Increased Logging Is Decimating Forests in the Solomon Islands
The small South Pacific island nation has become a major supplier of Chinese-imported timber.
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The Edit, Episode #3: A Conversation About Climate Change, COP23, and the Future of the Pacific Islands
On the latest episode of Pacific Standard's podcast about how our stories are made, staff writer Kate Wheeling discusses her reporting from Fiji.
After a Record-Breaking Atlantic Hurricane Season, Here’s What to Expect in the South Pacific
Forecasters in the region predict an average cyclone season for the Pacific Islands, but Fiji is still recovering from the last major hurricane to batter the island nation.
‘We Are the First to Go’
Students on island of Yap learn that climate change is not an abstraction in their futures.