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The Micronesian Conservation Coalition and its supporters raised more than $67,500 at the 3rd Annual Ocean Gala held at the Hyatt Regency Guam on May 11. 

Sea turtles have spent more than 100 million years honing impressive navigation abilities. After traveling thousands of miles from the beach where they were born, these ancient creatures can find their way back to that same location to build a nest and lay their own eggs.

In a proactive move to enhance biodiversity conservation in the Pacific region, IUCN Oceania recently conducted a series of impactful engagements, aligning with the theme "Be Part of the Plan." This theme, a call to action for all stakeholders to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by implem

As we celebrate World Environment Day, this event is very important for communities around the world who are closely connected to the health of our environment. World Environment Day has encouraged people to protect and restore the natural areas that support us all.

For Māori conservationist Mere Takoko, “losing one whale is like losing an ancestor.” The animals “taught our people about navigation across the Pacific, particularly across the Milky Way… And this is information that was given to our ancestors.”

On this World Ocean Day, we celebrate a pivotal achievement in ocean conservation: the adoption of a new legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to address governance gaps biodiversity protection in marine areas beyond national jurisdict

Last week, we marked two key international days that are particularly close to the hearts and realities of Pacific people — World Environment Day (June 5) and World Oceans Day (June 8).

The Palau government, led by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment (MAFE), is proposing changes to the Palau National Marine Sanctuary (PNMS) that would significantly increase the area allowed for fishing.

The Pacific’s regional intergovernmental organisation established to protect, conserve, and promote a resilient Pacific environment, the Secretariat of the Pacific Environment Programme (SPREP), has been chosen as the Oceania Regional Centre for Technical and Scientific Cooperation for the

The Sigatoka Sand Dunes National Park recently hosted the annual Heritage in Young Hands (HIYH) EcoCamp, an event focused on environmental education.