Tag: Pacific Ocean
2
Apr
Deep Sea Mining is Not Needed, Not Wanted, Not Consented!
The Ocean is the living blue heart of our planet. It is our common heritage, but also our common responsibility. We are its guardians. We recognize its significance and its essence as the basis of our Pacific identity and wellbeing. We Are the Ocean. In its preservation, we are preserved. For millennia, our ancestors have held this
21
Jul
WTO Fisheries Subsidies undermining Pacific sovereignty, food security and livelihood
By Adam Wolfenden This week members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) will be meeting to discuss rules for curbing fisheries subsidies that, if currently accepted, will undermine the sovereignty and control of Pacific Ocean resources by Pacific Island Countries. An outcome like what is being proposed will benefit those countries that have already built their fleet capacities, giving them