by Isaac Rounds

Fiji has renewed its commitment to protect its environment through the SAMBIO Fiji Project, which focuses on conserving marine and land biodiversity across the country. The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change held the second Project Steering Committee meeting last week .

by Isaac Rounds

From above water, perching on the edge of a RIB boat, I could hear a humpback whale singing. No hydrophone required. I’d come to the South Pacific nation of Niue, a 100-square-mile upraised coral atoll home to roughly 1,800 people between Fiji and Tonga, for precisely this encounter.

by Isaac Rounds

Fiji has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting 30 percent of its marine spaces by 2030 as climate change continues to place growing pressure on ocean ecosystems and coastal communities.Speaking at the launch of the Pacific Climate Justice and Sea Level Rise Week, Lynda Tabuya says Fiji aims to

by Isaac Rounds

The Tuvalu Fisheries Authority (TFA), in partnership with the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade, is seeking an experienced Offshore Fisheries Technical Adviser to support the sustainable management of Tuvalu’s offshore fisheries and strengthen institutional capacity within the A

by Isaac Rounds

eporting to the Climate Change and Disaster Resilience (CCDR) Manager, the Climate Change and Disaster Resilience (CCDR) Coordinator within the Inclusions and Safeguards team will work closely with TSSP3 transport sector partner agency counterparts to develop and strengthen policies, strategies,

by Isaac Rounds

The Isabel Province Program Coordinator assist to provide technical leadership and support to the communities, local NGOS and government staff whom the conservancy partners within Isabel Province.

by Isaac Rounds

An interconnected Marine Protected Area spanning at least 6 million skm2 has been committed by Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu through the Melanesian Ocean Corridor of Reserves (MOCOR) Declaration and Framework 2026 - 2030.

by Isaac Rounds

As the world celebrates International Biodiversity Day on May 22, the Pacific story stands as a powerful reminder that acting locally through coordinated and sustainable community-led invasive species management creates ripples of global impact, strengthening the collective effort to halt biodive

by Isaac Rounds

 Mr. Byrelson Jacklick, Quarantine & Invasive Species Coordinator for the Division of Biosecurity and Quarantine within the Republic of the Marshall Islands Ministry of Natural Resources and Commerce has been honoured as the 2025 Pacific Invasive Species Battler of the Year.

by Isaac Rounds

The 2026 session of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation's call for project proposals will be online from 1st to 30th June 2026 included.

Submitted projects must address one of the following environmental priorities:

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