by Isaac Rounds

The world’s first legally binding agreement to protect marine life in international waters took effect Saturday, marking a historic moment for ocean conservation after nearly two decades of negotiations.

by Isaac Rounds

Provide strategic leadership, direction and management of the Strategic Planning, Partnerships and Resource Mobilisation Department Provide strategic advice, guidance and oversight of SPREP’s strategic planning, programming, monitoring, and reporting, gender mainstreaming, risk management, partne

by Isaac Rounds

The Save Our Seas Foundation (SOSF) offers a series of grants dedicated to research, conservation and education projects worldwide.

by Isaac Rounds

The Ocean Leaders Fellowship (OLF), developed by Sustainable Ocean Alliance in partnership with Dona Bertarelli Philanthropy, is an annual program dedicated to empowering the next generation of ocean conservation and climate leaders by equipping 40 early-career delegates each year with critical t

by Isaac Rounds

When I arrived in Nairobi for UNEA-7, I carried with me the hopes of a country whose identity is woven into the ocean. I also carried a responsibility to help advance a resolution that could bring the world closer to understanding the deep-sea not through politics, but through science.

by Isaac Rounds

The Kingdom of Tonga has announced the Royal Assent of the Ocean Management Act 2025, now gazetted as Act 41 of 2025, establishing a statutory framework for integrated ocean governance across more than 700,000 square kilometres of national ocean domain.

by Isaac Rounds

Representatives from the Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC), the Palau Governors’ Association, and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) recently concluded a learning exchange visit to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, deepening regional collaboration and strengthening collective efforts to build

by Isaac Rounds

The Cook Islands National Environment Service (NES) has completed the Informing the State of Environment (SoE) Reporting through Citizen Science for Environmental Resilience project.

by Isaac Rounds

At least eight new Indigenous regions will be given official protection after the federal government announced a $13 million funding boost to expand First Nations-led conservation.

by Isaac Rounds

Blue Prosperity Vanuatu (BPV) continues to support the goal of healthy oceans, resilient communities, and a sustainable future for the people of Vanuatu.

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