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Billions of people around the world rely on the ocean for food, income and cultural identity. But climate change, overfishing and habitat destruction are unraveling ocean ecosystems.

A stakeholder consultation dialogue on East Rennell World Heritage Site organized by Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) and United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was held...31st May, 2022 at the Heritage Park conference centre.

Cook Islands ocean stakeholders were present with individual stalls on Wednesday at Terevete Park to celebrate World Oceans Day. The 2022 theme was Revitalisation: Collective Action for the Ocean.

“Ngdi teketekel ma terrudel”, said Rubekul Belau (Palau Council of Chiefs) citing a Palauan adage that means “while it’s being built, it is also being torn down”, referring to the proposal to amend the Palau National Marine Sanctuary law introduced as a rider in the FY 2022 Supplemental

“There is enough available data now to do a marine spatial planning,” stated Senator Umiich Sengebau, also a former Minister of Natural Resources, Environment & Tourism (MNRET), the ministry that was renamed the Ministry of Fisheries, Agriculture & Environment (MAFE)...We have all that in

Government stakeholders of the Republic of Nauru are now equipped with hands-on, practical knowledge of finding relevant up-to-date data, information resources and technical guidance to assist planning for protected and conserved area establishment and management...It follows a virtual training o

Twenty-five villages and a total population of about 9000 people on Ovalau have stood behind their chiefs and traditional leaders to take ownership of their actions and control how it affects the ecosystem they depend on for their daily livelihoods.

New research published in the June 3, 2022 journal Science reveals that 44% of Earth's land area—some 64 million square kilometers (24.7 million square miles) requires conservation to safeguard biodiversity. The team, led by Dr. James R.

Fijians living in coastal and maritime islands are being reminded not to overlook the importance of seagrass and its role in the marine ecosystems. This comes as Conservation International builds its research around seagrass and conservation of this resource in the Lau Group.

Coral reef scientists aboard the NOAA Ship Rainier recently completed their first 24-day survey of the reefs in the Marianas archipelago.