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The outlook may seem bleak, but there is a glimmer of hope as cutting edge technologies seek to assist in saving native flora and fauna; restoring habitats to their natural state in the process.

The use of plastic bags has been banned on Makogai island in Lomaiviti...In addition to this, the island was also declared a Marine Protected Area (MPA). Click on the link below to read the full article. 

The National Geographic Society (NGS), in partnership with the IUCN SSC and Fondation Segré, have put out a request for proposals with the main goal of halting further biodiversity decline by implementing species conservation plans for species and groups of species.

Conservationists say these high levels of protection are necessary to safeguard benefits that humans derive from nature—such as the filtration of drinking water and storage of carbon that would otherwise increase global warming.

The proposed development by Walker Corporation, which has been a major political party donor, would include more than 3000 apartments, a hotel, shops and marina on Toondah Harbour in Moreton Bay, south east of Brisbane. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

A tourism expert has warned the desecration on Malolo Island could become an international example of 'what not to do' in sustainable tourism development, alongside excessive impacts from resorts in places like the Philippines and Thailand.

The University of Hawaii at Manoa has funding to support 13 college students to participate in a six-week oceanography summer bridge program. Click on the link below for further details. 

Samoa Has Become The Latest Pacific Island Country To Enforce A Ban On Single-Use Plastics In A Bid To Address The Growing Issue Of Plastic Pollution. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

A Kiwi start-up has attracted international attention for its role in the world's first operation using drones to make an island rat-free. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

An airport beagle sniffed out the creatures. Now authorities are trying to figure out what to do with them. Click on the link below to read the full article.