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Outbreaks of infectious diseases are more likely in areas of deforestation and monoculture plantations, according to a study that suggests epidemics are likely to increase as biodiversity declines.

In 2015, palau, a nation of more than 300 coral and volcanic islands in the western Pacific Ocean, expanded on decades of marine conservation to create a 193,000-square-mile protected area encompassing an extraordinary 80% of its ocean waters.

Coastal ecosystems worldwide support an estimated 80% of the global annual fish catch and provide an estimated US$12 trillion in socio-economic benefits known as “ecosystem services,” so it’s vital to understand how their characteristics influence how they are changing.

A recent confrontation between a Government MP and a Rarotonga market stall operator over the harvesting of Avake (sea urchin) has revived calls to give traditional conservation practices greater authority by incorporating them into law.

Engineers from UNSW Sydney have designed and built a system that biomimics tides to help restore vital coastal wetlands.

East Maui residents are proposing the creation of a protected fishing area for Kipahulu to help regulate harvesting practices and increased foot traffic and to protect depleting resources that once fully sustained nearby communities.

Funding the establishment of Marine Protection Areas (MPAs) – thus protecting them from activity by bottom-trawling vessels – could form an innovative new type of carbon credit scheme.

The people of the Maskelyns, Southeast Malekula, are once again benefiting from the results of respecting to their own Community-Based management rules developed by the communities themselves.

Days of sustained rain has led to concerns for ground-dwelling animals, such as wombats and echidnas, which can become trapped in their habitat by flood waters.

The theme of World Water and Forest Day this year was: “Valuing our Water and Forest resources: a path to recovery and well-being” The theme looks at promoting the social, environmental, and economic values of forests and water, especially in raising the resilience of communities and national eco