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Global Youth Biodiversity Network Pacific Chapter holds first planning session in Fiji

January 20, 2026 by Isaac Rounds

Hitting the ground running for 2026, the Pacific chapter of the Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN) has plans in place for this year following the first planning session at the end of 2025.The GYBN ended the year with a renewed momentum and a shared commitment to strengthen youth-led conserv

Blue Capacity-Round 1

January 19, 2026 by Isaac Rounds

Blue Capacity is a dedicated micro-grants program designed to empower early-career ocean professionals as they take their first steps toward building impactful and sustainable careers.

Fiji moves to overhaul biodiversity finance as BIOFIN workshop begins

January 19, 2026 by Isaac Rounds

Fiji is moving to reform how it finances biodiversity protection, with a BIOFIN validation workshop currently underway to shift from fragmented projects to a coordinated national system.

Things to know about the High Seas Treaty as it takes effect

January 19, 2026 by Isaac Rounds

The world’s first legally binding agreement to protect marine life in international waters took effect Saturday, marking a historic moment for ocean conservation after nearly two decades of negotiations.

Director, Strategic Planning, Partnerships, and Resource Mobilisation (SPPR)

January 16, 2026 by Isaac Rounds

Provide strategic leadership, direction and management of the Strategic Planning, Partnerships and Resource Mobilisation Department Provide strategic advice, guidance and oversight of SPREP’s strategic planning, programming, monitoring, and reporting, gender mainstreaming, risk management, partne

Save Our Seas Foundation Grants

January 16, 2026 by Isaac Rounds

The Save Our Seas Foundation (SOSF) offers a series of grants dedicated to research, conservation and education projects worldwide.

Ocean Leaders Fellowship 2026 Applications Now Open

January 16, 2026 by Isaac Rounds

The Ocean Leaders Fellowship (OLF), developed by Sustainable Ocean Alliance in partnership with Dona Bertarelli Philanthropy, is an annual program dedicated to empowering the next generation of ocean conservation and climate leaders by equipping 40 early-career delegates each year with critical t

When the room says No but the Ocean says Now why Vanuatu chose a different path at UNEA-7

January 15, 2026 by Isaac Rounds

When I arrived in Nairobi for UNEA-7, I carried with me the hopes of a country whose identity is woven into the ocean. I also carried a responsibility to help advance a resolution that could bring the world closer to understanding the deep-sea not through politics, but through science.

Tonga gazettes Ocean Management Act, Sets up integrated Ocean Governance

January 15, 2026 by Isaac Rounds

The Kingdom of Tonga has announced the Royal Assent of the Ocean Management Act 2025, now gazetted as Act 41 of 2025, establishing a statutory framework for integrated ocean governance across more than 700,000 square kilometres of national ocean domain.

Palau - Strengthening Pacific partnerships for coral reefs through Great Barrier Reef learning Exchange

January 15, 2026 by Isaac Rounds

Representatives from the Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC), the Palau Governors’ Association, and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) recently concluded a learning exchange visit to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, deepening regional collaboration and strengthening collective efforts to build

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