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When discussing the issue of forced migration, we see images in the U.S. of violence and economic inequality in Central America, South America and parts of the Middle East. But in Asia and the Pacific, the Rev.

Tropical deforestation is having a greater impact on the global carbon cycle than was previously realized, according to new research.

Tropical forests and coral reefs are experiencing a shocking collapse driven by climate change, human action and extreme weather such as hurricanes, floods and heatwaves.

Living in harmony with nature by 2050 is the goal of a new set of global biodiversity targets to be achieved between 2020 – 2030, targets which the Pacific islands will also be committed to reaching.

You can now register for the 10th Pacific Islands Conference on Nature Conservation and Protected Areas hassle-free online by making full payment through the conference website using credit card or PayPal.

An influx of native tūī with lead poisoning in the capital may be down to the water sitting in gutters. A Massey University study on kākā found that the lead most likely came from water that's sitting in the gutters which the kākā are drinking. "The tūī, we haven't been able to do the i

In her new book, JoAnna Poblete, who is an associate professor of history at Claremont Graduate University in Claremont CA, connects the U.S.-American Samoa colonial relationship to global overfishing, world consumption patterns, the for-profit fishing industry, international environmental moveme

Te Ipukarea Society (TIS) is a proactive non-government environment organisation (NGO) formed to help look after our heritage...For 24 years, Te Ipukarea Society has worked closely with local individuals, schools, the private and government sectors, providing leadership and encouraging innovative

A government panel wound up three years of discussions Jan. 31 by effectively suggesting that releasing more than 1 million tons of water contaminated with radioactive substances at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant represented the most feasible option.

Conflicts between humans and wildlife have been a common occurrence since civilization came into existence. Humans have repeatedly been forced to hive off vast swathes of land that was initially home for wildlife to create their homes.