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The Rarotongan Fly-Catcher, locally known as the Kākerōri, has had quite the history. It was once recognised as one of the 10 rarest birds in the world with 29 individuals recorded in 1989. Rats feasting on Kārerōri nests were the number one threat to the Kākerōri.

The handful of rangers who protect one of Earth’s most remote and biologically diverse reefs have only each other for company for months at a time.

Flying across the hundreds of islands that make up Solomon Islands, it's almost impossible not to see them.  Patches of muddy and desolate ground in an otherwise lush and pristine green forest. They are logging zones, and in Solomon Islands they are everywhere.

The Pacific islands contain rich and vast biodiversity, and they hold responsibility over large proportions of global ecosystems, including about a third of all oceans and seas within national jurisdictions.

SPC's Stock Assessment and Modelling team’s scientists have been working on a regional database recording stranded drifting fish aggregating devices (dFADs) in Pacific coastal areas.

The inaugural Muri Environment Care Expo, concluding tonight, showcases the group’s efforts to preserve and protect their lagoon through ecological restoration activities.

The upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, or CHOGM, set to take place in Samoa from 21 – 26 October, is a significant moment for the Pacific.

The role played by environmental law professionals in implementing and enforcing Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) to ensure compliance, and address legal disputes related to environmental degradation, is critical in fostering regional cooperation to address the unique environmental ch

On 1 December 2021, Australia launched a pilot program for the commercial importation of kava from the Pacific islands, joining a modest global boom in trade in this iconic Pacific product.

Islands have long intrigued explorers and scientists. These isolated environments serve as natural laboratories for understanding how species evolve and adapt.  Islands are also centres of species diversity.