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January 16, 2020 by sprep-pa

Americans will pay from $10 to $58 per person to hear the Cook Islands Prime Minister speak in San Francisco tomorrow. Henry Puna is to talk about ocean conservation, and about Cook Islands graduating to OECD developed nation status.

January 16, 2020 by sprep-pa

In the first days of 2020, the Pacific Ocean archipelago nation of Palau took the momentous step of protecting 80 percent — 500,000 square kilometers — of its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) from fishing.

January 16, 2020 by sprep-pa

Sarah Dudas is in a race against time.

January 16, 2020 by sprep-pa

Desperate efforts by firefighters on the ground and in the air have saved the only known natural grove of the world-famous Wollemi pines from destruction during the record-breaking bushfires in NSW. The rescue mission involved water-bombing aircraft and large air tankers dropping fire retardant.

December 13, 2019 by sprep-pa

The American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (AS-EPA) and the NOAA Coral Reef Advisory Group sponsored a four-day Erosion and Sediment Control (ESC) and Post-Construction Stormwater (PCS) Management Training...The workshop was held as an effort to improve the awareness of construction compa

December 13, 2019 by sprep-pa

The Sustainable Islands Tourism Conference held in Santo has profoundly highlighted the theme of ‘Protection of Sustainable Tourism Assets.’The conference, which sheds a light on how the Vanuatu Sustainable Tourism Policy (2019-2030) aims to strengthen the protection of these tourism assets (cult

December 13, 2019 by sprep-pa

New research from a cross-organisational consortium in the Amazon has found indigenous knowledge to be as accurate as scientific transect monitoring.

December 13, 2019 by sprep-pa

Fiji's government has said that at least 30 percent of Fiji's EEZ will be declared protected areas by 2030. Speaking at the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion as part of COP25, Mr Bainimarama said Fiji was taking steps to chart a different future for the oceans.

December 13, 2019 by sprep-pa

The last decade has produced some startling climate and environmental headlines in the United States amid growing awareness of the problems faced around the world — as well as potential solutions for some of them.

December 13, 2019 by sprep-pa

Today, women around the world are changing the trajectory of conservation. As the fate of so many species and habitats hangs in balance, women are rising to meet global challenges through collaboration, compassion, and courage.

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