4, 2025

In late February, state and federal law enforcement in Arkansas teamed up to announce the results of Operation Enforce and Remove, a campaign to help fulfill President Donald Trump’s executive order to rid the United States of 8 million “illegal...

Scaling Smarter: How a Modern Tech Stack Fuels Diagnostic Lab Growth

BioPharma Dive ·

Thank you for your interest in the webinar! Check your inbox for an email with instructions on viewing the on-demand presentation. Oops something went wrong. Industry * Addiction & Behavioral Health Bioinformatcics/Life Science IT/Information...

Billion Electric Group Deploys 495 kWp Solar PV and 1,997 kWh BESS in Palau, Tuvalu, and Marshall Islands

Energetica India · February 10, 2025

These modular microgrids reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels, ensuring stable green energy supply for agriculture, aquaculture, and local communities. February 10, 2025. By News Bureau Billion Electric Group in collaboration with Taiwanese...

80 Years After WWII Ended, a Deadly Legacy Remains in the Pacific

The Maritime Executive ·

[By Stacey Pizzino and Bryan G. Fry] On September 2, 1945, the second world war ended when Japan officially surrendered. Today, on the 80th anniversary, the physical legacy of the conflict remains etched into land and sea. Nowhere is this more...

A New Marine Protected Area in the Marshall Islands Is Brimming With Life, Like a 'Time Machine' to Oceans Long Ago

Smithsonian Magazine ·

Reef sharks are abundant in the new marine proteted area. Enric Sala / National Geographic Pristine Seas A region of the Pacific Ocean that’s larger than Switzerland is now fully protected from fishing, thanks to the creation of a massive new...

JABSOM research training programs end after decades of impact

University of Hawai‘i at Manoa · May 19, 2025

Reading time: 3 minutesThe 2024 cohort of the Minority Health Research Training program. Decades of support for underrepresented students in Hawaiʻi and the Pacific has been shut down due to federal budget cuts. Two student research programs run...

Safeguarding reefs: Marshall Islands establishes 48,000 sq kilometres marine protected area

RNZ · January 28, 2025

Fore reef of Bokak Atoll, an excellent example of healthy coral reefs. Photo: ©Enric Sala/National Geographic The Marshall Islands has created its first marine protected area, with one marine scientist describing it as one of the most spectacular...