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Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) team has recently returned from their two-and-a-half-week expedition to Manuae and Aitutaki.

Scientists have provided the first evidence to show that eradicating rats from tropical islands effects not just the biodiversity on the islands, but also the fragile coral seas that surround them.

Nature-based solutions to climate change are having a moment, and Apple is riding the trend with a $200 million fund dedicated to related investments. The tech titan has invested in protecting forests for some time, but last week it launched a new venture in collaboration with

A new global marine initiative has been launched to protect and conserve 18 million square kilometres of the ocean (seven million square miles) over the next five years, an area larger than the continent of South America.

Wednesday, Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata highlighted the National Park of American Samoa as part of National Park Week (April 17-25), an initiative of the National Park Service (NPS) and the National Park Foundation...The United States is home to 63 National Parks and 423 sites in the National P

Bank South Pacific Financial Group Ltd, formerly known as Bank South Pacific Ltd, is commemorating the annual World Earth Day today through its Go Green initiative. The Go Green initiative recognises the annual Earth Day by supporting innovative ideas that promote environmental resilience.

...As the speed boat approached, the dolphins raced towards the bow and immediately began surfing the wake. The dolphins were now within touching distance and everyone immediately noticed that they were different...These could only be the excessively rare Fraser’s Dolphins.

Protecting the traditional knowledge associated with biological resources will pave the way for Tuvalu as it rolls out its Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) system under the Nagoya Protocol...Tuvalu acceded to the Nagoya Protocol in August 2018, eager to ensure any use of genetic resources and ass

“Restore Our Earth” is the theme for this year’s Earth Day observed annually on 22 April. This year’s theme focuses on restoring the world’s ecosystems through natural processes, emerging green technologies and innovative thinking.

A new report released in the leadup to the “Our Planet, Our Future” Nobel Prize Summit, provides an overview of the numerous challenges facing our planet due to human pressures, including the transgression of several planetary boundaries that help regulate and stabilize the Earth...The authors sa