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Sandra (Sandy) Frederick
Idaho Mountain Express
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January 22, 1940—June, 21, 2025 Sandra (Sandy) Frederick passed away peacefully on June 21 at the age of 85 in Monroe, Washington. She was a wonderful mom, grandma and friend to many and will be deeply missed by all who knew her. She is survived...
UN rights body appoints Tuvalu negotiator as climate change expert
Pacific News Service
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The UN top rights body appointed an expert on climate change and human rights for the first time on Friday, a move that is expected to embolden environmental defenders and provide more support for victims of extreme weather. The new Special...
Tuvalu PM urges Pacific Men to address gender inequality in Climate…
Pacific News Service
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Tuvalu Prime Minister and Minister of Gender Equity and Women Empowerment, Feleti Teo has called on Pacific men call to actively engage in addressing the challenges faced by women and girls in the region. Speaking at the 8th Pacific Women...
Pacific Women Triennial Conference 2024 – Gender Responsive Climate Justice
Pacific Community (SPC)
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“We need to break and build, we need to make sure that we are brave about what we throw away.” With a spirited call to action, Noelene Nabuvilou – Executive Director of Diverse Voices and Action (DIVA) for Equality, among other movement roles –...
New IUCN report identifies challenges and opportunities for Natural World Heritage in Oceania…
IUCN
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Out of a total of over 1200 World Heritage sites, there are only 6 natural and mixed sites within the 23 Pacific Island Countries and Territories, including the largest lake in the insular Pacific, an oceanic wilderness, and a maze of green...
‘Saving Walden’s World’ looks at 3 societies believed sustainable and fair
The Portland Press Herald - Maine
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July 22, 2024
After MIFF comes MOFF. With the Maine International Film Festival having just wrapped its 27th annual gift of cinematic wonders, the Maine Outdoor Film Festival (MOFF) opens this week (July 24-28) with a whole new crop of features and shorts from...
Fear and speculation mount after another tanker is hit by unexplained blast
Lloyd's List
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INSIDE the flooded engine room of Vilamoura (IMO: 9529293), crew members have documented several shrapnel holes left in the deck after an explosion ripped through the tanker on Friday. The blast left the suezmax, operated by George Economou’s TMS...
United States: SEC reconsiders foreign private issuer framework
Lexology
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In brief The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") recently published a concept release soliciting public comment on a new definition of foreign private issuer ("FPI"). The release reviews the background and regulatory purposes...
Helen Clark warns in new Pacific book renewed nuclear tensions pose ‘existential threat to humanity’
The Daily Blog
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June 29, 2025
David Robie also blogs at Café Pacific From: Asia Pacific Report Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark has warned the country needs to maintain its nuclear-free policy as a “fundamental tenet” of its independent foreign policy in the face...
TNC and PICRC expand coral protection efforts to Yap
Marianas Variety
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(TNC) — From June 3-7, staff from The Nature Conservancy Micronesia and Polynesia, and the Palau International Coral Reef Center or PICRC visited Yap State in the Federated States of Micronesia to kick off a new collaboration focused on protecting...
Building strong fiscal foundations
Island Times
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June 27, 2025
By Ibrahim Chowdhury, Anders Hjorth Agerskov, Ekaterine T. Vashakmadze, Christopher Wong SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, 24 JUNE 2025 (WORLD BANK) —In January 2022, the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai erupted, causing a tsunami that devastated...
Oil tanker explosion off Libya: Russian port stops raise strategic concerns
Tunisie Numerique
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June 30, 2025
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp An oil tanker carrying nearly one million barrels of crude oil was rocked by an explosion on Friday, June 27, 2025, about 80 nautical miles off the coast of Libya, according to maritime security firm Vanguard....
Letters to the Editor | June 20, 2025
The Fiji Times
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June 19, 2025
Strong finish! The historic first Women in Media (WiM) conference ended on a high note at the Grand Pacific Hotel (GPH) in Suva. A strong call was made for regional collaboration, inclusive partnerships, and sustainable funding support for...
1M barrel tanker explodes off Libyan coast
Shafaq News
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2025-06-30T15:46:07+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News - Tripoli An explosion struck the oil tanker Vilamoura off the coast of Libya while it was carrying around one million barrels of crude, according to operator TMS Tankers. The...
Clark warns in new Pacific book renewed nuclear tensions pose ‘existential threat to humanity’
Asia Pacific Report
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June 29, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark has warned the country needs to maintain its nuclear-free policy as a “fundamental tenet” of its independent foreign policy in the face of gathering global storm clouds. Writing in...
Tanzania Champions Aquatic Foods at UN Ocean Conference in Nice
Inter Press Service
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June 17, 2025
Africa, Climate Action, Climate Change, Conferences, Editors' Choice, Environment, Europe, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition, Food Sustainability, Global, Headlines, Ocean Health, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva...
Pacific Islands News Roundup – June 20 – June 26, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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June 28, 2025
Editor’s Note: We are undergoing a web host migration process and may need to make necessary modifications to our format and frequency over the next several weeks. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Political Leadership and Regionalism,...
San Antonio educator sets sail on deep sea expedition to inspire students in STEM
KENS - Texas
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June 9, 2025
San Antonio STEM educator Giselle De Leon will join a mission to map and study unexplored marine environments around the Marshall Islands. SAN ANTONIO — A San Antonio STEM educator is embarking on a groundbreaking journey, sailing across the...
What could a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty look like?
Climate Home News
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June 17, 2025
The 2015 Paris Agreement to tackle climate change famously does not name the controversial root cause of the very problem it is intended to solve: fossil fuels. In the year of its 10th anniversary, Gillian Cooper, political director of the Fossil...
Pacific Economic Update: Slowing Growth Highlights Need for More Inclusive Workforce
Odisha Diary
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June 17, 2025
HONIARA, June 17, 2025 — Economic growth is slowing across the Pacific as countries face weak global growth, natural hazards and climate related shocks. The World Bank’s flagship Pacific Economic Update, released today in Honiara, projects...