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Do you remember the remote South Pacific island where Tom Hanks’ character was stranded in the 2000 film Cast Away? That’s Monuriki, in my country of Fiji...the small, uninhabited island has other claims to fame.

Our new peer-reviewed scientific article, “Assessing the quantity and quality of marine protected areas in the Mariana Islands” assesses the 18 federal and territorial managed MPAs in our region against an international framework called the MPA Guide.

The Malualalo Conservation and Tourism Association (MCTA) from Three Sisters in the Makira Ulawa Province has taken a step further to have Malualalo Island gain legal recognition under the Protected areas Act 2010.

According to a new study, 1.1 million cattle were bought directly from protected areas and another 2.2 million spent at least a portion of their lives grazing in protected areas and Indigenous territories...Around 70% of deforestation in the Amazon has been linked to cattle ranching.

Over the weekend a team consisting of staff from the Environment and Conservation Division (ECD) and the ‘Ensuring Resilient Ecosystems and Representative Protected Areas in Solomon Islands’ (EREPA) project held a successful discussion with communities from Manawai to Masupa to introduce the conc

A team consisting of Wildlife Conservation Society and the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) are inspecting Vonavona Lagoon following complaints of increasing shark fishing.

Experts documented the substantial recovery of coral reefs around the southern Line Islands in the central Pacific after the area was hit by a large-scale coral bleaching event in 2015 and 2016.

The Samoa Government has endorsed the Pacific UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2023-2027 with Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa signing the framework...The Framework will contribute to a Pacific region where all people, leaving no place behind, are equal and free to exercise the

It’s known as “ghost gear.” Abandoned traps, aimlessly drifting nets, and other lost fishing equipment can haunt the ocean for years, ensnarling and killing whales, turtles, and other marine creatures.

Mangrove planting was initiated by the staff of Post Fiji at the Suva Foreshore yesterday while commemorating World Post Day. Minister for Infrastructure, Jone Usamate was also part of the initiative and commended the company’s move towards promoting sustainability.