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Arnavon Islands, located between Isabel and Choiseul provinces, is today the country’s first community marine park following a government gazette on Wednesday 10th May 2017 declaring it as an official designated protected area.

Palm oil has a bad reputation - but is coconut oil worse?...A new study argues coconut production poses a threat to biodiversity - including vertebrates, arthropods, mollusks, and plants - five times greater than palm oil.

Fiordland is home to a unique marine environment...Department of Conservation operations director southern South Island Aaron Fleming has described it as a globally significant area. It was high in biodiversity and home to many special species such as black coral and soft corals

Honeybee colonies are bioindicators of environmental contamination in the area, since they get coated in everything that there is in the environment, including pollutants, and they end up taking it all back to their bee hives. Bees sample a significant range of spaces, because they have a wi

Scientists have found the interstellar organic matter could produce an abundant supply of water by heating, suggesting that organic matter could be the source of terrestrial water. There remains a number of mysteries on our planet including the elusive origin of water on the earth.

Weather forecasts have become less accurate during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the reduction in commercial flights, according to new research.

New research has taken scientists closer to identifying corals that are less likely to bleach.

The Isabel Leatherback Turtle three days’ workshop is currently underway in Buala, Isabel Province. The three days’ workshop is organized by the Isabel Provincial Government (IPG) in partnership with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) office.

An increase of 20 to 30 percent of invasive alien species will lead to dramatic future biodiversity loss worldwide by 2050.

A Rotorua iwi will lead a mission to restore a wetland and tackle pests - the first project in the government's scheme to create nature-based jobs to help with Covid-19 recovery...Te Arawa Lakes Trust has received $2.5 million in funding to support the creation of 40 jobs.