by Isaac Rounds

The collective effort to strengthen Ocean resilience and community well-being across the Pacific has been fortified through the signing of the Pacific Ocean Initiative – Sustainable Protection and Management of Coastal and Marine Ecosystems for Community Resilience, by the Secretariat of the Paci

by Isaac Rounds

he Pacific BioScapes Programme, funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), has launched a series of regional and national training workshops focused on Pacific sea turtle conservation, monitoring, and surveying.

by Isaac Rounds

Project Halo is inviting expressions of interest for a PhD opportunity focused on understanding the connection between nature-based aquaculture of mud crabs with mangrove forests in Fiji.

by Isaac Rounds

Conservation International is seeking qualified consultants to conduct an independent mid-term evaluation of the RESTORE Project - our flagship initiative, funded by Kiwa Initiative, strengthening climate resilience through ecosystem restoration in Fiji, Samoa, and Timor-Leste.

by Isaac Rounds

As part of the process, IUCN technical experts spent two days in Honiara delivering awareness-raising and training sessions on the IUCN Green List Standard and Certification Process.

by Isaac Rounds

Despite the ecological significance of the country’s forests, and the existence of laws to ensure customary landowners retain control of what happens on their traditional lands, Papua New Guinea also hosts a major timber trade — frequently topping global lists of tropical log exporters — with the

by Isaac Rounds

The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands invites eligible and qualified firms to submit bids for consulting services to support the formulation of the regional project “Building Sustainable, Inclusive, and Climate-Resilient Tourism in Papua New Guinea a

by Isaac Rounds

The Conservation Leadership Programme has opened applications for the 2026 Future Conservationist Awards!  Early-career conservationists in eligible countries can apply for project grants of up to USD 15,000, leadership training, and access to a global alumni network.

by Isaac Rounds

Seabird monitoring efforts for species we rarely see continued this year on the land of the birds, Enuamanu, Atiu.  The main focus of these efforts are the petrels and shearwaters, with the local Atiu name for shearwaters being Titi Rakorakoa.

by Isaac Rounds

In the waters of the western Pacific lies the Coral Triangle – an area home to a third of the world's corals. While warming seas have bleached swathes of other reefs, scientists say the Southeast Asian hotspot has proven more resilient.

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