Question 1

Which Pacific nation is strengthening its policies to better include Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in its National Adaptation Plan for climate resilience?

Accepted Answer

Vanuatu

Question 2

What significant environmental reforms to its national laws were passed by the Australian Parliament in November 2025?

Accepted Answer

Establishment of a National Environmental Protection Agency and bioregional plans

Question 3

Samoa has launched a new Waste Management Education Center. What is its primary purpose?

Accepted Answer

To promote sustainable waste management practices and environmental education

Question 4

Papua New Guinea recently tripled its ocean protections. How much area was added to its Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in November 2023?

Accepted Answer

Approximately 17,000 km²

Question 5

What is a key focus of the 'Our Future Is Now' (OFIN) Project in Samoa, a collaboration involving the Samoa Recycling and Waste Management Association (SRWMA) and Samoa Women's Association of Growers (SWAG)?

Accepted Answer

Reducing single-use plastics and preventing waste from reaching river systems

Question 6

Which Pacific nation is actively working to build coastal resilience through projects funded by the government of Australia, including the installation of geotextile seawalls?

Accepted Answer

Kiribati

Question 7

A new study by NASA's Sea Level Change Team indicates that by the end of the century, sea levels in Kiribati could rise by how much in a worst-case scenario?

Accepted Answer

Up to 6.5 feet (2 meters)

Question 8

What is a significant environmental challenge that Fiji is addressing through the second phase of the Sustainable Waste Actions in the Pacific Project (SWAP2)?

Accepted Answer

Plastic pollution and waste management

Question 9

In Papua New Guinea, a new Centre for Species Survival has been established. What is its goal?

Accepted Answer

To conserve the country's unique flora and fauna

Question 10

Fiji plans to achieve 100% renewable energy by what year?

Accepted Answer

2035

Question 11

What new legal framework has been introduced in Australia to guide environmental decision-making as part of recent reforms to national environmental laws?

Accepted Answer

National Environmental Standards (NESs)

Question 12

New Zealand has proposed a bill to recognize the legal personhood and inherent rights of which marine species in the Pacific Ocean?

Accepted Answer

Whales

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