by Isaac Rounds

Prime Minister (PM) Jotham Napat said scientific data and information from an upcoming major expedition will help the government and the people better understand the state of the country’s ocean ecosystems.

by Isaac Rounds

New Zealand’s first legislated marine reserve, established 50 years ago around Te Hāwere-a-Maki/Goat Island north of Auckland, was also among the very first in the world.

by Isaac Rounds

An ongoing expedition by National Geographic Pristine Seas is revealing the critical importance of local stewardship in protecting the world's most biodiverse ocean area, the Coral Triangle.  Dr.

by Isaac Rounds

Solomon Islands form a volcanic chain of over 900 islands, stretching nearly 1,000 miles across the South Pacific. Near the western end of this chain lie the Arnavon Islands, home to the largest Hawksbill turtle rookery in the South Pacific.

by Isaac Rounds

The Global Water and Climate Adaptation Centre (ABCD-Centre) invites applications for the Future Environmental Leaders Scholarships 2026, a prestigious doctoral research opportunity designed to empower emerging scholars from the Global South.

by Isaac Rounds

Avarua, Rarotonga, Holding a banner reading “Don’t Mine the Moana”  Cook Islands activists confronted an exploration vessel as it returned to Rarotonga port today, peacefully protesting the emerging threat of deep sea mining.

by Isaac Rounds

As the sun sets in Abu Dhabi, Pacific Island nations came together in a powerful show of regional unity at the IUCN World Conservation Congress (IUCN Congress) in Abu Dhabi, calling for accelerated action on Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss.

by Isaac Rounds

In the quiet farming community of Vuna, on the southern tip of Taveuni, Fiji, a new wave of young farmers is redefining what it means to cultivate the land and a future.

by Isaac Rounds

Implement, review and adapt the Weather Ready Pacific Programme’s decadal Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, Learning and Adaptation (MERLA) Framework.

by Isaac Rounds

Lead the Threatened and Migratory Species (TMS) Team.  Provide strategic, policy, and technical advice to SPREP Members to support their priorities on threatened and migratory species.

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