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A team of researchers in the US has managed to measure the heart rate of a blue whale for the very first time, and they were amazed by the extremes they saw. David Cade and his team found the whale's pulse dipped to as low as two beats per minute when the whale was diving and forag

For almost three decades, world governments have met every year to forge a global response to the climate emergency.

The 2019 ‘report card’ on the state of health of tuna fisheries in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean is out.

As the possibility of Japan dumping contaminated water from the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean has been raised, concerns are being voiced on the Korean Peninsula and through various international organizations...The biggest issue that stands to arise if the contaminated water is dum

Granted personhood in 2017 by an act of the New Zealand parliament, the Whanganui is the first river in the world to be recognised as an indivisible and living being.

Japan has passed a law to financially support commercial whaling and promote the consumption of whale meat, a controversial practice that the country resumed in July after a 32-year moratorium. Under this law, the government will support the country's whaling industry in securing s

Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says the young generation needs to continue using their voices in unison in the fight against climate change.

Prime Minister James Marape acknowledges that the tuna fisheries industry is a significant contributor to the country's economy...The PM said that one of the key challenges facing the fisheries industry is illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and the government be be seriously working to p

Inspired by the incredible display of Vanuatu’s unparalleled beauty and culture as well as the influential discussions presented at the Sustainable Islands Tourism Conference, the Directors of Tourism from Vanuatu, Palau, the Cook Islands, drafted the Statement of Intent for a collaboration

The 16 state governments received over %1.8 million out of the $15.4 collected from the Pristine Paradise Environmental Fee (PPEF) in the last 2 years, from January 2018 to September 2019...State governments also receive a portion of the PPEF fee from the Green Fee, s source if funds for the Prot