Tipping points are critical points in a situation, process, or system after which a "significant and often unstoppable effect or change takes place." Passing tipping points in human societies can lead to both desirable and undesirable outcomes.Click on the link below to read the full article
Fiji"s famous traditional canoe, the Uto ni Yalo concluded a seven-day voyage visiting communities in the marine managed Vatu-i-Ra seascape.Click on thel link below to read the full story.
Lizbeth Cullity, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative - Statement at Media Workshop, Vailima, Samoa.I am delighted to be invited to speak about the Sustainable Development Goals and the Pacific"s commitment to a Blue Economy at this Regional Media Workshop. The recen
Dame Meg Taylor, Secretary General, Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat - Statement at Media Workshop, Vailima, Samoa.I would like to extend a very warm welcome to you all.
Leaders from across the Pacific are meeting in Apia, Samoa, this week to discuss the future of the region"s oceans.Click on the link below to read the full story.
One of our strengths is our shared Pacific Ocean. For many countries and regions of the world, the ocean may be of marginal importance to their political and developmental ambitions.
UN General Assembly President Peter Thomson called on society to save the health of the ocean through seven specific actions.Click on the link below to read the full story.
World famous French explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau was in Fiji recently to discuss ideas with the Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama, on the conservation of our oceans.
The concept of Blue Pacific was one of the major topics discussed at the two-day 2017 Forum Officials Committee meeting pre-forum session earlier in the week in Suva.
Partnership is one of the cornerstones for successfully implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Click on the link below to read the full story.
