In 2011, Island Conservation, USFWS, and TNC removed invasive rats from Palmyra Atoll to protect native species. Now researchers have found that disease-carrying mosquitoes have disappeared.Click on the link below to read the full story.
A key to making the International Year of the Reef a success is making sure that people can find us in order to learn about the events and organizations that they can get involved with.Click on the link below for further information.
Island Studies Journal (ISJ) is considering the publication of a special section to be included in its November 2019 issue (Vol. 14, No. 2), dedicated to the theme "Approaches to island spatial planning".Click on the link below for further information.
Traditional knowledge used in a modern context can help conservation efforts in the Pacific, representatives from conservation organizations said.Click on the link below to read the full story.
We identified research questions that, if answered, would increase the effectiveness of conservation and natural resource management practice and policy in Oceania's small-island developing states. Click on the link below to read the full article.
While science has fully documented only a small portion of reef species that occur around our planet, we know that human activities have taken an extensive toll on reef ecosystems worldwide...This post is the first in a series that will chronicle field work ongoing for the next year to develop an
The IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) has released its revised Guidelines for Species Conservation Planning, which aim to ensure conservationists can develop appropriate and realistic conservation plans for species in the current era of profound ecological change, including that of climate c
According to the recently launched IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2, The only site with a critical outlook in the Pacific region is East Rennell, Solomon Islands which was inscribed in 1998 and has long been celebrated as the first natural WH site under customary ownership and stewardship... Ac
Harry Rabin has been chasing great white sharks in the Pacific Ocean lately, and he"s using the information he"s gathered to help with ocean conservation in Hawaii.Click on the link below to read the full article.
The Ministry of iTaukei Affairs will soon have environment inspectors who will be authorised to issue a "stop notice" on any illegal development or activities of natural resources.Click on the link below to read the full article.
