by Isaac Rounds

Representatives from across the Pacific gathered this week at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) for the first-ever Regional Consultation on Environmental Rights, held at the invitation of the Government of Vanuatu.

by Isaac Rounds

Thousands of meters below the ocean’s surface, a camera attached to a remotely operated vehicle captured a ghostly white creature gliding above a plain of polymetallic nodules — mineral-rich rocks that resemble blackened potatoes.

by Isaac Rounds

The U.S. territory, marooned in the heart of the Pacific, faces a triple threat of climate change, industrial fishing and the rising push for deep-sea mining -- forces that threaten to reshape its future.

by Isaac Rounds

The Embassy of Japan is accepting applications for Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security Projects for Japanese Fiscal Year 2026 (1 April 2026~31 March 2027) (e-mail accepted).

by Isaac Rounds

A group of 12 students from Vanuatu’s Lini Memorial College have joined National Geographic’s Photo Camp, gaining hands-on storytelling experience through photography and ocean conservation.

by Isaac Rounds

The Grants Administration Officer will undertake day-to-day administration of the Kiwa Initiative granting processes and procedures and ensuring that they are delivered in a timely, effective and accurate manner according to the project decription of action and Operation Manual (OM) and supervisi

by Isaac Rounds

Under the overall guidance of the Regional Programme Manager, Oceania Regional Office (RPM) and Regional Multilaterals Portfolio Manager- Asia and Oceania (RMPM) will be responsible for leading the task management of the portfolio of GEF and GCF projects under development and implementation in th

by Isaac Rounds

The Pacific region is entering a crucial moment in ocean governance as the landmark Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) agreement, covering nearly two-thirds of the world’s oceans, moves from ratification to implementation.

by Isaac Rounds

All three Micronesian nations host environmental conservation activities that are part of the Pacific BioScapes Programme, a European Union (EU) funded action, managed and implemented by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP).

by Isaac Rounds

In a decisive move to protect native biodiversity and strengthen regional biosecurity, the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) has successfully eradicated a breeding population of invasive common myna birds (Acridotheres tristis) from Majuro Atoll.

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