Climate Times French Polynesia
SEE OTHER BRANDS

Your environment news reporter from French Polynesia

Latest News

Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.

Review: The Westin Bora Bora Resort and Spa, French Polynesia

Review: The Westin Bora Bora Resort and Spa, French Polynesia

Honeymooners, a once-in-a-lifetime blow-the-budget trip, or rich listers escaping from the hustle and bustle of daily life. First impressions: Bora Bora has long been my dream destination, and I desperately hoped it wouldn’t be a “never meet your...

Reframing the French Indo-Pacific: French Polynesia, a Model of Shared Sovereignty?

Reframing the French Indo-Pacific: French Polynesia, a Model of Shared Sovereignty?

As Emmanuel Macron wrapped up his visits to Vietnam, Indonesia, and Singapore – where he delivered the keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue at the end of May – the French president reaffirmed the Indo-Pacific’s strategic importance for both...

Our voyage to Statehood, 60 years on: understanding the nature and practice of free-association as we reflect on our development journey 

Our voyage to Statehood, 60 years on: understanding the nature and practice of free-association as we reflect on our development journey 

Prime Minister Mark Brown. SUPPLIED. This year, the Cook Islands marks 60 years of self-governance, an historic milestone in our voyage to statehood, by Mark Brown, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands. In 1965, our people chose to shape our own...

Bora Bora Too Busy? Explore Friendly Rurutu In French Polynesia

Bora Bora Too Busy? Explore Friendly Rurutu In French Polynesia

The limestone caves and sapphire seas of Rurutu make it a unique island to visit in French ... More Polynesia.© Michael Runkel, courtesy of Tahiti Tourisme Beneath a grapefruit tree on the road that rings the Polynesian island of Rurutu, my...

French Polynesia creates world’s largest MPA

French Polynesia creates world’s largest MPA

Bora Bora, one of French Polynesia’s Society Islands, will be included in the new MPA (Photo: Shutterstock) By DIVE Staff The government of French Polynesia has announced the creation of a marine protected area (MPA) that will extend around the...

French Polynesia Announces World’s Largest Marine Protected Area at UN Ocean Conference

French Polynesia Announces World’s Largest Marine Protected Area at UN Ocean Conference

A school of fish swim over a coral reef in the Gambier Islands of French Polynesia on Feb. 17, 2018. Alexis Rosenfeld / Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform...

Helen Clark warns in new Pacific book renewed nuclear tensions pose ‘existential threat to humanity’

David Robie also blogs at Café Pacific From: Asia Pacific Report Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark has warned the country needs to maintain its nuclear-free policy as a “fundamental tenet” of its independent foreign policy in the face...

French Polynesia unveils world's largest marine protected zo...

French Polynesia unveils world's largest marine protected zo...

French Polynesia's President Moetai Brotherson on Monday announced that his country is on track to create the world's largest marine protected area (MPA). The ambitious objective, spanning nearly 23 percent of the archipelago's waters, came on the...

French Polynesia will create world’s largest Marine Protected Area

French Polynesia will create world’s largest Marine Protected Area

The government will create an artisanal fishing zone – collectively covering 186,000 square kilometres – that extends 15 nautical miles from the Austral, Marquesas, and Gambier islands and 30 nautical miles around the Society Islands. The...

French Polynesia Sets Aside 400,000 Square Miles of Ocean for Conservation

French Polynesia Sets Aside 400,000 Square Miles of Ocean for Conservation

On Monday, French Polynesia announced the creation of one of the world's largest marine protected areas. The French territory has designated an area equal to 23 percent of its exclusive economic zone for conservation, free of industrial fishing -...

French Polynesia president announces huge highly protected marine area

French Polynesia president announces huge highly protected marine area

RNZ Pacific French Polynesia’s president has announced his administration will establish one of the world’s largest networks of highly protected marine areas (MPAs). The highly protected areas will safeguard 220,000 sq km of remote waters near the...

French Polynesia president announces highly protected marine area

French Polynesia president announces highly protected marine area

Gambier Islands Photo: Pew Bertarelli Ocean Legacy French Polynesia's president has announced his administration will establish one of the world's largest networks of highly protected marine areas (MPAs). The highly protected areas will safeguard...

French Polynesia Just Created The World’s Largest Marine Protected Area

French Polynesia Just Created The World’s Largest Marine Protected Area

French Polynesia announced the creation of the world’s largest Marine Protected Area (MPA), at the U.N. Ocean Conference in France on Monday. The MPA will cover the entirety of the country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), almost 5 million square...

French Polynesia Creates World's Largest Marine Protected Area

French Polynesia Creates World's Largest Marine Protected Area

Corals on the outer slop of the lagoon in Tatakoto, a remote atoll in French Polynesia. Credit - Alexis Rosenfeld—Getty Images French Polynesia announced the creation of the world’s largest Marine Protected Area (MPA), at the U.N. Ocean Conference...

The Turks and Caicos Islands attends Green Overseas Climate Change Resilience Community Regional Workshop on Coastal Hazards

The Turks and Caicos Islands attends Green Overseas Climate Change Resilience Community Regional Workshop on Coastal Hazards

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND EMERGENCIES Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands – Wednesday, 18 June 2025: The Turks and Caicos Islands participated in The Green Overseas (GO) Climate Change Resilience Community...

‘A chronicle of disaster foretold’: French Polynesia leader warns against deep-sea mining, urges ocean conservation

‘A chronicle of disaster foretold’: French Polynesia leader warns against deep-sea mining, urges ocean conservation

NICE (France), June 13 — French Polynesia pledged this week to create the world’s largest marine protected area to safeguard its seas — and it hopes to encourage others to lift their game. The archipelago in the far South Pacific Ocean, an...

Value oceans, don't plunder them, French Polynesia leader tells AFP

Value oceans, don't plunder them, French Polynesia leader tells AFP

French Polynesia pledged this week to create the world's largest marine protected area to safeguard its seas -- and it hopes to encourage others to lift their game.The archipelago in the far South Pacific Ocean, an overseas territory of France, is...

Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia crews sail steadily toward French Polynesia

Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia crews sail steadily toward French Polynesia

Nearly a week since departing Hilo, Hawaiʻi Island, the voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia are making steady progress on their sail to French Polynesia, the first international leg that resumes the Moananuiākea Voyage. After six days at sea,...

New SNIJ Climate Coalition Gives Voice to Underrepresented Island Territories

New SNIJ Climate Coalition Gives Voice to Underrepresented Island Territories

Members of the Island Innovation team at #GSIS2025 in Saint Kitts and Nevis, last month. Express your interest in the Global Sustainable Islands Summit 2026 in Gran Canaria next year. Last week, the Island Innovation team attended the UN Ocean...

Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia depart Hilo for French Polynesia to continue Moananuiākea Voyage

Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia depart Hilo for French Polynesia to continue Moananuiākea Voyage

Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia Hilo departure on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (Photo Credit: Jonathan “Sav” Salvador / PVS) Tuesday morning at approximately 11:30 a.m., voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia departed from Palekai in Hilo for French Polynesia,...

Share us

on your social networks:
AGPs

Get the latest news on this topic.

SIGN UP FOR FREE TODAY

No Thanks

By signing to this email alert, you
agree to our Terms of Service