Bergen Pacific Studies Research Group

Welcome to the Bergen Pacific Studies website!

Since its establishment in 2005, the Bergen Pacific Studies Research Group (BPS) has been focused on research concerning Pacific Islands affairs. Most of our members are social anthropologists, and we cooperate with scholars from other disciplines, such as history, marine sciences, philosophy, political science, geology and law, in our projects. Throughout these pages you can find information about our members, projects, partnerships and events. You can also find lists of publications and contact information for each of the BPS researchers. Please have a look around!

Bergen Pacific Studies

2 days ago

'Choose pelagic' programme for Palauans to protect their reef fish. This was shared during the Pacific Ocean Finance Conference this week.
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Palau's 'choose pelagic' programme protecting reef fish

www.rnz.co.nz

The Palau government says its new National Marine Sanctuary Act enables islanders and tourists to eat pelagic fish while reducing demand for coral reef fish.

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Bergen Pacific Studies

2 days ago

The latest scientific data has sounded an alarm bell about the state of the ocean. What can we do to reverse its decline? How can science deliver solutions?

Live from #Paris & #UNESCOGC, join the conversation about how the #OceanDecade can deliver The Ocean We Need for the Future We Want.

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Bergen Pacific Studies

2 days ago

Pacific needs more research into its resource management- Palau Govt.
From the Pacific Ocean Finance Conference 2019
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More research needed into Pacific resource management - Palau govt

www.rnz.co.nz

Pacific nations must look closely at every financial option available to help them better manage their resources, says Palau's government.

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Bergen Pacific Studies

5 days ago

Here in the Marshall Islands, Runit Dome holds more than 3.1 million cubic feet — or 35 Olympic-sized swimming pools — of U.S.-produced radioactive soil and debris, including lethal amounts of plutonium. Nowhere else has the United States saddled another country with so much of its nuclear waste, a product of its Cold War atomic testing program. ... See MoreSee Less

How the U.S. betrayed the Marshall Islands, kindling the next nuclear disaster

www.latimes.com

The U.S. buried nuclear waste in the Pacific after WWII. It’s close to resurfacing.

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1 week ago

The Pacific-Community-SPC and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) signed an Accreditation Master Agreement today, to further expand their partnership in favour of mitigation and adaptation to #climatechange in the #pacific.
This significant breakthrough means that the 14 SPC members who are signatories of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will be able to directly access up to USD 50 million in GCF funding for climate-related projects, in various areas such as food security, health, ecosystems management and renewable energy.
#pacificclimatechange
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Agreement with Green Climate Fund unlocks new opportunities for climate action in the Pacific

www.spc.int

The Pacific Community (SPC) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) signed an Accreditation Master Agreement today, to further expand their partnership in favour of mitigation and adaptation to climate chang...

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1 week ago

Lead author, Dr Morgan Wairiu - Acting Director Pacific Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development at the University of the South Pacific talks about the IPCC and the 1.5C Special Report!

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Next 10 years critical to cap global warming: Dr Morgan

www.fbcnews.com.fj

News Next 10 years critical to cap global warming: Dr Morgan Maggie Boyle Senior Multimedia Journalist [email protected] | @MaggieFBCNews November 7, 2019 4:10 pm Global warming can be capped and is ...

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