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The government of Cook Islands undertook five years of exhaustive consultation throughout the islands before it set up its marine park, the Moana Marae in 2017.

Researchers believe a new approach to policing marine parks, including tackling the psychology of poaching, could yield massive benefits for fish numbers. Dr. Brock Bergseth from James Cook University led a study that looked at how Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) could be made more effective.

Prime Minister Mark Brown has issued new warrants to eight representatives for the Marae Moana Technical Advisory Group.

In April, Niue, a small island nation in the South Pacific Ocean, designated its entire exclusive economic zone — an area about the size of Vietnam — as a multiple-use marine park called Niue Nukutuluea.

An historic commitment was made today by Premier Dalton Tagelagi announcing the bold move to commit one hundred percent of the island’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and Territorial Seas to marine conservation in an initiative called “Niue Nukutuluea Multiple-use Marine Park”...This commitment wi

Leading environment groups have welcomed the Morrison Government’s draft plans for two new marine parks off Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, saying the proposed parks will be a major step forward for global marine conservation and for the local communities.

Recent disasters such as the Black Summer bushfires and the Juukan Gorge destruction highlighted the need to put Indigenous people at the centre of decision-making about Australia’s natural places...A project off Western Australia’s northwest coast offers a potential way forward.

Two men have been found guilty of intentionally sinking a boat in Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf...Auckland councillor Linda Cooper said the verdict should act as a lesson for others who are looking to make money at the expense of the environment.

What does conservation look like without women? Research demonstrates that conservation efforts are more likely to succeed when women are involved, but in Melanesia, men are traditionally seen as the head of the household and as decision makers, so for years the Arnavon Community M

The Australian government has moved to create two new marine protected areas that cover an expanse of ocean twice the size of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.