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'Act responsibly for humankind' — Palau president on deep sea mining
Samoa News
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June 10, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Palau's president says the US to fast-track deep sea mining is not a good idea. Deep sea mining frontrunner The Metals Company (TMC) has since confirmed it will not apply for a mining license through the International...
Blue NDC Challenge launched in Nice to make oceans central to global climate plans
Monaco Life
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June 10, 2025
A major new initiative placing the ocean at the heart of global climate strategy was launched on the opening day of the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, as Brazil and France unveiled the Blue NDC Challenge. The campaign, backed by an initial group of...
UNOC3: Brazil and France launch initiative to encourage ocean-focused action in national climate plans ahead of UNFCCC COP 30, six countries join
Down to Earth
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Brazil and France have launched a new initiative to bring oceans to the heart of climate action at the third instalment of the United Ocean Conference (UNOC3) being held in Nice, France, between June 9 and June 13, 2025. The ‘Blue NDC Challenge’...
PM meets with President of Palau on UNOC3 sidelines
VietnamPlus
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June 10, 2025
Nice (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held a bilateral meeting with President of Palau Surangel Whipps Jr. in Nice, France on June 9 (local time) on the sidelines of the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3). PM Chinh affirmed that...
Young Palauan Scientist earns Ph.D., advances sustainable Microalgae Research
Island Times
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June 10, 2025
By: Eustoria Marie Borja BALTIMORE, Md. (May 30, 2025) — Kyarii Ramarui, a young scientist from Palau, has made history in her field, earning a Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Molecular Science and Technology from the University of Maryland...
RELEASE: Brazil and France Launch New Global Challenge to Put the Ocean at the Center of Climate Action
World Resources Institute
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Eight inaugural countries already committed to challenge Nice, France (June 9, 2025) - Today at the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC), Brazil and France launched a landmark international initiative to dramatically scale up ocean-focused climate action....
Whipps challenges high-income classification, calls for Global Support in Climate Crisis
Island Times
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June 10, 2025
GENEVA (AP) — Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. delivered an address at a United Nations dialogue on disaster risk reduction, highlighting the existential threats facing his Pacific nation and condemning the “profound injustice” of Palau being...
Security support for Mini Games as Team Palau confirmed
RNZ
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June 9, 2025
Team Palau welcomed at the opening ceremony of the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara. 19 November 2023 Photo: RNZ Pacific/Junior Maealasia A team of regional police officers will assist Palau police during the Pacific Mini Games, which the country...
Saipan hosts concurrent environmental events
Marianas Variety
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THE 2nd CNMI Green Growth Convening and the 32nd Pacific Islands Environmental Training Symposium or PIETS were two environment-focused events held concurrently at the Crowne Plaza Resort on Monday, June 9. The PIETS was organized by the CNMI...
'Act responsibly for humankind' - Palau president on deep sea mining order
RNZ
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June 8, 2025
Surangel Whipps Jr, left, wants US President-elect Donald Trump to see firsthand the impacts of climate change. Photo: RNZ Pacific / PICRC Palau's president says the US order to fast-track deep sea mining is not a good idea. Deep sea mining...
What it’s like visiting Palau in Micronesia
The New Zealand Herald
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June 7, 2025
You’d be forgiven for wondering where exactly Palau is on the map. In the western Pacific Ocean region of Micronesia, Palau’s 340 islands are located 1500km to the east of the Philippines and about 2000km north of Papua New Guinea. With a...
It’s not all about the animals. San Diego Zoo, Safari Park win prestigious botanic gardens award.
The San Diego Union-Tribune - California
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July 6, 2025
While the San Diego Zoo and Safari Park are best known for rare and endangered animals such as giant pandas, koalas and California condors, all that green and flowering stuff found around the parks’ combined 1,900 acres also has won accolades. The...
In Pacific island societies, sharing isn’t just a nice gesture; it’s a moral obligation
The Pacific Island Times
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July 3, 2025
Microwaves By Jack Niedenthal Majuro—In the island societies of the northern Pacific—namely the Marshall Islands, Palau and the Federated States of Micronesia—sharing is not merely a practice; it is a foundational element of our cultures, an...
Project supporting the PNMS ends successfully
Island Times
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July 4, 2025
Koror, Palau: A national project to strengthen management efforts for the Palau National Marine Sanctuary (PNMS) has successfully concluded after four years and $1.8 million in support of fisheries management, enforcement & surveillance, and...
From tuna to treaty: Pacific powers push ocean agenda
Pacific Media Network
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Pacific leaders continue to push for more investment, stronger political will, and recognition of traditional knowledge to protect the region’s ocean future. The United Nations’ Ocean Conference (UNOC), held every three years, reviews...
Police are investigating an illegal bike race that is speeding through Barcelona.
Ara
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July 4, 2025
BarcelonaBarcelona has been the scene of an illegal race. According to a video shared on social media by one of the participants, around thirty suicide cyclists rode down Avinguda Diagonal from end to end on June 21st. The route began at the Palau...
PICRC launches new student program on building underwater robots
Island Times
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July 4, 2025
A new student program at the Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) offered an exciting hands-on learning experience for 16 students from grades 8 and 9. The STEM Summer Camp, held from June 16-20, was conducted in partnership with Palau...
Pacific airlines team up for pilot cadetships, four countries sign new trade and healthy food deal
The New Zealand Herald
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July 4, 2025
The airlines said the programme would include “rigorous training, structured mentorship, and professional development to produce a pilot workforce trained to operate in complex and remote Pacific environments”. The two airlines said they would...
PHS earns full six-year Accreditation from WASC
Island Times
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July 4, 2025
Koror, Palau — Palau High School has proudly secured a full six-year accreditation from the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACS WASC), reaffirming the school’s commitment to academic excellence and...
Welcome, $100 please: The countries with the weirdest entry requirements
WAtoday
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July 3, 2025
Sign a climate pledge: Palau For understandable reasons, tiny island nations tend to take sustainability seriously. But in 2017, the Micronesian nation of Palau (population 18,000) took things one step further by requiring all international...