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Monday Feb 01, 2010
Eye in the Sky Pinpoints Papua Environmental Degradation

The Jakarta Globe

January 30, 2010

Images of environmental destruction in the...show full article

Monday Feb 01, 2010
6.2-magnitude quake hits off PNG

Posted 2 hours 23 minutes ago

Updated 1 hour 42 minutes ago

A strong...show full article

Wednesday Aug 05, 2009
Pacific Islanders call for justice on climate and human rights

by Cam Walker

Wednesday 5 August 2009

Many strong voices from Pacific,...show full article

Friday Jul 24, 2009
ADB Board Approves New Policy to Strengthen Safeguard Protections

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Directors today approved a...show full article

Monday Jul 20, 2009
Tuvalu vows to go carbon neutral

The tiny Pacific island state of Tuvalu has said it wants all its energy to come from renewable...show full article

Thursday Jul 02, 2009
Pacific islands no escape from H1N1 virus infection

HONG KONG, June 25 (Xinhua) -- The island nation of Vanuatu has recorded its first two cases of...show full article

Tuesday Jun 23, 2009
Australian NGO urges Forum to respond to Papuan Human Rights abuses

The Australia West Papua Association is calling on Pacific Island leaders to go public over the...show full article

Tuesday Jun 09, 2009
Irregular carbon credits cause upheaval in Papua New Guinea

AT THE United Nations climate change conference in Bali two years ago, the head of the delegation...show full article

Wednesday May 13, 2009
More aid for Pacific in Australian budget

Linda Mottram, ABC Canberra correspondent

Australia's federal budget will increase...show full article

Wednesday May 13, 2009
PPP Seeking Cultural Events Coordinator

Pacific Peoples' Partnership is seeking an enthusiastic and self-motivated Cultural Events...show full article

Thursday Apr 30, 2009
Fiji suspended from Pacific forum

Cmdr Frank Bainimarama has ruled out polls before 2014

South Pacific nations have...show full article

Thursday Apr 23, 2009
Hillary Clinton seeks more comprehensive U.S. policy toward the Pacific

April 22, 2009

Washington, D.C. --

Congressman Eni Faleomavaega today met...show full article

Thursday Apr 23, 2009
Tangguh LNG Project Cuts Workers As Construction Nears Completion

The massive Tangguh liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Papua is continuing to cut its workforce...show full article

Friday Apr 17, 2009
Drowning islands warn of future perils for 'environmental refugees'

MATT FORD

CNN

THERE is one holiday destination that should shake the faith of...show full article

Sunday Mar 15, 2009
Kiribati Looks to Move Sea Threatened Communities Abroad

By Jane Goodwin

The President of Pacific island nation, Kiribati, is reportedly...show full article

Monday Feb 09, 2009
HIV and AIDS infection is spreading in PNG

Paul Toohey | February 07, 2009 The Australian *JOHNNY is raising three young sons in the...show full article

Tuesday Jan 13, 2009
Australia Provides Emergency Assistance to Federated States of Micronesia and Marshall Islands

Australia will provide US$50,000 in immediate emergency assistance to each of the Federated States...show full article

Wednesday Jan 07, 2009
Church Gives Shelter, Food For Papuan Earthquake Survivors

January 7, 2009

JAKARTA - A Catholic church in Manokwari is giving shelter and distributing...show full article

Wednesday Dec 10, 2008
Storm causes major damage in PNG and the Marshall Islands

Tuesday afternoon huge waves hit PNG's northern coasts. The most affected areas are New Ireland...show full article

Tuesday Dec 09, 2008
Violence against women highest in PNG: AusAID

Updated November 26, 2008 A new report by Australia's international aid agency AusAID reveals...show full article

Tuesday Dec 09, 2008
Niue Joins Call For Easy Access to Adaptation Funds

Pacific Magazine
Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Niue is joining other small islands states in...show full article

Monday Dec 08, 2008
Nautilus Mineral's studies must be independent

Letter to the Editor
The National - Port Moresby, December 8th, 2008

I SUPPORT Sammy Toti of...show full article

Monday Nov 24, 2008
Papua plans microchip implants for AIDS patients

Legislators in Indonesia's remote province of Papua have thrown their support behind a...show full article

Thursday Nov 13, 2008
HIV/AIDS infections rising rapidly in Papua: Official

The number of people living with HIV/AIDS in Papua is increasing every year with 319 new cases...show full article

Monday Nov 10, 2008
Maldives saving to buy new homeland

The Maldives will begin saving to buy a new homeland in case the island nation is submerged beneath...show full article

Tuesday Oct 14, 2008
Connecting Papua’s Central Highlands

Tessa Piper In the Jayawijaya mountains of West Papua live some of the most isolated communities...show full article

Sunday Sep 14, 2008
Carteret Islanders to be relocated to Tinputz

By NELSON K PHILIP

THE Carterets islanders will be relocated to Tinputz on mainland...show full article

Thursday Sep 04, 2008
Raft made of bottles crosses Pacific

HONOLULU - Tanned, dirty and hungry, two men who spent three months crossing the Pacific on a raft...show full article

Wednesday Sep 03, 2008
Urgent Call to Climate Action

Imagine the sea rising around you as your country literally disappears beneath your feet, where the...show full article

Saturday Aug 23, 2008
US Government may seek protection for island chains

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush will seek formal comment from his Cabinet agencies next week on...show full article

Thursday Aug 21, 2008
Pacific nations call for help on climate change

NIUE (AFP) — Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd joined Pacific island nations Tuesday in a call...show full article

Friday Aug 01, 2008
PNG's unsung heroes

SIX PNG women were honoured this week for their incredible work. Minister for Community Development...show full article

Monday Jul 07, 2008
Oceans Becoming a Sea of Plastic Debris

By MARGAUX WEXBERG SANCHEZ

On the first of June, two men and a rabbit set sail from the port of...show full article

Tuesday Jun 24, 2008
NASA scientist testifies climate situation is so bad that the only hope is drastic action

WASHINGTON (AP)

Exactly 20 years after warning America about global warming, a top NASA...show full article

Monday Jun 02, 2008
Watchdog: NASA misled on global warming studies

WASHINGTON (AP) -- NASA's press office "marginalized, or mischaracterized" studies on global...show full article

Monday Jun 02, 2008
Exxon to cut funding to climate change denial groups

By David Adam
Wednesday May 28 2008
www.guardian.co.uk,

The oil giant ExxonMobil has admitted...show full article

Friday May 09, 2008
PPP Job Posting - Cultural Events Coordinator

Pacific...show full article

Tuesday May 06, 2008
Taiwanese officials lose $30m buying influence in PNG

Two top Taiwanese officials have quit over the loss of $30m...show full article

Monday May 05, 2008
China's new South Pacific influence

By Nick Squires

BBC, South Pacific

As China extends its economic...show full article

Friday May 02, 2008
GEF Approves New Funds Toward Pacific Island Sustainability

WASHINGTON, DC, April 25, 2008 – The Global Environment Facility has approved a new series of...show full article

Monday Apr 07, 2008
Towards A United Front In West Papua

By Ben Bohane in Port Vila, Vanuatu
April 07, 2008
Pacific Magazine

The most important summit...show full article

Thursday Mar 13, 2008
Southern Ocean around Antarctica loaded with carbon dioxide

Human activity is the main culprit, according to researchers Southern Ocean is one of the...show full article

Friday Feb 08, 2008
Australia ends controversial immigration policy

SYDNEY (AFP) — Australia's widely criticised "Pacific Solution" policy of holding asylum seekers on...show full article