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The Sea Women of Melanesia were recognised as Champions of the Earth under the category Inspiration and Action under the United Nations Environment Program's Champions of the Earth Award is the UNs highest environmental honour.

As coastal areas become increasingly developed, concerns are growing about levels of artificial light at night (ALAN) and its potential impacts on the marine environment.

The Fijian government has made clear it won’t approve any proposal that damages the environment following a Newsroom investigation that exposed a New Zealand-registered company’s plan to excavate 2.5 hectares of coral reef at a Fijian island group to improve surf waves.

The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition is urging the New Zealand government to make a stand against seabed mining while the International Seabed Authority meets in Jamaica. The international body is charged with drawing up regulations for the emerging industry which has been mired in controversy.

The issue of IUU fishing provides ample scope for Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean fishing management to collaborate and mitigate these challenges...For the Pacific islands, as in other oceans, IUU fishing comes in many shapes and forms and can have huge costs.

Confining conservation efforts to only 30% of Earth’s land may render a fifth of mammals and a third of birds at high risk of extinction, according to a new study.

In an oceanic omen for climate change's intensifying effects, Cornell-led research shows that seagrass—through large swaths of intertidal meadows in the Pacific Northwest—suffers from a lesion-filled wasting disease. The grasses' once-vibrant plant root systems are deteriorating, too.

Deep sea hydrothermal vents harbor some of the most extraordinary species on our planet.

The annual volume of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the Pacific has reduced over the past decade with only 5% due to illegal fishing of tuna, according to a FFA report released today.

This autumn, without much fanfare, China established a new government initiative that could have a profound impact on the nation's increasingly threatened biodiversity.