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They’re one of the most damaging environmental forces on Earth. They’ve colonised pretty much every place humans have set foot on the planet. Yet you might not even know they exist. We’re talking about alien species.

The fracturing of Pacific regionalism after the withdrawal of five Micronesian states from the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) will not only affect cooperation within the Pacific region, but also the collaboration of the Pacific island countries (PICs) in international politics.

A new report paints a stark picture of the environment under relentless pressure. The Environment Ministry and Stats NZ today released Our Land 2021 - a look at land use and the state of the environment in recent decades.

Super high tides reaching 7 feet pushed inland at the end of March, again flooding coastal areas, homes and farms at low-lying areas. The flooding caused damage to properties, homes and producing farms.

The Minister of State for Overseas Development Aid and Diaspora, Colm Brophy TD, and Asian Development Bank (ADB) Vice President, Ahmed Saeed, today co-hosted a virtual consultation with leaders from the small island states of the Pacific aimed at preparing for a sustainable post COVID-19 recover

The Environment and Conservation Division with the support from the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) is continuing to monitor the Gold Ridge tailings Dam after water level rose to dangerous levels following heavy rainfall in recent weeks.

The Ministry of Waterways and Environment has lifted the Prohibition Notice for Lami based cement company, Tengy Cement Fiji however strict monitoring continues this week while the notice still remains for Pacific Cement Limited...The Ministry had earlier issued the notice to the two companies as

City Pharmacy Ltd (CPL) Group of companies presented K70,000 to the Port Moresby Nature Park on Thursday to support its efforts in conserving, preserving and protecting Papua New Guinea’s wildlife and flora.

...A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the U.S.

Pacific civil society groups have written to the British government seeking support on calls for an international deepsea mining moratorium.