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August 21, 2019

Pacific joins negotiations for new treaty on marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ)

United Nations, New York – As stewards of the largest ocean space on the Blue Planet, Pacific Islands Forum Member Countries believe that new treaty on […]

June 28, 2019

Pacific Officials Prepare for UN Negotiations on Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction

Suva, Fiji- Pacific Negotiators gathered at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat this week to strategise and prepare for the next phase of international negotiations on a […]

June 27, 2019

Pacific Officials Prepare for UN Negotiations on Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction

Pacific Negotiators gathered at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat this week to strategise and prepare for the next phase of international negotiations on a new legally […]

June 27, 2019

Pacific nations look to maintaining regional solidarity in BBNJ negotiations

As Pacific countries prepare for the second last round of negotiations in New York next month to formalise a new global treaty to govern the high […]

June 26, 2019

Pacific Islands Forum Negotiators meet to discuss new BBNJ Treaty

The first Forum Members Negotiators Meeting for new instrument on Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction started today at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat in Suva. The meeting […]

March 28, 2019

BBNJ Treaty Negotiations open in New York

New York, USA – Any new treaty to improve governance of the high seas must ensure healthy resilient Oceans and seas, promote greater coherence, and complement […]

March 27, 2019

BBNJ Treaty Negotiations open in New York

Any new treaty to improve governance of the high seas must ensure healthy resilient Oceans and seas, promote greater coherence, and complement the relevant existing instruments, […]

March 5, 2019

Tale of the Blue Pacific Continent

Indepth this month focuses on the address of the 2017 chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, Prime Minister of Samoa Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi at last December’s UNFCCC […]

February 13, 2019

If sea levels rise and Pacific nations go under water — what happens to maritime boundaries?

Rising seas, devastating cyclones, ferocious storm surges. Scientists have long predicted climate change could pose an existential threat to the tiny island nations which dot the […]