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UN shipping body considers zero emissions goal, defers decision to 2023
Pacific News Service
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Countries are open to strengthening a global climate goal for shipping, but not before a planned review of the strategy in 2023. That was the upshot of talks in the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) environment committee on Monday and...
Seabed mining equity dilemmas in the Pacific
Pacific News Service
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Seabed mining can affect fisheries and the flow-on social equity issues need to be addressed. By Aline Jaeckel, Quentin Hanich, Harriet Harden-Davies, Judith van Leeuwen, Holly Niner, Katherine L. Seto and Michelle Voyer What is currently hundreds...
Kiribati elects pro-China President for a third term
Pacific Media Network
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Kiribati President Taneti Maamau has been re-elected for a third time after voters across the Micronesian nation returned for the popular vote last Friday. The 64-year-old defeated two other candidates in an election closely monitored by Pacific...
Ex-Pacific leaders want UN action on cleaning up shipping industry
Pacific News Service
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A group of former Pacific leaders want the UN agency mandated to regulate international shipping “to take meaningful strides” to end the industry’s reliance on dirty fossil fuels. The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) is meeting for a...
Claim the Kiribati Government ignores manifesto commitments
RNZ
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January 22, 2025
Ieremia Tabai MP from Nonouti. Tabai was the first Beretitenti President of Kiribati. Photo: Supplied/UNDP An opposition MP in Kiribati, Sir Ieremia Tabai, said the Budget, presented late last year, did not include any funding for the commitments...
Joseph Kirite from Kiribati moves to Fiji to expand his music career after releasing 10 albums
Fijivillage
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Joseph Kirite from Kiribati moves to Fiji to expand his music career after releasing 10 albums 18-year-old Joseph Taake Kirite from Kiribati who put his name on the music stage back at home after being part of the music production named Ocean...
TMC shares surge as support for deep sea mining grows ahead of Trump presidency
Mining.com
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January 15, 2025
Meanwhile, Elise Stefanik, Marco Rubio, Howard Lutnick and William McGinley — all nominees for positions in the president-elect’s administration — have previously voiced support for ocean mining. “If the US is to get involved in deep sea mining,...
Kiribati expands its paravet pool to bolster animal health care
Pacific Community (SPC)
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“Our islands are spread out and any outbreak of disease is a concern as they are isolated. Having these professionals in the field, or rather on each island, they can provide advice right there or contain the disease,” she added. SPC Pacific Heads...
Trump’s Mineral Policy Offers Strategic Opportunity in the Pacific
The Gateway Pundit
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July 4, 2025
Credit: FOX Sunday Morning Futures screenshot A seabed mining agreement with the island nation of Nauru would reduce China’s influence while establishing America as an industry authority This story originally was published by Real Clear Wire. By...
Kiribati fishermen bring expertise and song to Australia’s tuna farms
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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October 6, 2024
It’s not uncommon to hear Port Lincoln’s crew of Kiribati fishermen burst spontaneously into song while at work. Their sweet-sounding harmonies are reminders that despite being naturals on the water, the community of seasonal tuna industry workers...
Kiribati calls for UN reform and collective action to face global crises
Pacific News Service
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Kiribati’s Permanent representative to the United Nations, Teburoro Tito, used the platform of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly to call for urgent reform of the United Nations Security Council and emphasise the need for collective...
Deep-Sea Mining 101: Everything You Need to Know
EcoWatch
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January 1, 2025
Quick Key Facts What Is ‘Deep-Sea Mining’? Deep-sea mining is the process of retrieving mineral deposits from the ocean floor using destructive methods such as dredging, drilling and hydraulic pumps. These methods disrupt and harm marine life and...
Analysis: Trump’s Mineral Policy Offers an Important Strategic Opportunity in the Pacific
The Virginia Star
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July 4, 2025
by Wyatt J. Greco In an April 2025 executive order, President Trump affirmed that offshore critical minerals are key to creating supply chains that do not depend on adversaries like the People’s Republic of China. While US leadership on deep-sea...
Marine Corps General Tapped for JAG of the Navy
Seapower Magazine
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June 24, 2025
From U.S. Department of Defense, June 24, 2025 ARLINGTON, Va.–Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced today that the president has made the following nomination: Marine Corps Maj. Gen. David J. Bligh for appointment as judge advocate general...
Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe United Nations and UN TV Speech a Huge Success
Times Square Chronicles
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July 9, 2025
The UN High-Level Political Forum Event, “Advancing Education and Access to Emerging Technologies for Future Generations,” held on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at the United Nations Headquarters, was a pivotal gathering that brought together a...
India offers $500,000 in relief to quake-hit Vanuatu. China sends supplies, engineering team
The Print
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January 3, 2025
New Delhi: India Thursday offered $500,000 (Rs 4.3 crore) in rehabilitation assistance to Vanuatu, following the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of its capital city Port Vila on 17 December. “As a close friend and partner under...
Kiribati enhancing climate resilience through the upgrading of its National Building Codes
PreventionWeb
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September 23, 2024
The Regional Pacific Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Hub has supported Kiribati in the development of minimum technical standards and requirements that are necessary for ensuring the integration of energy efficiency and green building...
The most-read pieces on Mining Technology in 2024
Mining Technology
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December 17, 2024
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ISA 7th Regional Committee Meeting for Asia and Pacific Region set to advance regional partnerships
Daily FT
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Catalysing solar cooperation The International Solar Alliance (ISA) will host the Seventh Regional Committee Meeting (RCM) for the Asia and the Pacific Region from 15-17 July in Colombo. This important gathering will bring together Government...
Pacific group pushing for global shipping to act on climate target
Pacific News Service
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A group of Pacific states, known as the 6-PAC, is leading the call for the shipping industry to align itself with the 1.5 degrees’ climate target. The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) is meeting for the next fortnight for a climate summit...