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Legal Analysis of the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change Obligations
Islands Business
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July 28, 2025
LESS than a month from the opening of the 2025 Rugby World Cup, Fiji and Samoa will represent the Pacific in the grandest occasion of international women’s rugby. Fron August 22 to September 27, rugby eyes will be on the World Cup hosted by...
Fiji calls out high polluters
FBC News
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July 26, 2025
Fiji is urging urgent global action following a landmark advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on climate change. The opinion, while not legally binding, offers crucial legal clarity for vulnerable countries, reinforcing that...
Diversity in Fiji’s Agroforests Makes for a More Nutritionally Diverse Food Supply
Technology Networks
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Register for free to listen to this article Thank you. Listen to this article using the player above. ✖ Want to listen to this article for FREE? Complete the form below to unlock access to ALL audio articles. Indigenous agroforests (food-producing...
Climate, gender in focus for World Bank in aid-reliant Pacific Islands
Yahoo News
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By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -The World Bank has maintained its focus on climate change and gender equality issues in the Pacific, managing director of operations Anna Bjerde said on a visit to Australia, even as its largest shareholder the...
Leadership (Fiji) Foundation welcomes Dr. Deepak Sharma and Jacqueline Hughes to its Board of Trustees
Fijivillage
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Leadership (Fiji) Foundation welcomes Dr. Deepak Sharma and Jacqueline Hughes to its Board of Trustees Leadership (Fiji) Foundation has appointed Dr. Deepak Sharma and Jacqueline Hughes as new members of its Board of Trustees. Leadership (Fiji)...
Building regional capacity through Pacific-led webinars on Nature-based Solutions
Pacific Community (SPC)
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From March to June 2025, the Pacific Community (SPC) led an eight-part regional webinar series on Nature-based Solutions through the Promoting Pacific Islands Nature-based solutions (PPIN) project. Across the Pacific, mangroves, forests, and coral...
Trump urges Israel to address ‘real starvation’
The Saturday Paper
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August 1, 2025
Great power rivalry Gaza: United States President Donald Trump has urged Israel to allow more aid into Gaza to stave off “real starvation” in the enclave, as Israel paused fighting and boosted aid flows amid an international outcry over the...
Climate crisis to legal battles
New Age Bangladesh
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| IUCN IN A quiet courtroom in the Hague, history stirred. A legal ripple, as gentle as a sigh from the Pacific, reached the shorelines of global governance. The International Court of Justice declared, in an advisory fashion though, that one...
New species in Fiji | Blue-spotted Maskray find a landmark discovery
The Fiji Times
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July 27, 2025
In a landmark discovery for marine science and conservation in the Pacific, researchers have officially identified a new species of blue-spotted maskray found only in Fiji. Named Neotrygon romeoi or the Fiji Maskray, this newly described ray not...
Fiji’s Institutions in Rapid Decline: Are We Witnessing a Quiet Capture by Ethnic or Tribal Power Structures? Senior positions are increasingly held by individuals from a narrow socio-ethnic band, overwhelmingly iTaukei
Fiji Leaks
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July 24, 2025
Fiji today finds itself in a deeply fragile political and institutional moment. The rule of law appears to be cracking under the weight of patronage, selective accountability, and administrative decay. Decisions that ought to be governed by...
Fijian music icon passes
Islands Business
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July 24, 2025
A groundbreaking scientific and conservation expedition is currently underway across Fiji’s expansive ocean territory aboard the research vessel Argo. This marks a defining step in the nation’s commitment to ocean protection and sustainable marine...
Fijian village of Nagigi adapts to rising seas and declining fish stocks with community-led solutions
The Economic Times
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July 24, 2025
Climate change threatens livelihoods in Nagigi villageNagigi village, located on Savusavu Bay in Vanua Levu, Fiji’s second-largest island, is facing direct impacts from climate change. With a population of 630, Nagigi relies heavily on marine...
Fiji hosts key regional meeting to safeguard seeds and strengthen food security in the Pacific
Pacific Community (SPC)
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The 2025 Biennial Meeting of the Pacific Agricultural Plant Genetic Resources Network (PAPGREN) is officially underway in Nadi, Fiji, bringing together representatives from 15 Pacific Island countries, regional technical experts, development...
FEATURE | Depth of vision – The Cammicks and the heart of Fiji’s reefs
The Fiji Times
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July 26, 2025
Fiji’s tourism industry has been graced by many dreamers, but few have shaped its course as profoundly as Ric and Dorothy Cammick. With a pioneering spirit, enduring grit, and infectious charisma, Ric remains not only a living legend, but a...
FEATURE | Constitutional roadblock, Fiji’s electoral reform myth, laid bare
The Fiji Times
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July 26, 2025
FIJIANS are currently experiencing an expensive and ill-considered Electoral Reform Commission process right on the heels of over $2 million already spent on the COI Inquiry. While the idea of electoral reform is not inherently flawed, as most...
'Act East Policy': India Sends Humanitarian Assistance Of 5 MT Black-Eyed Cowpea Seeds To Fiji
MENAFN
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July 26, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Central government, as part of its crucial 'Act East Policy', has sent humanitarian assistance of five metric tonnes of Black-eyed Cowpea Seeds to Fiji to assist the country in boosting its agricultural...
Fiji’s Nagigi Community Adapts to Climate Change Challenges
Times News Global
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July 24, 2025
NAGIGI, FIJI — In the village of Nagigi, the ocean is not just a resource, it is a part of the community’s identity. Recently, however, villagers have witnessed alarming changes in their marine environment. Rising tides are encroaching on land,...
ICJ ruling a victory for children, says Save the Children Fiji
The Fiji Times
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July 26, 2025
Save the Children Fiji has welcomed the landmark decision by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that has ruled that governments worldwide have legal obligations to intensify climate action, not only under environmental law but also under...
Fiji Red Cross Leads Youth in Peace & Climate Action
The Jet
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July 22, 2025
Fiji Red Cross, 21 Youth Build 120-Metre ‘Living Seawall’ with 100 Mangroves on Tavua Coast TAVUA, Fiji – 13 July 2025 – At dawn on 12 July, the Fiji Red Cross Society (FRCS) Tavua Branch joined forces with HWPL Global 11, the International Peace...
Tanoa Hotels Grows Mangrove Commitment
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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July 31, 2025
Tanoa Hotels has reaffirmed its dedication to coastal sustainability by planting 300 mangrove seedlings at Taiperia, Lautoka on Friday, 25th July 2025. This latest initiative brought the group’s total mangrove planting in the area to 1,200 since...