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Global Times: How China-PICs climate cooperation implements GGI to bridge North-South development gap

Beijing, China, Sept. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A refreshing early autumn breeze arrives as expected in September. Inside a classroom in Liaocheng, East China's Shandong Province, a miniature "United Nations" has taken shape. From Samoa in the...

WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies enters into force

The Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies is the WTO's first multilateral agreement with environmental sustainability at its core. It prohibits government support to illegal fishing activities and overexploitation of stocks, contributing to the...

TMC and Tonga Announce Updated Sponsorship Agreement for Tonga Offshore Mining Ltd (TOML)

The Kingdom of Tonga and TMC’s subsidiary, Tonga Offshore Mining Ltd (TOML), signed a revised Sponsorship Agreement, updating the terms of their agreement signed in 2021 The Government of the Kingdom of Tonga welcomes the new agreement which will...

Samoa Legally Protects 30% and Sustainably Manages 100% of its Ocean

Samoa becomes one of the first Pacific nations to legally protect 30% of its ocean, ahead of the 2025 UN Ocean Conference. APIA, CA, UNITED STATES, June 13, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Samoa became one of the first Pacific Island nations to adopt...

Experts: Tonga Volcano Eruption Triggers Unprecedented Climate Impacts

(MENAFN) The 2022 Hunga volcano eruption in Tonga unleashed an extraordinary steam plume, causing unprecedented climate effects, primarily driven by water vapor rather than sulfur, according to New Zealand and Tongan scientists. In a collaborative...

Panama to Host International Forum for Public-Private-Philanthropic Partnerships Alongside UNFCCC Global Climate Week

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA, March 17, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Panama, PVBLIC Foundation, and Global Resilience Partners proudly announce the Nature Summit – an exclusive, high-level forum bringing...

RexoSwap Promotes Bitcoin Payment Pilot in Tonga, Strengthening Global Compliance Development

New York, Jan. 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Recently, the leading digital asset trading platform RexoSwap announced its formal support for Tonga's Bitcoin payment pilot project, helping the country establish a more modern digital payment...

Critical Minerals Market Expected to Reach $586 Billion by 2032 as Demand Grows for Supply of Essential Minerals

PALM BEACH, Fla., Sept. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FN Media Group News Commentary - Industry experts project that the global critical minerals market will continue maintaining substantial growth as it has in recent years. The global critical...

DOH REPORTS 13TH TRAVEL-RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE OF 2025

Posted on Sep 9, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has identified a new travel-related case of dengue virus on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of dengue cases to 13 in the state in 2025 (one on Maui, 12 on Oʻahu)....

ADB, Solomon Islands, Tonga Sign Agreements for Sustainable Energy Transition Projects at COP29

BAKU, AZERBAIJAN (20 November 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the governments of Solomon Islands and Tonga have signed grant and loan agreements for energy projects on the sidelines of COP29. The ADB-supported projects will help the...

Role of Indigenous communities recognised at world’s first-ever ‘nature positive’ summit

08 October 2024, Sydney, Australia - The critical role of Indigenous peoples in addressing the triple planetary crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and plastic pollution was recognised at the inaugural Global Nature Positive Summit (GNPS)...

LEAP, globally popular software for energy, climate mitigation, and air pollution planning, to be offered free to an additional 54 countries

Screenshot from LEAP: Emissions variations by location. The countries eligible for free LEAP licenses now include all upper-middle-countries and most Small Island Developing States (SIDS), making the tool freely available to governments,...

Arrival of African Tulip Beetles in Tonga for Natural Enemies - Natural Solutions Programme

8 October 2024, Tongatapu, Tonga - The African tulip tree (Spathodea campanulata) is recognised as one of the world’s 100 worst invasive alien species and ranks among the top 30 terrestrial invasive plants. Initially introduced to many Pacific...

Call for Applications: UNITAR Women’s Leadership in Disaster Risk Reduction for World Tsunami Awareness Day 2025

The programme is open to motivated people living in or from Pacific Island countries and territories or the Asia-Pacific, who are: An adult of 18 years or older Eager to learn about the leadership skills required for disaster risk reduction...

The Metals Company Announces Second Quarter 2025 Corporate Update

NEW YORK, Aug. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC”, the “Company” or “we”), a leading developer of the world’s largest estimated undeveloped resource of critical metals essential to energy, defense,...

DOH REPORTS 12TH TRAVEL-RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE OF 2025

Posted on Aug 12, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a new travel-related case of dengue virus on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of dengue cases to 12 in the state in 2025 (one on Maui, 11 on Oʻahu)....

DOH REPORTS 11TH TRAVEL RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE OF 2025

Posted on Aug 6, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a new travel-related case of dengue virus on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of dengue cases to 11 in the state in 2025 (one on Maui, 10 on Oʻahu)....

DOH REPORTS 10TH TRAVEL-RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE OF 2025

Posted on Aug 1, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a new travel-related case of dengue virus on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of dengue cases to 10 in the state in 2025 (one on Maui, nine on...

Rescued Circus Lions’ New Life in South Africa

LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, June 6, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- After more than a decade in a tiny, bare circus cage in France, lions Goliath and Coralie today stepped out into the land of their ancestors at the Animal Defenders International...

SPREP’s Fourth Executive Board Meeting ends on a high

Island and Ocean Ecosystems Climate Change Resilience Environmental Monitoring and Governance Waste Management and Pollution Control General News 6 September 2024, Apia Samoa - The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme’s...