Pasifika Environews
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Developed by @earthjournalism, we produce environmental-related reporting in the Pacific Islands.
AOSIS welcomes the ICJ’s historic advisory opinion saying🗣️"For small islands, this is not just about climate - it is about our future. This ruling must serve as a foundation - not a conclusion." @AOSISChair @PACNEWS2 @earthjournalism pasifika.news/2025/07/a-vict…
The ICJ affirms that states must prevent climate harm, cooperate globally & make reparations, empowering #Vanuatu to push for stronger commitments, loss & damage funding, and action against major emitters @earthjournalism @PACNEWS2 pasifika.news/2025/07/rapid-…
"International law is on the side of the people." – Jacynta Fa'amau, @350Pacific Pacific activists celebrate the ICJ's landmark opinion holding high-emitting states legally accountable for cutting emissions & protecting vulnerable communities 🔗: pasifika.news/2025/07/pacifi…
Save the Children says the ICJ’s landmark ruling linking climate action to human rights obligations brings renewed hope for children worldwide 🗣️“This Advisory Opinion… will pave the way for a safer future for youth like myself." - Vepaiamele, 16, Vanuatu pasifika.news/2025/07/icj-ru…
Pacific youth are celebrating a landmark advisory opinion by the ICJ, declaring that states have binding legal obligations to prevent climate harm "Climate impunity is no longer allowed… and it provides us with a reason to keep fighting.” - @pisfcc 🔗: pasifika.news/2025/07/pacifi…
🇻🇺 Minister for Climate Change @RRegenvanu welcomed the ICJ’s advisory opinion on climate change, calling it “an important milestone in the fight for climate justice.” It “breaks through political barriers that have long stalled meaningful action.” 🔗: pasifika.news/2025/07/vanuat…
As the ICJ prepares to deliver its historic #AdvisoryOpinion on #ClimateChange, Pacific is leading the charge 🗣️“This presents an opportunity for the Court to interpret how international law interacts with conduct that causes climate change.” 🔗: pasifika.news/2025/07/as-the…
The PCC welcomes the ICJ’s landmark climate ruling as a “watershed for climate justice,” backs a ban on deep-sea mining & calls for rights for nature 🗣️"When the Pacific speaks with one voice, the world listens." - GS @lotupasifika, Rev. James Bhagwan 🔗: pasifika.news/2025/07/pacifi…
SPREP congratulates Vanuatu for its historic leadership at the ICJ 🗣️“Historically, Vanuatu has been a global leader in international diplomacy advocating for the conservation and sustainability of our environment, and the climate system.” 🔗: pasifika.news/2025/07/sprep-…
A landmark decision for Pacific #ClimateJustice, with the ICJ ruling states have binding legal duties to cut emissions, protect human rights & repair climate harm 🗣️"The Court has handed us a legal backbone for climate justice. No more excuses" - PICAN 🔗: pasifika.news/2025/07/climat…
The @CIJ_ICJ has ruled that States are legally obligated to protect the environment & act on climate change, or face consequences "This is a victory for our planet, for climate justice & for the power of young people to make a difference." - UN Chief 🔗: pasifika.news/2025/07/world-…
🗣️"Climate change is an existential problem of planetary proportions." The ICJ has declared that States have binding legal duties to protect the climate system, and failing to act could be an internationally wrongful act 🔗: pasifika.news/2025/07/icj-ru…
In Oibola, 🇸🇧 59-year-old Ben Waleilia has planted over 16,000 mangroves🌱 to fight coastal erosion and climate change “I couldn’t just sit back and watch the forest vanish. The mangroves were going or gone, and the sea had nothing to hold it back.” pasifika.news/2025/07/i-coul…
National Geographic’s Pristine Seas has launched its third Fiji expedition to explore deep seas & support community-led marine conservation 🗣️“Protecting ocean environments now is critical to sustaining marine-based livelihoods for future generations.” 🔗: pasifika.news/2025/07/nation…
Vanuatu 🇻🇺 launches the world’s first standalone Loss & Damage Policy to confront climate impacts 🗣️“The policy is done. The plan is clear. Now, Vanuatu asks you to stand with us. Provide the resources. Share the responsibility.” - Minister Ralph Regenvanu pasifika.news/2025/07/vanuat…
Nauru🇳🇷 is edging toward deep-sea mining in international waters under a controversial U.S-backed deal that experts say violates international law 🗣️“Nauru, by entering into this agreement, has placed itself well outside international law.” - Duncan Currie pasifika.news/2025/07/nauru-…
NOAA designates 18 critical habitats across Guam, CNMI, American Samoa & Hawaii to protect 5 threatened coral species🪸 🗣️“These species are likely to become endangered… due to ocean warming and acidification." - @NOAA Fisheries @earthjournalism @PACNEWS2 pasifika.news/2025/07/guam-c…
The ISA Council resumed discussions on long-awaited draft regulations for deep-sea mineral exploitation, with strong calls to operationalise the Economic Planning Commission @earthjournalism @PACNEWS2 pasifika.news/2025/07/isa-de…
🌏A new UN Climate Change report urges countries to embed #JustTransition principles into national #climate strategies, highlighting uneven progress and offering tools to ensure no one is left behind in the shift to a #LowCarbon future @PACNEWS2 pasifika.news/2025/07/un-cli…
Fiji’s $24.9m budget to overhaul fisheries sector🎣 "Fishers don’t need just words, they need cold storage that works, boats that are seaworthy, and ecosystems that are alive." - 🇫🇯 Fisheries Minister Alitia Bainivalu 🔗: pasifika.news/2025/07/fiji-p…
