🚨Another UN report, another warning. The new UN #EmissionsGapReport shows we’re headed for up to 2.5°C of warming. At #COP30, leaders must show courage, phase out fossil fuels, and deliver climate justice. 1.5°C is still alive — if we fight for it. ➡️ https://t.co/DIdJRrapLX

Pacific civil society warns the WTO’s new fisheries subsidies deal unfairly burdens small-scale fishers while letting industrial fleets off the hook 🗣️“It treats everyone the same, regardless of their responsibility for the problem.” - @pangmedia https://t.co/AMtaWqZcGK

Recent analysis by @PriceofOil shows that since the Paris Agreement was adopted in 2015, just four Global North countries derailed potential for global progress in phasing out oil & gas by collectively increasing their production by nearly 40 percent between 2015 and 2024.

An animated short film that speaks to our Pacific ways of restoring, nurturing & guarding life through our kastom knowledge systems & practices. A personal tok-stori by master navigator, Sesario Sewralur. #RaisingPacificConsciousness #DefendTheDeep #ProtectOurOcean

Protests in #NewCaledonia over plans to relocate the country’s main domestic airport from the Nouméa suburb of Magenta. The plan to move local services to the international airport at Tontouta, more than 50km from the capital, will affect Kanak from the outlying Loyalty Islands.

At #UNGA80, PM Jeremiah Manele reaffirmed 🇸🇧’s commitment to protect our ocean with a #moratorium on #deepseamining, and called for a nuclear-free world, reminding all that the Pacific has been used to test weapons, store nuclear waste & discharge treated water.

The ICJ has spoken - and the law is on our side. @IlanaSeid of @AOSISChair lays out what the ruling means for small islands: ✅ 1.5°C is law ✅ Weak NDCs aren’t enough ✅ Justice is not optional ✅ SIDS sovereignty holds firm 🔗 https://t.co/uYG9Bk0Ila

During #UNOC3, @EUCourtPress backed deep-sea protection in a landmark ruling, reinforcing critical protections for vulnerable marine ecosystems in the Northeast Atlantic. DSCC reaction: https://t.co/zeS7BAyJk0 @SandrinePolti @ecologistas @Sciaena_NGO #DefendTheDeep

📢MEDIA RELEASE📢 CSOs welcome 🇵🇬 PM James Marape's announcement at #UNOC3 in 🇫🇷 to stop #DSM in PNG’s waters without robust science & proper environmental safeguards. Read full release: https://t.co/WqEyJzhpNv #UNOC2025 #UNOC3 #BanDeepSeaMining #PNG

In which Macron tells us that Pacific, Oceanian & Melanesian cultures "are not made for referendums" because they are "cultures of consultation" that don't deal well with clear yes or no. So now the issue is "culture" not ongoing FRENCH COLONIALISM. https://t.co/6P6QrTmNGc

Marshall Islands 🇲🇭 calls for a moratorium on #DeepSeaMining at #UNOC3, becoming the 35th country to join the growing and diverse coalition for ocean protection and sustainable management over exploitation and plunder.

A French court has allowed Frederique Muliava to return to Noumea, after nearly a year of detention, then house, arrest, in Riom, France. Muliava, former chief staffer to the Speaker of the #NewCaledonia Congress, was sent to pre-trial detention in France after the 2024 conflict.

Admirable solidarity for #Palestine in #Indonesia, but what about Jakarta's own in indigenous anti-colonial struggle on its own doorstep which it ruthlessly tries to crush - West Papua? Papua merdeka!

1/ If you're in Venice, Italy anytime soon, come by @la_Biennale and visit OCEANIC REFRACTIONS in the Corderie, Arsenale (Section Naturale). On view until 23 November, it is a space for visitors to rest, reorient, listen, and immerse themselves in Oceanic soundscapes from 🇫🇯🇰🇮🇵🇬.

🧵"For thousands of years, indigenous people have stewarded and protected the environment. Policies and decision-making processes must center and incorporate Indigenous knowledge as a vital and equal source of wisdom." Laisa Nainoka, PANG Oceans Campaigner #ProtectOurOceans

📢 POLICY BRIEF LAUNCH📢 In partnership with @DAWNfeminist, our new policy brief: Peace Under-Sea Siege: How ‘Defense’ Critical Minerals Could Pull the Trigger to Mine the Ocean Floor? is out now. Full brief is accessible here: https://t.co/sDYjkIWsj1 #DefendTheDeep #BanDSM

𝙊𝒄𝙚𝒂𝙣𝒊𝙖 𝘾𝒖𝙧𝒓𝙚𝒏𝙩𝒔 Episode 13: “𝐺𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑂𝑐𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑎: 𝑃𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐 𝐼𝑠𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑠’ 𝑆𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑛 𝐸𝑟𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝐺𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑃𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛”

Emmanuel Macron: "We need to strenghten our friendship with Captain Ibrahim Traore, President of Burkina Faso, as we convince him to allow our Military bases in his country" Ibrahim Traore: "But you're already friends with USA, Britain, Brazil, Canada. Do you have any Military

Mereana Reid Arbelot, a deputy for Mā’ohi Nui #FrenchPolynesia in the French National Assembly, heads a parliamentary commission of inquiry into the consequences of French nuclear testing. This week, she leads a delegation to Papeete to gather testimony from nuclear survivors.

No deal this week on a new political statute for #NewCaledonia as French Overseas Minister Manuel Valls flies home to Paris. But after 3 days of tripartite talks, Valls issued an options paper to summarise government perspectives on areas of convergence.