German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Wednesday said Europe should step up support for small island nations in the ...

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul is visiting the South Pacific island kingdom of Tonga on Wednesday against the backdrop of the increasing impact from climate change. While the United States, ...

Corals bleach in warm ocean waters, making them particularly vulnerable as global temperatures rise due to climate change. — © AFP Corals bleach in warm ocean ...

From the coral-covered coastlines of Tonga to the remote sandy atolls of Tuvalu, microscopic synthetic fibers are ...

The leaders of the Pacific Islands are forging a united front against President Donald Trump’s climate denialism and leading the world in the battle against the climate crisis. After Trump gave an ...

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The Solomon Islands, a group of nearly 1,000 islands and atolls in the South Pacific, are slowly being taken over by the sea, making this one of the important places to visit before they disappear. In ...

They watched climate change ravage their home countries as rich, polluting nations did nothing. Then they had an idea. Madeleine Lavemai, left, and Sulia Makasini were students from Tonga attending ...

Secretary-General António Guterres (fourth from left) poses for a group photo with world leaders in attendance at the UN Ocean Conference. Credit: UN Photo/Evan Schneider Last week, more than 60 world ...

OSLO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Small island states in the Pacific are opening a new front in the fight against rising seas, to secure rights to an ocean area bigger than the moon that is home to ...