Samoa is investing heavily to avoid the use of single-use plastics at the Pacific Games which starts this weekend.Click on the link below to read the full article.
No-one has lived on Henderson Island since the 15th century, but it has the highest density of plastic debris recorded anywhere in the world.
Microplastics are in our salt, our food, and in us. The Pacific Ocean garbage patch is over twice the size of Texas and eight million metric tons of plastics enter our ocean daily. Click on the link to read the full article.
Every year, 8 million tons of plastic flow into the ocean and break down into microplastics. Because many organisms eat them, microplastics have the potential to crash marine ecosystems and leach poisons into our seafood. Click on the link below to read the full article.
With Australia facing a knife-edge federal poll on May 18, plastic pollution has become an election issue...The Australian Marine Conservation Society is urging voters to consider environmental issues during coming elections. Click on the link below to read the full article.
Ra’ui; it is simply the prohibition of certain activities, in certain areas to allow those areas to find balance and replenish themselves again.
Earth Day is an important reminder of the need for a sustainable future and encourages people to show appreciation to the planet by making an effort to protect the environment and the ecosystems within it.
Oceans, which hold about 97 percent of our planet’s water, continue to undergo warming, pollution and species loss—ominous developments that explain the considerable amount of donor attention they receive. Click on the link below to read the full article.
Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology Dr Melchior Mataki says waste management in Solomon Islands really needs a lot of improvements. Click on the link below to read the full article.
Samoa Has Become The Latest Pacific Island Country To Enforce A Ban On Single-Use Plastics In A Bid To Address The Growing Issue Of Plastic Pollution. Click on the link below to read the full article.
