Over the past twenty years, coral reef restoration has seen unprecedented growth worldwide. From Indonesia to the Caribbean, thousands of projects have been launched with the goal of “saving” coral reefs - often by planting coral fragments or building artificial reef structures.
Deforestation and degradation rates remained stubbornly high in 2024, pushing the world even further off track from the shared goal of halting and reversing forest loss by 2030. While some countries are demonstrating that progress is possible, the global trend remains one of stagnation, not transformation.
The project contributes to the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)’s component of the Management and Conservation of Blue Carbon Ecosystems (or MACBLUE) project, aiming to “contribute to human and technical capacity to the mapping, management and rehabilitation of coastal ecosystems.” The MACBLUE project is a joint effort between the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur International Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the Pacific Community (SPC) and SPREP.
The project contributes to the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)’s component of the
Management and Conservation of Blue Carbon Ecosystems (or MACBLUE) project, aiming to “contribute to human and
technical capacity to the mapping, management and rehabilitation of coastal ecosystems.” The MACBLUE project is a
joint effort between the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur International Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), The Pacific Community (SPC) and
SPREP. Its aim is to “strengthen coastal biodiversity conservation and management through protection and rehabilitation
The 9th issue of the EU Copernicus Ocean State Report is now available online, published alongside an interactive summary detailing key aspects of the report for policymakers, members of the Blue Economy, and the public. This year’s report emphasises the deeply interconnected nature of the impacts of ocean change with changes in marine ecosystems, human society, culture, and the economy, highlighting 2023 and 2024 records and extreme events.
IBAT has released a new Species report designed to enhance biodiversity reporting and conservation planning. The new report represents a major step forward in providing users with sharper data, broader species coverage, and deeper analytical insights, all aligned with the targets and goals of Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity
This guidebook is based on an understanding that social equity refers to fairness and justice with respect to the ways that people are recognised, treated, or impacted by conservation initiatives. It is also grounded on a common framework for assessing equity that includes six dimensions: recognitional, procedural, management, environmental, distributional, and contextual and structural equity.
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a major exporter of tropical logs worldwide. This report investigates the role of Malaysian companies and individuals in large-scale forest clearance in PNG through the misuse of Forest Clearing Authorities (FCAs). Despite a 2023 moratorium on new FCA licences, widespread deforestation and human rights abuses persist.
Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) is a globally established tool to support integrated ocean management. As Small Island Developing States (SIDS) embrace MSP, this study focuses on Fiji as it begins its MSP process alongside the implementation of newly established ocean-related policies and legislation. The study investigates whether MSP has the potential to address the challenges identified by various actors and, if so, to explore how this can be achieved.
It is important to respect Samoa’s traditional knowledge, values, pre-existing
perceptions and relationship towards environment, conservation, and community
development. Effective community engagement needs cooperation from community members,
stakeholders, community leaders, partners, and all those in association with the
engagement effort—especially village and community leadership. This must be trustbased.
Building relationships is a key part of reciprocal respect and a foundation of
