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The National Marine Fisheries Service issued a proposed rule Wednesday to designate 16 islands as critical habitat for five Indo-Pacific coral species listed under the Endangered Species Act, a move mostly linked to climate change.

...an international team of researchers...have unraveled the complex dimensions of elasmobranch biodiversity—the ocean's most threatened vertebrate group, which includes sharks and rays.

New guidelines provide practical tips for creating and managing sustainable private nature reserves, based on a global survey of more than 50 practitioners worldwide.

The Takitumu Conservation Area (TCA) Committee and National Environment Service have launched a management plan through to 2030.

For the first time, researchers have photographed the rare and elusive Vangunu giant rat, a critically endangered species first described in 2017.

Papua New Guinea has announced the establishment of two new marine protected areas (MPA) off the east coast of New Ireland Province. It covers 16,000 square kilometres, double the reserved marine area of what previously existed in PNG.

The journey of Palau’s return to its roots of being stewards of the natural environment was celebrated during the 20th Anniversary of the Palau Protected Areas Network (PAN) program last night at the Palau Royal Resort.

The two new nearshore MPAs are a major win for Papua New Guinea, Indigenous Peoples, and critically endangered sharks, rays, and turtles – a model of community and government partnership on the road to achieve the global “30x30” target

The Kira Forest Biodiversity Conservation Area, KFBCA, in East Are Are has become the first conservation area in Malaita Province to be declared as a Protected Area (PA) under the Protected Areas Act 2010.

The Marine Conservation Institute and the Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC), announced that Palau National Marine Sanctuary (PNMS) is a Blue Spark marine protected area collaboration.