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 A new bill to replace the National Parks and Nature Conservancy Act is being proposed in Seychelles to ensure more protected areas in the island nation. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

As part of a collaboration with small island developing states, four fishery officers were a part of patrols around Fiji and the island nations of Kiribati, Tokelau, Vanuatu, and Tuvalu for two weeks in January...Click on the link below to read the full article. 

Global Fishing Watch (GFW) has taken another step in its effort to detect and prevent illegal unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, launching a new data and analysis unit with the help of a $5.9 million, four-year commitment from the charity started by former New York City mayor Michael Bloom

The Asian Development Bank (ADB), as part of its technical assistance project Supporting Implementation of Environment-Related SDGs in Asia and the Pacific, partnered with the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to compile tool

IUCN has launched a call for experts to serve on the Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management (BIOPAMA) Programme Action Component Pacific Regional Advisory Committee (RAC). Click on the link below for further details. 

Despite a fishing ban from December 2020, Palau will allow Japanese fishermen to continue catching skipjack tuna in the Pacific nation's waters. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

A number of countries - including Papua New Guinea, Nauru and Cook Islands - are looking to exploit minerals on the sea floor, and some exploratory projects have already begun. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

The island of Hunga Tonga appeared four years ago due to volcanic activity and is rich with biodiversity worth protecting. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

Australia has reached its international conservation commitments through Indigenous Protected Areas, creating 3,000 jobs in the process. Will Canada follow suit? Click on the link below to read the full article. 

Few places on our planet remain untouched by humans.The growing global demand for food, fibre, fuels, shelter and freshwater is driving the loss and degradation of natural forests, wetlands, coastal areas and other ecosystems. Click on the link below to read the full article.