Category: Environment
Tahiti celebrates the 55th anniversary of the first nuclear test
On Friday 2 July, over 2,300 people marched through the streets of Papeete, Tahiti, to commemorate...
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Referendum: what do New Caledonians want?
Before the referendum, New Caledonians have expressed themselves. A third referendum will probably...
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Biodiversity: Three calls for projects in French Polynesia
The French Polynesia Office (OFB), a public institution dedicated to safeguarding biodiversity, is...
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New Caledonia’s South Province kills 24 sharks
New Caledonia’s South Province has announced that it had killed 24 sharks during the March...
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Nickel: Vale plant officially sold
After weeks of unrest and negotiations, the Vale plant has finally been taken over following an...
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Cyclone Niran: more fear than harm
Cyclone Niran scared the whole New Caledonia. It had indeed been put in the category of very...
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An agreement has been reached for the sale of the South factory
After several months of conflict, an agreement was signed between the different stakeholders....
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New Caledonia is expecting a very violent cyclone
It should run along the west coast from north to south on Saturday 6th March. New Caledonia...
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La Niña: Three weeks of rain in New Caledonia
It’s been raining almost continuously in New Caledonia since December 27. Nearly three weeks...
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The French maritime zone is under constant surveillance
“Our aircraft enable us to protect the sovereignty of our EEZ (Exclusive Economic...
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Mining factory takeover: Demonstrators demanding meeting with government
The opponents of the Trafigura project to take over the Vale nickel factory in southern New...
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New Caledonia: The shadowy areas of Vale’s nickel plant sale
The Swiss trader Trafigura wants to buy the nickel plant from Vale, located in Southern New...
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