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The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) is helping to build a more resilient environment for Nauru by working with the Government to develop a Strategic Partnership Framework (SPF).

Since 2021, Te Ipukarea Society has been collecting photos of turtles found around Rarotonga. We have taken some photos ourselves, but most have been provided by local dive operators, turtle operators and the general public. 

The Marshall Islands, on the frontline of climate change impacts, is empowering their communities and people through a special climate change week organised every year.

At the INSPIRE project launch held April 30, 2024 by Palau Conservation Society and partners at the Bai Ra Maiberel in Koror.

The French Embassy in Fiji, in partnership with Ocean Eco Alliance and the Fiji Museum, has organized a discussion on “Can Fijian traditions serve as modern solutions for ocean conservation?”

Earlier this year, the first comprehensive assessment of migratory animals shocked the world with the plight of the creatures that cross national boundaries and continents, some travelling thousands of miles, to feed and breed.

A new project aims to close the existing gap on Pacific Ocean data.  New Zealand Geographic and the Cawthron Institute have launched Citizens of the Sea, aiming to map the health and biodiversity of the Pacific at a larger scale than before.

The coalition government is fully committed to advancing a holistic and sustainable approach to ocean governance and the development of a blue economy.  This was highlighted by Deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman Prasad while officiating at the Blue Economy Workshop today.

The IUCN Oceania Regional Office unveiled pivotal next steps, including outcomes specific to Oceania, during the successful conclusion of the three-day Protected and Conserved Areas workshop in Sydney, Australia, held from May 1st to May 3rd.

There is a need to practice traditional and transitional knowledge in the fight against the impact of climate change on the ocean.