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National Environment Service (NES) is proposing a new Environment Bill to improve data reporting, strengthen its role as a permitting authority and update regulations for a changing environment.

Fiji will continue to observe the moratorium on deep sea mining, says Minister for Disaster Management, and Rural and Maritime Development Sakiasi Ditoka.  The issue was brought under the spotlight by a number of Pacific countries and NGOs deeply opposed to deep sea mining.

Fifteen local trainers in Vanuatu are in a better position to build capacity of others to use the ClimateWatch (CW) App following a four-day train-the-trainers training in Port Vila, from 28-31 May 2024.

New Hope Academy School Students in Honiara had a rare opportunity in marking the International Biodiversity day this year, an annual event commemorated globally on 22nd May.

Freda Kamikera, 51 years old, dives into the mangrove-fringed lagoon in Kogulavata, in the west of the Solomon Islands to harvest sea grapes.

Macuata Province in the north of Fiji is home to the Cakaulevu – the Great Sea Reef with its thriving diversity of marine life. But faced with a variety of threats including climate change and overfishing, fish stock in this area has dwindled over the past decade. 

In a pivotal event organised by the BIOPAMA Programme, IUCN Oceania underscored the critical role of local solutions in achieving the Global Biodiversity Framework - Target 3.

It's been nearly a year since the Kingdom of Tonga carried out a ground-breaking mission to restore and re-wild Late Island by eradicating invasive rats, potentially marking it as the largest rat-free island in the Pacific.

Invasive species have significant negative impacts on local biodiversity and ecosystems and managing them is essential for maintaining the health and stability of natural environments while also building the resilience of communities against climate change and preserving Pacific Islands cul

Drumbeats echoed across Ngai Taporoporo o Takitumu - Takitumu Conservation Area (TCA) on International Day for Biological Diversity as the Cook Islands launched this important forest ecosystem as an ‘Other-effective area-based Conservation Measure’ (OECM).