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WOMEN IN TECH STATISTICS 2024: MALE TO FEMALE RATIO
Hollywood Gazette
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September 23, 2024
WOMEN IN TECH STATISTICS 2024: MALE TO FEMALE RATIO Last Updated: September 17, 2024 Women in tech statistics for 2024 show that the role of women in tech fields is imbalanced to say the least. While it’s true that the STEM industry is skewed to...
'We must accelerate our efforts without delay': Nauru president on deep sea mining at UNGA
RNZ
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September 26, 2024
Nauru President David Adeang at the 79th Session of the UNGA in New York. 25 September 2024 Photo: Screengrab / UN Web TV Nauru's leader has told global leaders at the United Nations that the world will miss out on decarbonising the planet if deep...
Former FBI director slams AFP inaction in Nauru bribery case
Islands Business
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October 9, 2024
Cook Islands has enacted seabed minerals harvesting regulations despite concerns about the lack of ‘meaningful consultation’ and the premature nature of the legislation, given that the exploration phase is still ongoing says a local environment...
Greenpeace: Governments have yet to rise to the moment and vote in favour of a moratorium on deep sea mining
Greenpeace International
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July 25, 2025
Kingston, Jamaica, The 30th session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) ends today with governments continuing to fall short in protecting the deep sea. While high-level representatives from Palau, France and Panama attended to rally the...
Gateways and barriers to Starlink in the Pacific
Asia Times
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July 24, 2025
In the past few years, Starlink’s satellite internet service has become available across much of the Pacific. This has created new challenges for regulators in Pacific Island countries: some have promoted Starlink while others have banned it. Elon...
Trump’s Deep-Sea Mining Revival Sparks Global Minerals Race
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 22, 2025
Key Takeaways Trump’s policy revives U.S. interest in deep-sea mining for critical minerals. U.S. firms seek battery metals from polymetallic nodules in the Pacific. China’s rare earth dominance accelerates American offshore ambitions. Seabed...
Marine science oxygen produced in the deep sea raises questions about extraterrestrial life
Bioengineer.org
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August 26, 2024
Over 12,000 feet below the surface of the sea, in a region of the Pacific Ocean known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), million-year-old rocks cover the seafloor. These rocks may seem lifeless, but nestled between the nooks and crannies on...
'Biggest number we've had': Pacific dengue cases highest in a decade
RNZ
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July 22, 2025
The Asian tiger mosquito is one of the vectors responsible for transmitting dengue fever. Photo: SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Dengue cases in the Pacific are at their highest since 2016, with nearly 19,000 people affected, the World Health Organisation...
MRF-D 24.3 U.S. Navy personnel support Melioidosis research study, develop medical support strategies in the Indo-Pacific
DVIDS - Georgia
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September 9, 2024
DARWIN, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA 09.10.2024 U.S. Sailors with the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3 Marine Air-Ground Task Force supported the Tropical and Emerging Infectious Diseases team within the Global and Tropical Health Division...
Dengue cases surge in Pacific, highest since 2016 says WHO
The New Zealand Herald
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July 22, 2025
“We’ve been seeing a gradual increase in dengue in the Pacific for at least the last couple of decades. But looking at the last 10 years, what we tend to see is peaks in some years and then lower levels in other years. “This year, so far, we’re up...
'A different perspective': This top marine scientist is determined to resolve deep-sea mining's murky future
CNBC
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August 27, 2024
Environmental activists calling for an international moratorium on deep-sea mining. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Brazilian marine scientist Leticia Carvalho will be the first-ever woman, oceanographer and person of Latin American...
Words into Action The Science–Policy–Society Ecosystem for Disaster Risk Reduction
PreventionWeb
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August 30, 2024
Themes - Any - Advocacy and media Capacity development Children and Youth Civil Society/NGOs Climate change Community-based DRR Critical infrastructure Cultural heritage Disaster risk management Early warning Economics of DRR Education and school...
Teacher Statistics By Education Level, Demographics, Country Wise Time Spend, Salary, Workload, Grade Level, Social Media, Shortage, Vacancy, Reason of Leaving Job and Technology Trends
Hollywood Gazette
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August 30, 2024
Teachers are an indispensable part of our society, facing numerous challenges worldwide. They play a crucial role in educating millions of children each year, from elementary education to higher degrees.In 2023, concerns have been raised about a...
International Seabed Authority launches inquiry into deep sea mining firm The Metals Company
RNZ
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July 23, 2025
The Metals Company Photo: Facebook / The Metals Company The International Seabed Authority (ISA) Council has launched an inquiry into "non-compliance" by deep sea mining front-runner The Metals Company (TMC). The company had previously indicated...
Australia says China likely to spy on military drills with US
TerraDaily
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Australia says China likely to spy on military drills with US by AFP Staff Writers Sydney (AFP) July 13, 2025 Australia's government said Sunday it expects China to spy on major military drills it is conducting with the United States and other...
Push for global ocean moratorium grows as deep sea mining operations stall
Pacific Media Network
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The International Seabed Authority (ISA) concludes its latest council session without approving any deep sea mining operations, despite increasing pressure from the industry. Deep sea mining extracts metals like cobalt and nickel from the ocean...
Five ways Pacific island nations are tackling climate change
RTL Today
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Pacific island nation Vanuatu has triggered a landmark court ruling that has set out the big polluters' responsibilities when it comes to climate change. Hindered by their isolation and lack of economic clout, Pacific island nations have...
Revolutionary scientific discovery upends deep sea mining negotiations
Canada's National Observer
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August 6, 2024
Mining the ocean floor for critical minerals was already controversial, but a new groundbreaking scientific study has thrown the industry into chaos as countries negotiate its future. At a meeting of the United Nations’ International Seabed...
TMC Banking On Science Fiction, Not Fact
Scoop
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02 August 2024 The Metals Company (TMC) declared it opposes groundbreaking scientific research that the company itself part funded, even as the International Seabed Authority’s (ISA) key decision making body, the Assembly, is today set to discuss...
Some Islanders don’t want to leave homelands despite climate closing in – research
Islands Business
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August 14, 2024
New Zealand is set to walk away from its agreement to resettle refugees from Australia, with about half the places on offer unfilled. In 2022, the governments agreed a deal for 450 people in Australian offshore detention centres to settle in New...