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BIOPAMA will be hosting the following event at the upcoming IUCN World Conservation Congress - 6 September from 19:00 - 21:00 'Celebration of protected and consved areas: Success stories from BIOPAMA and BEST.' at the 'Vital Sites for a Protected Planet' Pavilion event.&nbs

BIOPAMA and SPREP will be hosting the following event at the upcoming IUCN World Conservation Congress during the BIOPAMA Pacific technical session on 5 September from 09:00 to 10:30 - 'From knowledge to action for protected areas in the Pacific', at the 'Vital Sites f

The people of West Coast Santo have rallied against a proposal by a Chinese-owned logging company on their land. Director of Forestry Department, Rexon Vira, explained a Chinese company, Vanuatu Forestry Product Limited, is interested in clearing forests and making wood chips.

The Cook Islands recently hosted an international workshop on deep seabed (SBM) environmental management and monitoring from 26 to 29 July 2021...Topics discussed during the workshop included the SBM international legal framework and the application of the precautionary approach, the responsibili

The impacts of human-caused climate change are severe and widespread as soaring temperatures, droughts, intense storms, rising seas and other extreme weather events will continue to be felt for centuries, according to a grim new report by the world’s top climate scientists.

The Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) just published an important scientific article in the peer-reviewed journal “Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science” entitled “Oceanographic chaos and its role in larval self-recruitment and connectivity among fish populations in Micronesia”.

At 10.5 metres wide, four centuries old and twice the size of its nearest cousin, an “exceptionally large” coral has been discovered on the Great Barrier Reef – the widest known in the area.

Tourist operators say the rules governing national parks are so outdated that when a crisis like Covid-19 strikes and they need to adapt, they're hamstrung. A different set of rules - or management plans - governs each of the 13 national parks.

In a communique released by the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders last week, 18 member countries and territories stated that vaccination will facilitate the transit and return of fishing crew and seafarers to their countries.

Coastal communities around the world are facing increasing threats from tropical cyclones. Climate change is causing rising sea levels and bigger, more frequent storms. Many coastal communities are pondering what to do.