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How a Beetle Is Threatening Hawaii’s Culture and Climate Resilience
Earth.Org
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July 11, 2025
Before hotels and highways, the niu (Hawaiian for coconut) provided the Hawaiian people with shade, tools, and purpose. Its leaves danced in the wind and its roots were grounded into the earth with strength. However, a relentless menace looms over...
Lakapi Samoa Launches New Kit Partnership with Dynasty Sport
Talamua
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July 11, 2025
Apia, Samoa – 11 July 2025 – Lakapi Samoa has signed a three-year partnership with Dynasty Sport, that is now the official apparel partner for Manu Samoa from 2025 to 2027. The landmark agreement will see Dynasty supply high-performance on-field...
Frontline of the Fight: Why Youth Climate Movements in Liberia and the Global South Need Urgent Support
Front Page Africa
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July 10, 2025
In slums across Paynesville, on the shores of West Point, and within classrooms in Robertsports, Gbarnga and Buchanan, a new generation of Liberians is rising — not with weapons, but with planting tools, placards, and policy briefs. These are the...
Climate Change Minister Embarks on Pacific Tour to Boost COP31 Bid
The Epoch Times
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July 7, 2025
Australian Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen looks on during a federal cabinet meeting in Perth, Australia, on June 3, 2025. Matt Jelonek/Getty Images Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen is set to tour four Pacific...
UN vote to phase out fossil fuels tests climate commitments
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Countries are set to vote at the U.N. Human Rights Council on Tuesday on a pledge to phase out fossil fuels to fight climate change, with diplomats warning that Gulf states and others may renege on previous...
Bowen: Pacific voices must shape future approaches to climate change
The Mandarin
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July 8, 2025
Chris Bowen will travel to the four Pacific Island nations this week in a bid to deepen Australia’s climate and energy partnerships. Australian Energy Minister Chris Bowen. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen is...
Pacific visit to advance regional climate action and COP31 bid
Island Times
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July 8, 2025
7 July 2025– The Albanese Government is continuing to lead on action to tackle climate change at home and across our region with Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen visiting four Pacific Island nations this week to deepen climate...
McKay leads Samoa's green transport with solar-powered electric catamarans
Northern Advocate
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About 10 to 15 locals will be trained to build the boats, alongside Henry Silva Shipyard. Haselden thought McKay’s training programme was one of the reasons it was successfully awarded the contract. “We see so many examples of projects like this,...
New visa offers lifeline for Tuvaluans amid global climate crisis
Pacific Media Network
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Pacific Islanders, especially those from the climate-threatened nation of Tuvalu, are taking advantage of Australia’s new resettlement aimed at helping people affected by climate change. The move is part of a special agreement called the Falepili...
WFP and Samoa Lay Groundwork for Food System Improvements at the First Cost and Affordability of Diet Workshop
World Food Programme
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APIA, SAMOA – The Samoa Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF), in partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), co-hosted a national validation workshop to present and discuss findings from Samoa’s first Cost and...
UN Handover Samoa’s 3rd National Communication on Climate Change
Talamua
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July 2, 2025
Apia, Samoa – 02 July 2025 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has handed over Samoa’s Third National Communication on Climate Change Report and its First Biennial Update Report to the Government of Samoa. The report was handed over...
Legal questions raised over climate conflict of $200 million fossil fuel fund
Renew Economy
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July 2, 2025
One of New Zealand’s trading partners is investigating whether the creation of an investment fund for gas producers breaches a “sustainable” free trade agreement that explicitly blocks new fossil fuel subsidies, the deputy leader of the Greens...
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Tuvalu’s ‘climate visa’ to Australia: Is it the beginning of a mass exodus from the island nation?
Firstpost
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July 2, 2025
In just four days, one-third of the population of Tuvalu entered a ballot for a new permanent visa to Australia. This world-first visa will enable up to 280 Tuvaluans to move permanently to Australia each year, from a current population of about...
EU and OACPS reaffirm commitment to Global Sustainable Development for the FfD4
PubAffairs Bruxelles
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July 1, 2025
The EU and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) have issued a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to the United Nations 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the 4th UN Conference on...
KFL opens in Samoa
The Fiji Times
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July 1, 2025
Financial services provider Kontiki Finance Ltd (KFL) has opened its new office in Apia, Samoa – a strategic step in expanding its footprint in the Pacific and supporting regional financial inclusion. KFL board chairman Chirk Yam said the Samoa...
1 in 3 Tuvaluans Applies for a New ‘Climate Visa’ to Australia
The Diplomat
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June 30, 2025
In just four days, one-third of the population of Tuvalu entered a ballot for a new permanent visa to Australia. This world-first visa will enable up to 280 Tuvaluans to move permanently to Australia each year, from a current population of about...
China, Pacific Islands work together on climate issue
China Daily Global
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China and Pacific Island nations should make deeper collaboration within the framework of South-South cooperation to tackle climate change challenges, a forum has heard. Speaking at a high-level dialogue in Apia, Samoa, on Tuesday, Toeolesulusulu...
Pacific Workshop to Promote Sustainable Gastronomy Tourism
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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June 27, 2025
UN Tourism, in partnership with the Mountain Partnership Secretariat at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and in collaboration with the Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), will officially launch the “Development of...
1 in 3 Tuvaluans is bidding for a new ‘climate visa’ to Australia – here’s why everyone may ultimately end up applying
The Conversation
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June 27, 2025
In just four days, one-third of the population of Tuvalu entered a ballot for a new permanent visa to Australia. This world-first visa will enable up to 280 Tuvaluans to move permanently to Australia each year, from a current population of about...
Kalu Seeks Stronger Ties Under Samoa Agreement
New Telegraph
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June 26, 2025
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has called for enhanced cooperation between the European Parliament and the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) under the framework of the Samoa Agreement. Speaking during a meeting in...