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A community advocacy group in Papua New Guinea says Prime Minister James Marape's promise to stop issuing new forestry licences will do nothing to stop illegal logging destroying the country's remaining forests.

The Cook Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia are separated by around 6,000 kilometres of Pacific Ocean. Despite the vast stretch of water between them, the two small island nations share a common challenge: how to protect their people from rising seas and extreme weather.

Conservation is often framed as a scientific or technical challenge — a matter of policies, protected areas and enforcement. But that lens has led conservation astray. Around the world, biodiversity continues to decline. Communities are too often displaced in the name of conservation.

A major step forward toward strengthening natural resource management in the Solomon Islands has begun with the Training of Trainers (TOT) for Forest Rangers of Guadalcanal Province.

The Solomon Islands Rangers Association (SIRA) has proudly launched the nation's first Rangers's Guide to Natural Resources Laws in the Solomon Islands: Your Roles, Your Rights, along with a dedicated Facilitator's Handbook.

His excellency Wesley W. Simina, President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), has concluded a series of high-level engagements at the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) and the 6th Pacific Islands France Summit in Nice, France.

The call for applications for the 2026 session is now open (also available in FrenchPDF and SpanishPDF). The deadline for applications to be received by DOALOS is 14 September 2025. Award results will be posted on our website under the News Section in December 2025.

Atiu Island is taking decisive action to tackle invasive species threatening its ecosystems and community wellbeing, with support from the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the Pacific Regional Invasive Species Management Support Service (PRISMSS).

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