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Indigenous Carbon Industry Network sends first delegation to UN climate talks
The Indigenous Carbon Industry Network has sent its first-ever delegation to the...
Giovanni Torre 9 Nov 2026
Australia cannot 'credibly lead' COP31 without reform, academics warn
Australia cannot "credibly lead on climate abroad" or protect regional security...
Pacific islands push for seat on UN security council
Pacific countries are gathering worldwide support for a permanent but rotating s...
Andrew Mathieson 2 Nov 2026
From diesel to solar: First Nations lead the switch
With thousands of kilometres of power transition lines needed across the Austral...
Jarred Cross 27 Oct 2026
Fijian village's shoreline strengthened as erosion threatens homes
A seawall completed at Saolo Village in Fiji is helping protect homes, drinking...
Joseph Guenzler 26 Oct 2026
World's first global Indigenous clean energy fund makes a commitment to Country

Four Directions Fund (4DF), the world's first global Indigenous clean energy fund, announced on Tuesday on the main stage of Global Citizen NOW: Perth a commitment to work in partnership with the Firs...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 20, 2026
World Bank Group report warns billions needed to climate-proof Fiji's future

Fiji's government faces the challenge of raising billions of dollars for strengthening its resilience against climate change if it is to avoid pushing public debts into unsustainable levels, a new rep...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 20, 2026
Solomon Islands' first weather radar on track for completion in 2026

Solomon Islands' first weather radar is expected to begin operating by the end of 2026, giving forecasters new tools to track approaching storms and issue earlier warnings.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 15, 2026
'Long memory': Pacific faces decades of global warming

The Pacific Ocean could feel the effects of global warming for centuries after the world reaches net-zero emissions, a study has found, due to its "long memory".

Pacific leaders call for stronger health systems as climate risks grow

Pacific community leaders have set out six climate and health priorities ahead of COP31, calling for funding to reach grassroots communities and action to protect health, culture and ancestral lands.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 9, 2026
Tuvalu’s fight to stay echoes across the seas

Tuvalu has been raising land to protect its communities from rising seas, as new research warns sea levels will continue climbing even if global temperatures eventually fall.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 8, 2026
Weather resistant: $3m fund to protect Pacific projects

Australia will spend $3 million to buffer Pacific nations against the devastating effects of climate change as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese calls on more nations to help the region.

Pacific can't be a 'sacrifice zone', as advocates urge action to end fossil fuels era

The Pacific cannot be a "sacrifice zone" for the impacts of climate change, Indigenous leaders have told political leaders and dignitaries at a climate summit in Fiji.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 7, 2026
Lead the room in Antalya: why Australia should own loss, damage and adaptation finance at COP31

Australia should use its COP31 presidency of negotiations to continue to lead on loss and damage and adaptation finance, starting with our own front line in the Torres Strait.

What the world can learn from the Pacific

Many of the challenges Pacific peoples have navigated for generations are now becoming global challenges. As the world confronts climate change, environmental degradation, food insecurity and growing...

$3 million backs First Nations-led research putting Country at the heart of health

A 100 per cent First Nations research team will lead a new $3 million national project examining how climate change is affecting Country and the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Is...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Oct 5, 2026
Australia to face Pacific heat on fossil fuels at climate talks

Australia's climate credentials will face renewed scrutiny at an international summit in Fiji as the federal government considers approval for a major coal mine expansion.

Climate change legal precedents begin to unravel Pacific culture's emerging rights

Rising seas and environmental degradation are disrupting traditional Pacific practices, eroding Indigenous cultural connections and severing their relationships with ancestral lands and oceans accordi...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 28, 2026
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