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The workshop brings together government representatives from Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatu, alongside stakeholders from the private sector, civil society organisations, development partners, and regional agencies.

The recent inaugural Oceania Seabird Symposium brought together birders, researchers, government and non-government organisations at Auckland University, New Zealand, to learn more about seabird conservation and monitoring efforts taking place across the region.

A carbon stock and ecological survey on mangroves and seagrass across four Pacific Island countries has now concluded, with results expected to be released in August.

Jack Bakale, the church chairman from the island of Sulufou, in Solomon Islands, has a simple way of describing it.

"For us, it's part of life," he told the ABC from his island home.

"These events are our culture — dolphin calling, and hunting, is our inheritance from God."

On Earth Day 2025, Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata highlighted the National Park of American Samoa as part of National Park Week (celebrated April 19-27), which includes both Earth Day (Tuesday) and Arbor Day (Friday), as well as sharing a few of the related efforts of the House Natural Resources

Illegal fishing activities in the remote waters of West Coast and North West Santo have become a growing concern for local leaders and communities, prompting calls for greater monitoring and enforcement.

Sihek – an endangered bird recently returned to the wild – have laid eggs on their new Pacific island home at Palmyra Atoll, making them the first wild eggs for the species in almost 40 years.

The Yasina Nature Park is giving a new look to its accommodation facilities for tourists and nature enthusiasts at Megabo in Upper Bena Local Level Government, Unggai-Bena District, Eastern Highlands Province.

The Ministry of iTaukei Affairs recently held a workshop with landowners to promote the sustainable management of water resources and ensure fair compensation for those protecting catchment areas.

Today Easter Island has an Integrated Management Plan that protects its marine resources, strengthens local governance and deeply respects the worldview of the Rapa Nui people.