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IUCN Oceania Hosts Successful Kiwa Initiative Lessons Learned Workshop

May 5, 2025 by isaacr

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Oceania Regional Office has organised a ‘Lessons Learned’ Workshop for the Kiwa Initiative Local Component A from April 30th to May 2nd, 2025, at the Novotel Hotel in Nadi.

Regular Tree Maintenance Key to Sustaining Conservation Gains at Aku Farm

May 5, 2025 by isaacr

A recent Tree Stocktake Assessment conducted at Aku Farm under the Pacific Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Climate Change Plus (PEBACC+) project highlights the encouraging progress in reforestation at the Tagabe River catchment.

Fiji Petrel: Scientists embark on journey to find critically endangered seabird

May 5, 2025 by isaacr

National Geographic Pristine Seas, in partnership with BirdLife International, NatureFiji-MareqetiViti (BirdLife International’s Partner), the Fiji Ministry of the Environment and iTaukei affairs will visit the waters off Gau Island to try and locate Fiji Petrels at sea, in an effort to determine

Fiji secures funding to remove derelict vessels

May 5, 2025 by isaacr

The Environment Ministry will no longer stand idle and watch the Suva harbor turning into a shipping graveyard, says Minister responsible Mosese Bulitavu.

Protect This Place: The Headwaters of Papua New Guinea’s Strickland River

May 1, 2025 by isaacr

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The big blue: Finding happiness deep in the Pacific

May 1, 2025 by isaacr

Growing up in Fiji, a nation spanning hundreds of Pacific islands, means growing up with the call of the ocean in your blood — even when you're far from the sea.

Deep sea mapping in RMI

May 1, 2025 by isaacr

A deep sea mapping project will focus on the Marshall Islands as one of several islands in the region to have their ocean floors mapped later this year.

Endemic Polynesian birds to other heights

May 1, 2025 by isaacr

This Wednesday, Air Tahiti unveiled a new livery for its latest ATR 72-600, named Revanui. An aircraft featuring birds endemic to French Polynesia and critically endangered.

IUCN launches project to combat marine plastic pollution in the Pacific

April 29, 2025 by isaacr

The workshop brings together government representatives from Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatu, alongside stakeholders from the private sector, civil society organisations, development partners, and regional agencies.

Te Ipukarea Society: Seeking new insights on seabirds we rarely see

April 28, 2025 by isaacr

The recent inaugural Oceania Seabird Symposium brought together birders, researchers, government and non-government organisations at Auckland University, New Zealand, to learn more about seabird conservation and monitoring efforts taking place across the region.

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