Mackenzie Smith

The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat says it will meet with the World Intellectual Property Office in Geneva later this month in a bid to secure international legal protections for kava.

Micronesian leaders have warned that delays in funding from the United States are putting them at risk of exploitation by other countries.

Pacific fisheries experts hope new research will encourage governments to invest more in monitoring illegal and unregulated fishing.

Recent investigations reveal how Beijing has been looking to increase its influence in the Pacific by using political pressure and funding to capture local elites and media, with questions raised around the independence of outlets that have cut deals with China.