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One of the critical concerns that Pacific countries need to deal with if they are to secure the integrity of ocean sovereignty and resources is to secure maritime boundaries...Click on the link below to read the full article. 

Seamounts are large underwater mountains found throughout the world’s oceans. Home to deep-sea corals, mollusks, crustaceans, and large schools of fish, they are often classified as biodiversity hot spots. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

The federal government is to give a grant of $838,000 over the next five years to support two Indigenous Protected Areas near Glen Innes. Click on the linl below to read the full article. 

 The present report provides a more comprehensive assessment of 115 NBSAPs submitted by September 2016. Click on the link to access the full report.

Response indicators for SDG 15 show that while commitments towards implementation are increasing, the indicators available on the state of Life on Land show decline. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

UNDP, UN Environment, and the CBD Secretariat launch a free, open-source platform to provide policy makers with access to world-class data for national action. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

Pacific experts press for sustainable deep-sea mining management mechanisms. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

Protected Areas are important because of the following reasons: “They safeguard many of the world’s outstanding areas of biodiversity, natural beauty and cultural significance. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

 

The coral reefs of a Samoan island in the remote southwest Pacific are in a surprisingly poor condition, highlighting the far-reaching impacts of climate change.

This framework can be applied along the global mid-ocean ridge system as a precautionary measure to protect biodiversity and ecosystem function from impacts of SMS mining. Click on the link below to access the full article.