by Isaac Rounds

“THE way humans need a house, fish need mangroves too.” – Setaita Biu, fish warden, Barotu Village, Fiji. In the coastal village of Barotu in Navitilevu Bay, 50-year-old Setaita Biu reflects on the deep relationship between her community and the sea.

by Isaac Rounds

Women in the Barana community have long played a central role in supporting their families through the sale of garden produce and handicrafts.

by Isaac Rounds

In 2022, numerous countries signed the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) with the goal of halting and reversing biodiversity loss. Among other things, the framework sets out various targets to be implemented by the signatory states in their national legislation.

by Isaac Rounds

Reaching new milestones, voices of our young Pacific Islands people will be reflected in the Global Youth Biodiversity Network with the launch of a new Pacific Chapter.

by Isaac Rounds

The Project Manager leads the overall project coordination, establishes processes for project workplan development, tracks project deliverables and budget, and coordinates reporting across multiple project teams, partners and contractors.

by Isaac Rounds

The role – the Principal Fisheries Scientist (Coastal & Nearshore Fisheries) will lead and develop fisheries science in accordance with the FAME Business Plan and priority projects (e.g.

by Isaac Rounds

The President of Torba Province, Edgar Haward, and the Premier of Temotu Province, Solomon Islands, have made a landmark commitment to establish a massive transboundary Marine Protected Area (MPA) in their shared ocean space.

by Isaac Rounds

APPLY NOW FOR THE 2026 WHITLEY AWARDS

Whitley Awards fund grassroots conservation leaders in the Global South and put an international spotlight on winners’ work.

by Isaac Rounds

On Friday evening, the federal district court in Honolulu ruled that commercial fishing cannot legally continue in the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument, which is located to the south and southwest of Hawai‘i.

by Isaac Rounds

As the Cook Islands approaches the end of its five-year seabed minerals exploration phase and the latest partnership with the superpowers United States and China, the question facing its people is no longer just about mining—but about identity, sovereignty, stewardship, and the ocean that binds t

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