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"Biodiversity loss is one of our biggest environmental challenges in the world, probably more important than climate change. The problem of climate change can be corrected by stopping the emission of more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

A staggering 57% of threatened species need targeted recovery actions to ensure their survival, new research has shown.

The United Nations has declared the 2020s as the decade of ecosystem restoration, a call for countries around the world to dedicate resources towards healing the earth.

Public servants from across the country have assembled in Port Vila for two days to brainstorm how to improve the national to local level implementation of the Government’s National Sustainable Development Plan -The People’s Plan...Expected outcomes of the workshop include provincial develop

The whole-site management of a Marine Protected Area (MPA) can increase the total abundance of reef species within its borders by up to 95%, according to new research.

The island of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands is experiencing an outbreak of crown-of-thorns-starfish (taramea, Acanthaster planci), which could jeopardize the survival of its surrounding coral reef.

Fiji is steadily introducing sustainable harvesting regimes to manage the health of vulnerable marine species in Fiji. Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the five-year ban on Beche-de-mer is in favor of a set harvesting window.

Members of the Olbiil Era Keluau yesterday adopted amendments to the supplemental budget to pave way for the Blue Prosperity funding assistance, while Congress gave approval to the marine spatial planning.

Former Kiribati president Anote Tong suspects a major agreement is "cooking" between Beijing and Tarawa after the country's decision to quit the Pacific Islands Forum..."I know they are cooking something with China," Tong, who led the atoll islands from 2003 to 2016, said.

Niue's delegation to the Pacific Islands Forum gathering has discussions about climate issues and promoting Niue's large-scale marine park on the top of its agenda. Niue's delegation plans to present its new Sustainable Financing Mechanism, called Ocean Conservation Credits (OCC), to the fou