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Pacific wetlands scientist Bindiya Rashni delivered a strong appeal against deep-sea mining at the seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7), speaking on behalf of biodiversity and ethno-biodiversity experts from 22 Pacific Island countries.

Palau, a beautiful island nation in the Pacific Ocean, has taken a groundbreaking step to preserve its stunning environment through the Palau Pledge. This unique initiative is a world-first in eco-tourism, requiring all visitors to make a pledge to protect the environment upon their arrival.

Giant clam populations in American Sāmoa are far more stable and abundant than previously thought thanks to the help of local villages, according to a new study led by researchers at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology ToBo Lab.

The Government of Vanuatu, through the Department of Environmental Protection and Conservation (DEPC), with support from the Expanding Conservation Areas Reach and Effectiveness (ECARE) Project and the Santo Sunset Environment Network (SSEN), has successfully concluded the country’s first nationa

Seabirds, the IUCN endangered Palau ground dove and other native species have significantly increased in number thanks to a successful restoration campaign on Ulong Island, Republic of Palau, in the Western Pacific Ocean, said Island Conservation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring i

THE signing of the Pacific Ocean Initiative- Sustainable Protection and Management of Coastal and Marine Ecosystems for Community Resilience marks a collective effort to strengthen ocean resilience and community well-being across the Pacific.

The fund has been established to provide targeted grants for individual species conservation initiatives, recognize leaders in the field, and elevate the importance of species within the broader conservation debate.

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Pacific delegations at the seventh session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) are celebrating a breakthrough in Nairobi with Fiji securing an agreement on their resolution, “Accelerating Global Action to Promote the Climate Resilience of Coral Reefs.”