Category: Environment

In early 2026, analysts and regional leaders pointed to a marked shift in how the United States engages with Pacific island nations — a shift that has significant consequences for climate resilience, strategic alignments, economic stability, and diplomatic partnerships across… Read more Boralani and Shifting U.S. Policy in the Pacific

Boralani Voices: New Pacific Climate Scholarships Investing in Our Future Climate Leaders The Pacific is on the climate frontlines — facing rising seas, stronger storms, hotter oceans and growing threats to food and water security. In response, a new scholarship… Read more New Pacific Climate Scholarships

Seagrass meadows and mangrove forests might not look dramatic, but they are among the most valuable ecosystems on Earth — especially for small island nations and coastal communities. They deliver essential ecological services that underpin climate resilience, food security, coastal… Read more Why Seagrass and Mangroves Matter

In Boralani, cyclone season is not spoken of with drama. It arrives the way it always has — gradually, predictably, and with enough warning that panic would be unnecessary if preparation has been done. That attitude did not develop by… Read more Tropical Cyclone Resilience in Boralani

On the morning of December 26, 2004, the sea changed its character. What began as a powerful undersea earthquake became a wall of water that crossed the Indian Ocean and struck coastlines from Indonesia to East Africa. Entire villages were… Read more In Memory of the Boxing Day Tsunami of 2004

Oxford-trained economist E. F. Schumacher’s book “Small is Beautiful” was first published in 1973. Schumacher argues that modern industrial economics is fundamentally mis-scaled: it treats limitless growth, maximum efficiency, and ever-larger systems as virtues, even when they erode human dignity, exhaust… Read more Boralani: Small is Beautiful

Across the Pacific and beyond, island economies are wrestling with one clear reality: imported fossil fuels are expensive, volatile, and environmentally risky. In recent news, a major utility-scale solar project in Guam secured roughly $241 million in financing from the… Read more Why Boralani Chose the Sun

There are over 8,500 sunken ships across the world’s seas that still contain oil and other hazardous materials — and no global plan yet to deal with them. For a country like Boralani — a small island nation whose economy,… Read more The Toxic Legacy Beneath Our Seas

When the Marshall Islands court awarded US $29 million for reef damage caused by a grounded vessel, it made headlines across the Pacific. The number was large enough to command attention. The principle behind it mattered more. The court said,… Read more Reef Damage Justice Delayed

Three men have been fined by the High Court of Boralani after authorities uncovered the illegal harvesting of nearly 25,000 sea cucumbers during a national moratorium on the species. The men pleaded guilty to charges relating to unlawful possession and… Read more Large-Scale Sea Cucumber Poaching

One year after a magnitude-7.3 earthquake struck Vanuatu’s capital and surrounding areas on 17 December 2024, communities across the Pacific have marked the anniversary with reflection and renewed focus on disaster preparedness. The quake killed at least 14 people, injured… Read more Boralani Reflects on the Vanuatu Earthquake One Year Later

Boralani is small enough to be understood in a lifetime, and large enough to resist being summarized too quickly. From the air it appears almost oval, a single island set down in the Pacific and left alone to age. The… Read more Geography of Boralani

The African tulip tree, admired for its vibrant flowers, is a highly invasive species in many Pacific island countries. Its aggressive spread disrupts native ecosystems, contributing to biodiversity loss by outcompeting indigenous flora and altering habitats. Recently, the Council has… Read more The Fight Against Invasive Weeds