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An executive order that American Samoa Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga issued places a moratorium on seabed mining in the waters of American Samoa. The moratorium applies to the mining, extracting, or removal of minerals.

More than thirty students of Ro Delainamako Primary School can hold their heads high with great sense of pride having contributed to Fiji’s goal of planting 30 million trees in 15 years.

An Australian businessman says he wants to ensure Papua New Guineans landowners have the financial tools to save their forests. Rod Holden has been working with landowners' representative, Robert Mukoi, in Middle Ramu in Madang Province, to try and arrive at a sustainable development model.

French Polynesia's Marquesas islands are now part of UNESCO's World Heritage list. The UN endorsement came as a result of the meeting of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee 46th session in New Delhi, India, on Friday.

The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of New Caledonia, setting the stage for stronger collaboration in fisheries with the French territory.

Mangroves—remarkable trees that grow along ocean coasts around the world—serve many functions for people and nature. In Fiji, their importance is unmatched.

The Pledge of Allegiance ends with the phrase “with liberty and justice for all.” U.S. fishermen, who, as children, would recite this every morning before starting school, have come to question this phrase. Today, “justice for all” seems to have forgotten the U.S. Pacific Island fishermen.

Conservation International Fiji has introduced a comprehensive reporting mechanism aimed at preserving natural resources in the province of Lau. This initiative is part of the organization’s broader efforts to promote sustainable resource management and conservation practices across the region.

Fiji is steadfast in its commitment to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Net Zero Targets. This was highlighted by Assistant Minister to the Office of the Prime Minister, Sakiusa Tubuna, during the “Big Thinkers: Pacific Ocean Talanoa” yesterday.

The American Samoa Government is proposing to purchase 27 acres of the Naumati Forest, the last remaining lowlying forest on Tutuila in order that the land is protected and preserved.