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The tropical islands of Palau, about 2,000 miles south of Japan in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, are known for surreal jellyfish lakes and world-class scuba diving. The forests of this archipelagic nation are less well known—but no less noteworthy.

"Ocean Rights is the recognition of the ocean as a living entity with inherent rights and intrinsic value."  Every time you breathe, half of the oxygen you inhale comes from the ocean.

The National Environment Service (NES) is looking at boosting the protection for the coastal areas of Rarotonga and Autitaki in a bid to address current and future risks and concerns.

It’s Mass Day in Fenua Aihere. There are no roads to this part of the island of Tahiti — it’s only reachable by boat. It’s Monday, not the typical day for Mass in a Catholic community in French Polynesia. But here, everyone is a fisher or the wife, daughter or son of one.

Rennell Island in the Solomon Archipelago is a unique place.  The East Rennell World Heritage Site (ERWHS), the first UNESCO natural property inscribed with customary ownership and management, is situated on the southernmost part of the island.

The training was organized by the Sustainable Financing of Papua New Guinea’s Protected Area Network Project, which is jointly implemented by UNDP and the Conservation and Environment Protection Authority (CEPA) with funding provided by the Global Environment Facility (GEF).

A peculiar phenomenon is occurring in the forests of Palau, particularly in the states of Aimeliik, Airai, Ngchesar, and Ngaptang.

On Tuesday, June 25, 2024, a group of young people from a youth start up, Emplesia Inc, arrived on the stunning Sinub Island in the Madang lagoon.

Japan has strong ties with the people of the Pacific Island Countries (PICs), through our shared history and cultural commonalities. We are all island nations, and our livelihoods are closely interlinked with the Pacific Ocean.

This article by the Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC) is a response to an article published on June 11, 2024 in the Vanuatu Daily Post carrying concerns raised by the Vanuatu Indigenous Land Defense Desk (VILDD).