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The launch of Vanuatu’s National Plan of Action (NPOA)  for Seabirds, Sharks and Marine Turtles 2024 – 2028 in Port Vila on Thursday, 28 November 2024 brings new hope for these important and highly threatened marine species.  

At the thirty third Council of Tourism Ministers in Suva Fiji, the South Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), in partnership with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), the European Union (EU), and the Australian Government, proudly unveiled three pioneering Enviro

Members of the Rotary Club of Palau, in partnership with the Bureau of Environment-Division of Forest, Land, and Water Management (DFLW), recently concluded a successful tree planting excursion aimed at promoting environmental conservation and addressing critical issues of soil erosion.

A new civil society organisation has opened its doors in Samoa to strengthen community resilience to climate change and believes in prioritising environmental education.

Two projects were launched as part of the KIWA Initiative at Novotel, Lami yesterday with a combined funding of over €6.6million (approx $F15.7million).

Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele MP had an engaging and informed meeting with Ocean conservation advocator, the Prince of Monaco, Albert II (Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi) and National Geography Pristine Seas expedition specialists onboard research vessel ‘ARGO’.

In Papua New Guinea, grassroots organizations play a critical role in the efforts to preserve the country’s unique biodiversity and supporting communities in adapting to the intensifying impacts of climate change.

It is the oceans challenge of our time: to protect and sustainably manage unique coral ecosystems. Several innovative strategies are being used in Indonesia to help coral reefs recover and repair, which could potentially be applied throughout the Pacific Islands.

French Polynesia is the third country in the world with the highest proportion of endangered birds. SOP Manu has been taking action for years to preserve these species, and is launching a new project that will last six years and will allow its efforts to continue.

They were trans-located to Palmyra Atoll for the Sihek Recovery Program back in august. These vibrant birds are 'flourishing' in the tropical forests of this national wildlife refuge, away from the invasive brown tree snakes, according to these experts.