http://uk.oneworld.net/article/country/966/ en_GB_uk Oceania http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/157829/1/ The Pacific island nation of Kiribati has established the world's largest marine protected area - an ocean wilderness of pristine coral reefs and rich fish populations threatened by over-fishing and climate change. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/149551/1/ A Fijian Provincial Council has welcomed a presentation from Greenpeace on the benefits of turning the Great Astrolabe Reef into a marine reserve. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/77753 The Pacific Islands Forum has agreed to support a temporary ban on deep sea trawling, which rips coral reefs from the ocean floor and decimates marine life. From: The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/143457/1/ SUVA, Dec 5 (IPS) - Fiji's leading daily newspaper and sole television station have suspended operations after attempts to censor their news by the military, which seized control of the country on Tuesday, ousting the elected government of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/75235 While Britain belatedly introduces a watered-down Climate Bill and other countries tinker and talk about Climate Change, Kiribati is sinking beneath the waves. From: Oil Change http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/75235 from Oil Change: Whilst Britain belatedly introduces a watered-down Climate Bill and other countries tinker and talk about Climate Change, Kiribati is sinking beneath the waves. Image: Sea around coconut palm http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/140474/1/ http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/74245 from The Independent: Villagers on the South Pacific island of Tegua are packing up and leaving their homes for good - the first real victims of increasing sea levels caused by climate change. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/73584 from ENN: Pacific island nations could lose more than half their mangroves by the end of the century because of global warming. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/129928/1/ As part of a drive to expose pirate-fishing vessels off the West African coast that are laundering their cargo through European ports, Greenpeace has called on Pacific Island countries to close their ports to the vessels and prosecute the companies involved. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/126333/1/ An OECD report shows that children in New Zealand have a high level of access to information communications technology at school. The report “Are Students Ready for a Technology-Rich World” rated New Zealand secondary school students fifth out of 41 countries for access to ICT such as computers and the Internet. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/117013/1/ By virtue of their physical make-up, their cultural and linguistic diversity, and the relative isolation and spread of their population, Pacific Island countries are faced with a multitude of challenges in the delivery of information services. http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/115416/1/ CANBERRA, Jul 15 (IPS) - The sentencing of a former Baghdad goldsmith for helping organise a people-smuggling operation that ended in tragedy has not quelled controversy over the Australian government's role in the October 2001 drowning of 353 Iraqi asylum-seekers on their way to this country from Indonesia. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/114789/1/ The prototype Population Geographic Information System (PoPGIS) is a user-friendly data and information management system that is recently launched by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), through its Demography/Population Programme. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/114764/1/ How can resource-poor rural women in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP) use Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to improve their agricultural production, food processing and food provision?