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Palau study reveals microplastics are infecting the most pristine corners of the world
Palau, a remote Pacific country with a population smaller than most US towns, is rife with microplastic pollution, a new study finds.
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'We're going under': Do not let climate change consign us to history, pleads leader of island nation Palau
Why should Palau disappear because the world didn't make the "hard choices to turn the tide", asks president of island nation being battered by climate change.
Leaders confess climate sins at COP26
There’s a ritual element to climate talks, but that’s part of the plan.
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Pacific Islands’ most important megaphone falls into discord
The future of an 18-nation group is in doubt after Palau abandoned it over a leadership dispute.
14 countries launch a plan for a sustainable ocean economy
The group—including Norway, Canada, Japan, Australia, Ghana, and Fiji—makes up 40% of the world’s coastlines, controls 30% of the world’s oceans, and has pledged to implement strict goals by 2025 to achieve healthier oceans.
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Inside the ambitious push to protect a third of the world’s ocean
Preserving our pristine seas will boost biodiversity, replenish fishing stocks, and store carbon.
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Coral: Palau to ban sunscreen products to protect reefs
The Pacific island nation becomes the first country to impose a widespread ban on sunscreen products.
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