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Committee must take this step to preserve and protect its biodiversity and marine resources
The Fiji Times
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March 29, 2025
FIJI is on track to ratify the Biodiversity beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) agreement, considered the most important ocean agreement to be adopted in the last 25 years. The agreement has 112 signatories, however, only 21 countries have...
Palau makes a Splash at Boot 2025 as European visitor arrivals near Pre-Pandemic Levels
Island Times
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February 7, 2025
January 18-26, 2025 Düsseldorf, Germany- The Palau Visitors Authority (PVA) returns to Boot Düsseldorf 2025, the world’s largest exhibition for yachting, diving, stand-up paddling, and other watersports to promote Palau as a premier destination...
Palau calls on China, India to lead Climate efforts after U.S. Paris Agreement exit
Island Times
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February 7, 2025
KOROR, Palau — The United States’ withdrawal from the Paris Agreement presents an opportunity for other nations to take the lead in global climate action, Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. said. “I think what is more important now is that the...
It’s raining global awards for PM Modi. He’s bagged 13 in 3rd term alone, a whopping 27 since 2014
The Print
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July 10, 2025
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with his 27th international honour Wednesday—the “Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis”—during his visit to Namibia. This is the fourth award he has received in the past week, and...
FAO and BOA kick-start Palau Agritourism Project
Island Times
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March 28, 2025
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Bureau of Agriculture (BOA) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and the Environment held a series of workshops early last week to support women groups and livestock...
The UN in RMI, the nuclear legacy, climate justice and the way forward
Pacific News Service
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A year ago, on 1st October 2021, UN Secretary-General António Guterres appointed the first Resident Coordinator Micronesia, Jaap van Hierden, to head the UN’s newest Multi-Country Resident Coordinator’s Office. Based in the Federated States of...
Sustainable Diving - Palau’s role in ocean conservation
Stars and Stripes - Washington D.C
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(Photo courtesy of Fish ’n Fins) Introduction Palau is not just a tropical paradise; it is a beacon of hope for marine conservation. This small island nation, located in the Pacific Ocean, has made waves globally for its groundbreaking initiatives...
Iraqi school's plan to save water among Zayed Sustainability Prize winners
The National News
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Back row, left to right: Siaosi Sovaleni, Prime Minister of Tonga, Aziz Akhannouch, Prime Minister of Morocco, Wavil Ramkalawan, President of Seychelles, Hakainde Hichilema, President of Zambia, Surangel Whipps, President of Palau, Nana...
Japan risks its reputation in Oceania with Fukushima discharge
Pacific News Service
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A rollcall of Pacific Island nations have very different views on the release of treated radioactive wastewater. By Derek Grossman Japan’s decision last month to begin discharging treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean from its...
DoD team meets with Palau leaders; provides updates on design of Malakal Wharf improvement project
DVIDS - Georgia
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March 21, 2025
KOROR, Palau – A Department of Defense (DoD) design team, consisting of representatives from Joint Task Force-Micronesia (JTF-M) and Naval Facilities Engineering and Systems Command (NAVFAC) Marianas, hosted a two-day meeting in Koror State in the...
Palau launches hi-tech mission to preserve Pacific’s oldest monuments
Samoa News
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January 27, 2025
Ngerulmud, PALAU — A two thousand, four hundred-year-old (2,400) earthworks has been revealed as predating stone moai statues of Rapa Nui and megalithic Nan Madol in Micronesia. Palauan tourism official Lelly Obakerbau shakes her head and motions...
Palau’s Battle Against Cancer:
Island Times
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January 31, 2025
Cancer is more than a medical diagnosis—it is a deeply personal battle affecting individuals, families, and the nation as a whole. Behind every cancer diagnosis lies a unique story of pain, healing, grief, resilience, and love. In the Republic of...
Initiative prioritises athlete safety
The National
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ATHLETE safety and wellbeing are taking centre stage at this year’s Pacific Mini Games in Palau, with the groundbreaking introduction of dedicated safeguarding officers embedded in every national team for the first time. Thanks to the leadership...
PH, Palau sign deal on trade, fisheries
Manila Standard
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March 16, 2025
The Philippines and Palau signed a landmark agreement to promote sustainable fisheries, boost trade and investment and enhance technical cooperation. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources...
Coral adaptation unlikely to keep up with global warming
Scimex Newsfeed
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November 28, 2024
From: The University of Queensland Coral adaptation to global warming will likely be overwhelmed without rapid reductions in global greenhouse gasses, according to an international team of scientists. Professor Peter Mumby from The University of...
EU Ambassador highlights strengthened ties with Palau, Eyes Trade and Climate Cooperation
Island Times
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March 21, 2025
KOROR, Palau — European Union (EU) Ambassador Barbara Plinkert reaffirmed the EU’s commitment to strengthening cooperation with Palau, focusing on climate action, ocean governance, economic development, and trade relations during her official...
PICRC partners with Pacific RISA to implement climate change adaptation in Palau
Island Times
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March 21, 2025
The Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) has signed a project award of $269,535 funded by the US Department of Commerce: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), under the project titled, “Supporting WMO Region V and the...
Palau’s hi-tech mission to preserve Pacific’s oldest monuments
RNZ
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January 23, 2025
By Harry Pearl, Benar News An aerial view of Ouballang terrace, the largest of a series of ancient man-made earthworks spread across Aimeliik state in Palau on Nov. 29, 2024. Photo: Rivers Reklai/BenarNews 2,400-year-old earthworks revealed as...
The Pacific diving paradise of Palau wants travelers to explore its cultural depths, too
Chicago Tribune - Illinois
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March 19, 2025
KOROR, Palau — While researching an upcoming trip to Palau, a tiny island nation dotting Micronesia’s western edge, I found endless information about its famed mushroom-shaped Rock Islands and spectacular diving sites, including over 50 World War...
Coral adaptation unlikely to keep pace with global warming
ScienceDaily
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November 29, 2024
Coral adaptation to ocean warming and marine heatwaves will likely be overwhelmed without rapid reductions of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to an international team of scientists. Their study, led by Dr. Liam Lachs of Newcastle...