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China’s commitment to an environmentally Resilient Pacific continues through its partnership with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), with the handover of its annual contribution of USD 200,000.

The New Britain Goshawk (Accipiter princeps) has been photographed for the first time, confirms internationally-renowned ornithologists. Categorised as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the rare bird of prey is only found on the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea.

A group of women farmers from Enga Province, supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), recently presented their locally produced goods at the Protected Areas Forum in Port Moresby.

Thousands of extremely rare partula snails bred at Edinburgh Zoo are to be released in French Polynesia - to restore the wild population of the species.

Weeks before Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Harold loomed over the Vanuatu islands in 2020, Indigenous ni-Vanuatu people received nature’s warning call.

The 2nd National Symposium for Community-Led Initiatives on Environment Sustainability is set to take place from September 10 to 12, 2024 (September 10 at the Albert Park and from September 11 to 12, at Level 9, Suvavou House).

After a month at sea, we have completed our ambitious and exciting expedition to the islands of Murat and Lovongai in the far north of Papua  New Guinea.

Development is moving towards mangroves, according to Blue Prosperity Fiji strategic advisor Joeli Veitayaki.  Mr Veitayaki said there had been a reduction in mangrove swamps over the years in the North because of land reclamation.

The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme(SPREP) and Monash University have strengthened their cooperation for the protection of the Pacific environment, by the signing of a five-year partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

Three developing countries have taken the first steps towards transforming the world’s response to climate breakdown and environmental destruction by making ecocide a punishable criminal offence.