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In 2025 Pacific Legal Network (PLN) is proud to be celebrating twenty-five years since its establishment. This remarkable milestone is a testament to PLN’s commitment to building enduring relationships, and facilitating and developing true, regional legal collaboration. PLN now spans almost every Pacific small island state from Timor Leste in the West to American Samoa in the East, and just about every Pacific Island nation in between.

The COP31 forum, also known as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties, is the most important annual global climate change summit. All countries that are parties to the UNFCCC participate in each year’s summit, where negotiations about fair climate change solutions occur and progress is tracked on global climate change goals.

In November 2000, John Ridgway leveraged his experience of living and working in the Pacific for nearly a decade to create the Pacific Legal Network (PLN).

Amy shares her reflections on what a typical day looks like as a graduate lawyer at PLN. Read more.

Imagine a place where land is not just a commodity, but a living, breathing part of the community’s soul. Customary landownership is more than just a legal concept, it is a vital thread in the fabric of cultural identity, social unity, and security.