“The law of the sea basically colonized [Pacific peoples’] ocean,” said Frank Murphy, a resident of French Polynesia who ...

Around 14,500 years ago, toward the end of the last ice age, melting continental ice sheets drove a sudden and cataclysmic ...

The world is witnessing an unprecedented transformation— one driven not just by environmental factors but by extreme ...

The first World Day for Glaciers is less a celebration than a reckoning as years of record, rapid glacier retreat means many ...

The effects of climate change are evident all around us, but certain places are feeling the heat more than others. These ...

The 2024 Nauru-Australia Treaty focuses more on Australia’s own strategic objectives than helping Nauru develop sustainably.

Rising sea levels will directly change Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) together with territorial boundaries between countries ...

It is likely that this island nation will be the first country to disappear as a result of climate change. Tuvalu is the ...

Rising sea levels are a threat to coastal regions everywhere, but especially for islands. No example stands out more than the ...

Rising sea levels are a threat to coastal regions everywhere, but especially for islands. No example stands out more than the South Pacific nation of Tuvalu. However, Kathleen Schuster reports from ...

Pacific Island nations navigated natural disasters, political upheaval and great power rivalry while asserting their ...