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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding sinking of Liberian ship off the Kochi coast, Kerala, 27/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Containers from sunken ship likely to drift towards Alappuzha, Kollam Coasts in 48 hours: INCOIS" appearing in The Hindu dated 25.05.2025 dated 27/05/2025. The original application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled …

Solomon Islands earthquake triggers tsunami

Two 1.5-metre-high waves damage property and leave several people missing, presumed dead Tsunami alerts across the south Pacific region cancelled following a magnitude-8 earthquake. Link to video: Tsunami alerts cancelled after Solomon earthquake A powerful earthquake off the Solomon Islands generated a tsunami up to 1.5 metres (5ft) high that …

Magnitude 6.7 quake recorded off Solomon Islands: USGS

An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck off the coast of the Solomon islands in the Pacific Ocean, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Friday. The depth of the quake was 10 km (6.2 miles) and the epicenter was 68 km southwest of Lata. The quake hit at 9:16 a.m. local …

Magnitude 6.7 quake recorded off Solomon Islands: USGS

An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck off the coast of the Solomon islands in the Pacific Ocean, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Friday. The depth of the quake was 10 km (6.2 miles) and the epicenter was 68 km southwest of Lata. The quake hit at 9:16 a.m. local …

Solomon Islands villagers kill 900 dolphins in conservation dispute

Islanders claim Berkely-based Earth Island Institute failed to fulfill deal to pay $400,000 to stop hunt Villagers in the Solomon Islands have slaughtered up to 900 dolphins in the course of a dispute with a conservation group, Earth Island Institute. Accounts of the dispute vary. The islanders say the Berkeley-based …

5.9-magnitude earthquake hits Solomons: USGS

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake rattled the Pacific's Solomon Islands Sunday, seismologists said, but there were no reports of damage and no tsunami alert was issued. The quake struck 86 kilometres (53 miles) south-west of remote Chirovanga, on the island of Choiseul at 0458 GMT at a depth of 60 kilometres, according …

Tighter controls rejected on Pacific tuna fishing

Pacific island nations and conservation groups have failed to persuade the body that oversees tuna fishing in the Pacific to introduce more stringent measures to protect tuna supply. Negotiations broke down at a meeting in Guam last month (March 26-30) of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), as …

Strong 6.6 quake rattles Solomon Islands

A strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake Monday struck the Santa Cruz islands, part of the Pacific's Solomons group, the USGS said, but there was no threat of a widespread tsunami, according to officials. The quake hit at a depth of 38 kilometres (23 miles) at about 3:00 pm (0400 GMT) some 350 …

Bangladesh 6th 'high-risk country’

A leading disaster watchdog has ranked Bangladesh as the world's sixth "high disaster risk country" in terms of its exposure to typhoons, earthquake and tsunamis. The German-based United Nations University (UNU) Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) in its 'World Risk Report-2011' said Bangladesh ranked second in its risk …

Tsunami hits Pacific islands

Wellington: Two major earthquakes rocked the Solomon Islands on Monday, destroying or damaging scores of homes and unleashing a tsunami that crashed ashore. Initial reports said no one was seriously hurt. One temblor registered a 7.2 magnitude and the South Pacific nation's National Disaster Management Office said reports of widespread …

Incentive-based approaches in marine conservation: Applications for sea turtles

Conservation practitioners are increasingly turning to incentive-based approaches to encourage local resource users to change behaviors that impact biodiversity and natural habitat. We assess the design and performance of marine conservation interventions with varying types of incentives through an analysis of case studies from around the world. Here we focus …

Climate change and food security in Pacific Island countries

This document presents the results of a partnership between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme and the University of the South Pacific. It presents the issues and requirements that Pacific islands face regarding the impacts of climate change …

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