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Earlier this month, the Intergovernmental Report on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II (WGII) released a report that consisted of the impacts, adaptation and vulnerability. This report has shown that with all these climate crises, women are at the very forefront of climate change and it

Villagers of Nabavatu in Dreketi, Macuata have expressed their interest in participating in carbon trading. Dreketi District Representative, Eseroma Lava says they have had talks with the Ministry of Forestry and REDD+ as they want to be able to conserve and sustainably manage their forest.

New Guinea is home to 12 of 14 species of the elusive, charismatic tree kangaroo. Conservationists in Papua New Guinea have been fighting for decades to establish protected areas using these species as a flagship species for these conservation efforts.

A large crowd of people showed up at the public hearing to oppose the proposed bill to re-open the Palau National Marine Sanctuary to long-line and purse seine fishing. With the Our Oceans Conference (an international conference on oceans’ health) slated to be held in Palau five (5) weeks fr

The real question is, who are we doing this for?,” posed Ann Singeo, Director of Ebiil Society, echoing the question raised by others on the plan to re-open Palau National Marine Sanctuary to long-line and purse seine fishing activities...Income from fishing activities prior to the closing of PNM

The Pulemelei stone mound in Savai’i is archaeologically significant to Polynesia and the Pacific and should become a heritage site in Samoa. That is the view of retired 92-year-old Australian geologist Tuapou Warren Jopling who has lived in Savai’i for over 40 years and has published a book

To deal with climate change and biodiversity loss effectively and equitably, conservation needs to adopt a human rights-based approach, according to a new report co-authored by Indigenous and community organizations across Asia.

The death of a critically endangered Hawksbill turtle is likely due to pollution in the Avatiu Harbour.

In the Torres Strait, between Australia and Papua New Guinea, lies Bramble Cay—a small, low-lying sandy island once home to a chubby-cheeked, brown rat found nowhere else in the world called the Bramble Cay melomys.

A series of regional conventions and policies are playing an essential role in monitoring climate change and preparing for extreme weather events, preventing oil spills, reducing plastic and other waste, saving coral reefs, and providing overall ocean protection and restoration of marine ecosyste