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Thirty years ago, in 1992, two events occurred that changed my life—I published my first book on the “biodiversity crisis,” and nations convened in Rio at the Earth Summit to approve the UN Framework Conventions on climate and biodiversity.

Countries are failing to meet international targets to stop global forest loss and degradation by 2030, according to a report.

Commonwealth countries can find a balance between human progress and environmental protection. Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama made this call at the Commonwealth pavilion yesterday afternoon during the COP26 meeting.

Puna made the remarks at the High level launch of the ‘Third Because the Ocean Declaration’ that was held at the University of Edinburgh on Sunday, as part of the COP26 event. “We must maintain the health, productivity and resilience of our ocean and its ecosystems.

Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is the first country in the region to deposit its maritime boundaries baselines with the United Nations.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has pledged $2 billion in funding to help restore nature and transform food systems.

On November 2, 2021 at COP26 in Scotland, 127 countries signed the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use, which aims to end net forest loss by 2030. Those signatories account for about 90% of global tree cover and about 85% of the world’s primary tropical forests...

Fiji will be highlighting the nexus between oceans and climate change at COP26, and its impact on vulnerable coastal communities. Minister for Climate Change, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says they will also be re-looking at the Paris Rulebook, identifying specific areas that need urgent attention. 

The Pacific Islands are at the frontline of climate change. But as rising seas threaten their very existence, these tiny nation states will not be submerged without a fight. For decades this group has been the world’s moral conscience on climate change.