Unattended Burning Candles, Inoperable Fire-Detection System Caused $6.78M in...
Candles lit and left unattended in a yacht’s VIP suite caused a fire that resulted in the total loss of the $6.3M yacht and $480,000 in damage to a Miami marina and adjacent vessels, according to the...
View ArticleMore Than 100 Countries Call for Protecting at Least 30% of the Global Ocean...
The proposed 30 by 30 ocean target will help halt and reverse biodiversity loss and enhance climate change resilience.read more
View ArticleLoss of Picky-Eating Fish Threatens Coral Reef Food Webs
AUSTIN, Texas — Coral reefs all over the world, already threatened by rising temperatures brought about by climate change, also face serious challenges from the possibility of fish species extinctions....
View ArticleIAEA Holds First Meeting of International Task Force Set Up to Review Safety...
A Task Force established by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to review the safety of a planned release of water now stored at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant held its first...
View Article$6.36M supports Pacific climate change resilience
A program supporting communities in the Pacific region to become more resilient to the effects of climate change received a five-year, $6.36 million research grant from the National Oceanic and...
View ArticleGlobal tuna supply chain disrupted: New, sustainably-sourced product to line...
Pacific Island Tuna, a partnership between TNC and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, will soon begin supplying Walmart’s store brand canned tuna.read more
View ArticleSerco Announces New $33 Million U.S. Space Force Surveillance Systems Contract
Serco Inc., a provider of professional, technology, engineering, and management services, has been awarded the new Space Fence Operations and Maintenance contract by the United States Space Force Space...
View ArticleU.S., UK & Allies Commit to Shift Investment from Fossil Fuels to Renewable...
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – The United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Italy are among 20 countries that committed at the COP26 climate summit today to end overseas public financing for fossil fuel...
View ArticleAdvocacy groups welcome COP26 Clydebank Declaration for Clean Shipping, but...
Urgent action needed to mitigate the worst impacts of climate change, catalyze port energy transitions, and combat environmental injustices in port communities.read more
View ArticleLong-time Conservation Champion Noah Idechong joins The Nature Conservancy as...
Today, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) announced that Noah Idechong, a recognized leader in championing conservation in Palau and across the Pacific.read more
View ArticleDecision on aerosolised use of Central Nervous System-acting chemicals...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – 1 December 2021 – The Twenty-Sixth Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) today adopted a Decision titled “Understanding...
View ArticleU.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo Announces $5 Million in Economic...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo today announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding American Rescue Plan statewide planning grants to...
View ArticleImproving ocean data access for Indigenous coastal communities
Indigenous coastal communities have depended on ocean resources over millennia, but climate change is creating a more unpredictable ocean by influencing waves, sea level, temperature and other factors,...
View ArticleNew book on Switzerland as a maritime nation has Nautilus input
A panoramic view of the Swiss Port of Basel. Image: Getty Images A comprehensive new book on Switzerland's role as an important maritime nation contains a chapter on inland navigation with...
View ArticleWhite House Announces Nomination to Lead Insular and International Affairs at...
The White House today announced the intent to nominate Carmen G. Cantor to be Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs at the Department of the Interior. The nomination will now be...
View ArticleWFP and The University of the South Pacific join forces to boost market...
SUVA, Fiji: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and The University of the South Pacific (USP) have joined forces to strengthen local market monitoring capacities in Fiji and Samoa.Calais...
View ArticleAhead of UN conference on women, WRC calls on governments to uphold the...
New York, NY – Beginning today through March 25, 2022, the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will hold its 66 th session at United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York. The CSW is an...
View ArticleRoads Across Federated States of Micronesia set for Climate-Resilient Upgrade
WASHINGTON, March 27, 2022 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved US$35.25 million for a new project to improve the climate resilience of the Federated States of Micronesia’s...
View ArticleDepartment of Commerce Applauds Historic Signing of Declaration for the...
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Biden-Harris Administration joined 60 global partners in launching The Declaration for the Future of the Internet, recommitting to the vision of the...
View ArticleWorld Bank to Support Disaster Protection for Marshall Islands Urban Communities
New US$30 million project will improve climate resilience and safety of densely populated urban areas in the country.Calais Document Category: EnvironmentDisaster AccidentTopics: Urban...
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