Pacific Islands
For Pacific Nations, a COP28 Agreement Could Be a 'Death Certificate'
“We will not sign our death certificate,” Samoa’s Toeolesulusulu Cedric Schuster told other delegates. “We cannot sign on to a text that does not have strong commitments on phasing out fossil fuels”.
Photos Of Samoa’s Fa’afafine Community That Reshape Coloniser Art
“My work is based on history, and it's about rewriting history...rather than relying on the narratives of the Empire.”
The Climate Crisis Isn't Just Taking Pacific Islanders' Homes, It's Taking Our Identities
As Indigenous Pacific Islanders, climate adaptation plans cannot override our fight for sovereignty and self-determination.
SPYCC Opens Up About New Zealand's Toxic Masculinity
"The whole damn culture needs reforming" he raps on SWIDT's new track.
Tiny Norfolk Island Is Fighting Australia's 'Recolonisation' at the UN
In 2015, Australia took control of the island, which lies about halfway between the mainland and New Zealand.
Archaeologists Think These Volcanic Glass Tools Were Used for Tattooing
Did ancient Pacific Islanders use volcanic glass tools for tattooing?
In the Future, We May Pay Our Rent By Handing Our Brains to Advertisers
You have to wonder if that's the only way we'll be able to afford it.
More Than Half the Men on This Tiny Pacific Island Have Been Convicted of Child Sex Crimes
In 2004 Pitcairn made international headlines when seven of its 12 men were convicted of sexually abusing children. Now, its current mayor has been found guilty of possessing child abuse images.
Cooking Underground on Rapa Nui
Commonly known as Easter Island, the tiny Pacific island of Rapa Nui is famous for its massive moai statues, but it's also home to a centuries-old cooking method that involves slow-cooking meat underground.
How to Lead a Nation That Will Be Swallowed by the Sea
The president of low-lying Kiribati has spent nearly a decade trying to save his people from rising sea levels. There’s a good chance he will not succeed. This is how he leads a nation that will likely not exist in 100 years.
Notes on Eating the World's Largest Living Arthropod
I was on Atafu, an atoll far into the blue nowhere of the South Pacific, when I was offered a taste of the rich, massive coconut crab—which I later found out is endangered.
How a Small Island Nation Is Saving the Humble Sea Dick
The humble sea cucumber, an animal oft-adorned with the most undignified of common names—donkey dung, burnt hotdog, sea dick—is among the world’s most valuable fisheries.