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There have been calls for biodiversity and ecosystem assessments to count non-native species as well as their native counterparts as positively contributing to biological diversity. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

Information stored in the national portal is used to facilitate data management and enhance PNG’s reporting capacity to the various multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) including key national, regional and international commitments.

Earth's smallest countries issued a list of demands today as U.N. climate talks move into the final stage in this historical coal town. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

When the Guatemalan government designated the Río Sarstún Multiple Use Area in 2005, the local people said it never properly contacted or consulted the indigenous Q’eqchi’ living in the area. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

The sixth World Ocean Summit will strive to build greater collaboration across regions and connect the world to new ideas and perspectives.

Pacific island nations have vowed to oppose US efforts to increase its catch limit in the world's largest tuna fishery, saying the proposal does nothing to improve sustainable fishing. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

The University of Eastern Finland (UEF) is now accepting applications for the University of Eastern Finland’s two-year Master’s Degree Programme in Environmental Policy and Law. Application period open between 1 November 2018 - 31 January 2019. Click on the link below for further details

Sharks have low reproductive rates, making them especially susceptible to overfishing.

Six countries are preparing to map the next regional plan of action (RPOA 2.0) to undertake in further protecting the 6.0 million-square kilometer Coral Triangle, the roughly triangular-shaped marine area at the junction of the Western Pacific and Indian oceans, cited by experts as center of mari

On the 14th of December 2018, the Joint Research Centre will launch the version 2.0 of the Reference Information System for BIOPAMA, aimed at assisting the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries in addressing their conservation priorities and the sustainable use of natural resources with&n