Removing rats helps revive forests, birds & coral in the Marshall Islands

On Bikar Atoll and Jemo Islet of the Marshall Islands, seabirds are returning, forests are regrowing and coral reefs are recovering. And it all stems from the removal of a single invasive pest: rats. Rats were once so abundant on Bikar and Jemo...

Marshall Islands Experience Explosion of Wildlife One Year After Invasive Rats Were Removed

Reprinted with Permission from World at Large Two small islets crucial to the resiliency of the local environment in the Marshall Islands Republic are witnessing a major ecological revival. Island Conservation, a global nonprofit organization with...

Pacific Tourism Organisation Commends the Republic of Marshall Islands’ Bold Step toward Sustainable Tourism

The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) congratulates the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) on the launch of its High-Level Sustainable Tourism Policy and Development Strategy 2025–2030. This marks a significant milestone in shaping a tourism...

Hilda pushes climate action

President Hilda C. Heine delivered a statement at the Global Climate Adaptation Action: Shaping Resilient Futures event, hosted by the Global Center on Adaptation on the sidelines of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New...

Pacific islands bound by climate change, divided by deep-sea mining: Nauru…

“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...

Major recovery of plants and seabirds on Marshall Islands

A brown noddy chick in the Marshall Islands. Image: Shaun Wolfe By Victoria Heath Bikar Atoll and Jemo Islet. Thanks to their remoteness, these two islands – located in the Marshall Islands – may seem inconspicuous, but they have risen in...

The great LNG scam: the IMO’s climate credibility is on the line

Elissama Menezes and Andrew Dumbrille, directors of Equal Routes, write for Splash ahead of this month’s crunch green vote at the International Maritime Organization. In the face of the upcoming International Maritime Organization. (IMO) Net-Zero...

Seabird populations soar after Marshall Islands restoration success

Native forests are recovering and seabird populations are soaring on Bikar Atoll and Jemo Islet on the Republic of the Marshall Islands, thanks to the success of a campaign to remove damaging, invasive rats that came to completion last year. The...

First Dual-Fuel LNG Tankers with WindWings Secure SOLAS Approval from the Marshall Islands Flag">

BAR Technologies and Union Maritime partnered with key stakeholders to launch Project AeroPower—a collaborative initiative that developed the global foundation necessary to secure the successful adoption of wind-assisted propulsion technology in...

Pacific islands bound by climate change, divided by deep-sea mining: Nauru swimming against the tide

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...

As Nuclear Tensions Reach New Heights, How Can We Win Global Disarmament?

Did you know that Truthout is a nonprofit and independently funded by readers like you? If you value what we do, please support our work with a donation. We are living through the most dangerous time in over a half-century when it comes to nuclear...

Global warming

By Maria Millers I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, Of droughts and flooding rains When homesick 19 year old Dorothea Mackellar wrote her poem My Country, while travelling through Europe with her...

Climate migrants could face a world of closing doors

"Climate change is going to challenge the very foundations of international relations," Gemenne said. The number of climate refugees is going to increase in the coming decades, according to a major UN report on climate impacts and vulnerability....

Marshall Islands leader demands apology from UN for allowing nuke tests in the Pacific nation

Leaders of the Marshall Islands and Kiribati have pressed world leaders to achieve a nuclear-free Pacific in separate remarks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. Marshall Islands President Dr. Hilda Heine also called on the...

My voyage to explore how Marshallese sailors find their way at sea without technology

One of the biggest navigation challenges is knowing where you are in the open ocean without tools or devices. This remarkable skill is exemplified by the ancient techniques once used by expert navigators of the Marshall Islands, a chain of...

Record-Breaking Night of Bird Migration Caught on Radar During a ‘Perfect Storm’ for Feathered Flight

BirdCast More than 1.2 billion birds streamed south in one night during their Fall migration in late September—the largest single-night total ever recorded by the American live radar project. Called BirdCast, a collaboration led by the Cornell Lab...

Pacific Islands Youth Group Wins Prize For Climate Legal Action

Stockholm, Sweden--A youth-led student group and a human-rights lawyer that took the issue of climate to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) received the Right Livelihood prize on Wednesday, dubbed an "alternative Nobel". The prize also...

Pacific islands youth group wins prize for climate action

A youth-led student group and a human-rights lawyer that took the issue of climate to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) have received the Right Livelihood prize, dubbed an "alternative Nobel". The prize also honoured Sudan's humanitarian...

Climate change, Deep-sea mining, and Taiwan cannot be ignored: Marshall Islands…

Marshall Islands President Dr Hilda Heine has told world leaders at the 80th UN General Assembly (UNGA80) that urgent global action is needed to confront climate change, rein in deep-sea mining, uphold ocean protections, and defend Taiwan’s...

Palau, Marshall Islands, Tuvalu step up push for Taiwan's reinstatement to UN

The Marshall Islands, Palau, and Tuvalu have accelerated their campaign for Taiwan’s readmission to the United Nations, challenging the world organization to reexamine the resolution that handed its seat over to China. At the 80th session of the...