(MENAFN) Australia has committed to a US$1.6 billion payment over the next 30 years to relocate hundreds of migrants to the remote Pacific island of Nauru, according to government officials who disclosed financial details of a previously...
The Kingdom of Tonga and TMC’s subsidiary, Tonga Offshore Mining Ltd (TOML), signed a revised Sponsorship Agreement, updating the terms of their agreement signed in 2021 The Government of the Kingdom of Tonga welcomes the new agreement which will...
In a landmark move to safeguard its cultural and natural heritage, Nauru held its first national consultation meeting on the World Heritage Convention with the support of UNESCO. A dynamic interactive session on 23 May 2025 brought together...
The Government of Nauru and TMC’s subsidiary, Nauru Ocean Resources Inc. (NORI), signed a revised Sponsorship Agreement updating the terms of their agreement signed in 2017 The President of Nauru welcomes the new agreement which will ensure that...
Following last week’s Executive Order, ‘Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources’, TMC USA has submitted applications to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for two exploration licenses and one...
Following successful mining tests by U.S. consortia and pioneering environmental impact assessment by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) in the 1970s, the United States Congress passed...
PALM BEACH, Fla., March 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FN Media Group News Commentary - The mining industry's increasing focus on sustainability and responsible practices is influencing nickel mining. Companies are adopting environmentally friendly...
TMC and PAMCO have successfully demonstrated the production flowsheet for its initial commercial production using a 2,000-tonne sample of nodules collected during TMC subsidiary Nauru Ocean Resources Inc.’s 2022 test mining, at PAMCO’s commercial...
PALM BEACH, Fla., Sept. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FN Media Group News Commentary - Industry experts project that the global critical minerals market will continue maintaining substantial growth as it has in recent years. The global critical...
Screenshot from LEAP: Emissions variations by location. The countries eligible for free LEAP licenses now include all upper-middle-countries and most Small Island Developing States (SIDS), making the tool freely available to governments,...
“The climate crisis is not up for debate,” Micronesian President Wesley Simina said. “The only question is whether we will act with the urgency it demands.” Pacific island leaders agreed. At the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly...
Morning everyone. It seems the vast cost of holding refugees and asylum seekers on Nauru – about $1.5m paid out per year to an American prisons operator for every detainee – is not enough to keep hunger at bay, with many telling us they can’t...
Deep-sea mining equipment. Photo courtesy of Impossible Metals “The climate crisis is not up for debate,” Micronesian President Wesley Simina said. “The only question is whether we will act with the urgency it demands.” Pacific island leaders...
THE Chinese naval hospital ship, Silk Road Ark arrives today in Fiji. The ship will be in the country for its humanitarian medical mission. Silk Road Ark, according to the People’s Republic of China’s Ministry of National Defense, set sail on...
Without any prior public notification or scrutiny, the Australian Labor government has just extended a contract for the running of an asylum seeker prison on the tiny Pacific island of Nauru until at least 2027. Accommodation in the Nauru offshore...
THE University of the South Pacific (USP) is proud to announce that five of its academics have been recognised among the world’s Top 2% scientists by Stanford University for 2025. This prestigious ranking identifies researchers whose work is among...
The sea bed holds vast reserves of cobalt, nickel and other minerals, yet no international rules govern how such extraction might proceed or how its impacts should be contained. The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is mandated to set those...
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. used his address at the United Nations General Assembly to call for a global moratorium on deep-sea mining, warning that it poses severe risks to biodiversity, fisheries, and climate stability. He stressed that...
YAREN (Nauru Government/Pacnews) — Nauru President David Adeang has revealed for the first time that when he was elected president three years ago, he received advice from the government’s finance department that the nation was in “serious...
Greenpeace Australia Pacific FIJI/SYDNEY – Friday, 26 September 2025 — In response to Nauru’s statement on deep sea mining at the UN General Assembly, where it falsely claimed deep sea minerals were ‘essential’ for the green energy transition, the...
