Aid in reverse: how poor countries develop rich countries
Jason Hickel New research shows that developing countries send trillions of dollars more to the west than the other way […]
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For Pacific Island States, Climate Change Is an Existential Threat
U.S. withdrawal from the Paris agreement is deeply concerning to leaders in the Pacific. By Grant Wyeth The decision by President
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Genetic ‘trace’ in Papuan genomes suggests two expansions out of Africa
Date:September 21, 2016 Source: University of Cambridge Summary: A new study of human genomic diversity suggests there may have in
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‘Small and Far’: Pacific Island States Gather at Annual Forum
The 16 states are meeting this week to discuss regional challenges, particularly climate change. Source: https://thediplomat.com/, By Grant Wyeth The 47th Pacific
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Blackbirding’s dark secrets revealed
Indira Stewart – indira.stewart@radionz.co.nz More than 150 years on, many descendants of the victims of blackbirders still don’t know about the
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Indonesia’s Salim Group linked to ‘secret’ palm oil concessions in West Papua
The conglomerate appears to be concealing its involvement in the heavily forested region through offshore mechanisms. One of Indonesia’s largest conglomerates,
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Five Pacific islands lost to rising seas as climate change hits
Six more islands have large swaths of land, and villages, washed into sea as coastline of Solomon Islands eroded and
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Sea levels set to ‘rise far more rapidly than expected’
New research factors in collapsing Antarctic ice sheet that could double the sea-level rise to two metres by 2100 if
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Cyclone Winston Wreaks Havoc on Fiji
It was one of the South Pacific’s fiercest storms on record. Source: https://thediplomat.com/ , By Catherine Putz Cyclone Winston, which made
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Green growth, activism & Pacific regionalism – in conversation with Fe’iloakitau Kaho Tevi
Tess Newton Cain, Feiloakitau Kaho Tevi To reboot Pacific Conversations, Tess recently met with Fei Tevi over coffee in Port Vila.