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Torricelli Mountains, a tiny mountain range in northern Papua New Guinea, is estimated to host roughly 4% of the world’s known species, many found nowhere else on Earth, Mongabay’s John Cannon reported in March.

AS the build-up to this year’s United Nations Oceans Conference (UNOC) in Nice, France continues, there is a degree of optimism that Fiji will join other Pacific Island nations that have ratified the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement, which is also known as the High Seas

Master navigator Mr Nainoa Thompson summarised the non-instrument navigational skills of Pacific people as "everything you need to navigate is in nature. The question is, can you see it?"

In the heart of Taveuni, Mr. Tomasi Sovayaloka from Tavuki, Cakaudrove, is proving that farmers do not need to encroach on the Taveuni Forest Reserves to make a living.

Eradicating invasive species like rats and pigs is a crucial initiative to enhance ecosystem resilience, as these invaders severely disrupt the native biodiversity of Pacific islands by preying on bird eggs, chicks, small reptiles, and damaging vegetation. 

A team of scientists and filmmakers from National Geographic Pristine Seas begins its expedition this week in support of marine protections in Fiji and Rotuma.

Three of New Zealand’s most ecologically-rich islands have joined an ambitious, globe-spanning project to restore and rewild 40 globally significant island-ocean ecosystems by 2030 through a series of initiatives to remove invasive species and safeguard their native wildlife.

Te Ipukarea Society was recently invited to French Polynesia to participate in an event known as “Te Reo O Te Moana”, the voice of the ocean.

The environmental organisation said the expedition, which began on 27 March. The environmental organisation said the expedition, which began on 27 March.

Hidden beneath the vast expanse of the Southeast Pacific Ocean are underwater mountain chains that are among the most ecologically rich places on Earth.