SAIPAN, 11 SEPTEMBER 2026 (RNZ PACIFIC) —Environmental and community groups from across the US Pacific and Caribbean territories are urging the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) governor to formally oppose a proposed federal deep sea mining lease sale near the Marianas. Representatives from the Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, and the U.S […]
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Nicole Yamase’s Story Highlights Ocean’s Importance to Pacific Communities
By: Laurel Marewibuel KOROR, Palau — The visit of Micronesian marine biologist Dr. Nicole Yamase to the Palau International Coral Reef Center highlighted the important connection between science, culture and the Pacific communities that depend on the ocean. Micronesian marine biologist Dr. Nicole Yamase to the Palau International Coral Reef Center for a screening of […]
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CNMI leader urges caution as U.S advances Pacific seabed mining plan
SAIPAN, 20 AUGUST 2026 (RNZ PACIFIC)—The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Governor David Apatang says protecting Pacific waters and island communities must come first as the United States moves ahead with plans that could eventually open a vast area of seabed around the Mariana Trench to mineral development. The U.S Marine Minerals Administration, […]