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The Christmas Island shrew, a tiny mammal once found only on the Australian island of the same name, has been declared officially extinct. It’s at least the fourth small mammal species to be wiped out from the island since the introduction of invasive species there a century ago.

We are excited to invite you to participate in the 16th International Coral Reef Symposium, taking place in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand, 19–24th July 2026. We are pleased to announce that the Call for Abstracts is now open.

Seventy landowners have contributed to Fiji’s broader effort to close the biodiversity finance gap through inclusive and sustainable approaches during their participation in a recent workshop.

Prime Minister (PM) Jotham Napat said scientific data and information from an upcoming major expedition will help the government and the people better understand the state of the country’s ocean ecosystems.

New Zealand’s first legislated marine reserve, established 50 years ago around Te Hāwere-a-Maki/Goat Island north of Auckland, was also among the very first in the world.

An ongoing expedition by National Geographic Pristine Seas is revealing the critical importance of local stewardship in protecting the world's most biodiverse ocean area, the Coral Triangle.  Dr.

Solomon Islands form a volcanic chain of over 900 islands, stretching nearly 1,000 miles across the South Pacific. Near the western end of this chain lie the Arnavon Islands, home to the largest Hawksbill turtle rookery in the South Pacific.

The Global Water and Climate Adaptation Centre (ABCD-Centre) invites applications for the Future Environmental Leaders Scholarships 2026, a prestigious doctoral research opportunity designed to empower emerging scholars from the Global South.

Avarua, Rarotonga, Holding a banner reading “Don’t Mine the Moana”  Cook Islands activists confronted an exploration vessel as it returned to Rarotonga port today, peacefully protesting the emerging threat of deep sea mining.

As the sun sets in Abu Dhabi, Pacific Island nations came together in a powerful show of regional unity at the IUCN World Conservation Congress (IUCN Congress) in Abu Dhabi, calling for accelerated action on Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss.