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n an extraordinary show of international solidarity, member nations of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) have voted to uplist all ten species of manta and devil rays to Appendix I – the Convention’s strongest possible safeguard.

The first of over 70 species of sharks and rays proposed for greater protections, the critically endangered Oceanic whitetip shark, was granted the strongest level of protection today at a UN wildlife summit.

The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment says that in finding solutions for biodiversity, it is important to recognize that no single set of options or financing solutions alone can address the biodiversity loss we are currently facing.

Native forests are recovering, and seabird populations are soaring on Bikar Atoll and Jemo Islet in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) thanks to a successful campaign to remove damaging, invasive rats in 2024, said Island Conservation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring islan

New light has been shed on how rainfall and land use can jointly shape the health of coral reefs, following a sweeping, multi-year scientific campaign across the tropical island of Mo’orea in French Polynesia.

New Guinea is staggeringly rich in life. Occupying just 0.5% of Earth’s land surface, it hosts an estimated 5-8% of all species. This abundance is reflected in more than 2,800 orchid species, over 1,000 butterflies and around 800 birds.

The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO is looking for an Individual Consultant to serve as Assistant Project Officer for the UN Ocean Decade of Ocean Science fo

As Simon McKinley dropped down in the water, everything went dark. He’d seen sharks from the surface but now—gradually descending on his scuba dive—so many scalloped hammerheads were schooling together that they were blocking the sunlight.

The Conservation Finance Alliance (CFA) is offering targeted support for early-stage conservation finance initiatives with innovative approaches to mobilize funding for nature and people.

SPC announces the Second Call for Projects on Loss and Damage for Pacific Small Island Developing States.