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With the sequel to his blockbuster documentary An Inconvenient Truth about to be released, Al Gore tells how his role at the forefront of the fight against climate change consumes his life.Click on the link below to read the full story.

During the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) meeting that took place in Mexico City last week, no measures were agreed to tackle the decrease in Pacific bluefin tuna...Click on the link below to read the full story.

Turning Kaikouras unique geological features into a geopark could be a perfect way to harness the regions natural beauty and sustain its economy, says Lincoln University Master of Planning student Josi Kaloumaira.Click on the link below to read the full story.

The GEF Pacific Ridge to Reef (R2R) Programme was developed to guide the strategic investment of GEF grant and national funding in actions aimedat achieving the sustainable development of Pacific Small Island Developing States (PacSIDS) within a truly integrated environmental and naturalresource

The second World War may be decades past, but what it left behind on the floors of the Pacific Ocean is still of great cultural significance and concern, particularly to maritime archaeologists. Click on the link below to read the full story.

A marine conservation who has just returned from an expedition to survey a massive 'garbage patch' in the South Pacific ocean says it's completely devoid of marine life.Click on the link below to read the full story.

A team from The University of Western Australia has completed a four month research expedition looking for signs of healthy coral reefs in the remote Kimberley.

The Northern Marianas are not the only islands in the Pacific to have a large marine protected area that restricts industrial fishing...Our Mariana Trench Monument Islands Unit is about 42,000 square kilometers and covers about 5% of the US EEZ around our islands.Click on the link below to read t

The small Pacific nation of the Cook Islands passed legislation last week to create one of the world's largest ocean preserves...7,000 times its land size

Big reductions in no-take marine protected areas are being considered, going beyond those recommended by an earlier federal government review.Click on the link below to read the full story.