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The Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Environments (RISE) grants challenge is a first-of-its-kind granting mechanism that supports activities designed to address gender-based violence and environmental linkages in environmental and climate-related programmes and generate evidence on promising

After the exploration phase is the potential for mining, or as the Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority (SBMA) calls it "harvesting", but mining can only happen if companies can prove to the government it can take place without causing serious environmental harm.

The Ministry of Climate Change Adaptation, through its Department of Environmental Protection and Conservation (DEPC) in partnership with Conservation International recently hosted a project validation meeting for Vanuatu’s upcoming Community Conservation Areas (CCA) Project funded by the Global

News25 Aug, 2025The Centre for Species Survival Papua New Guinea is established as the first in the Pacific Islands in partnership with Port Moresby Nature Park  The IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), in partnership with Port Moresby Nature Park, officially announces

Today, the International Union for Conservation of Nature in Oceania (IUCN-ORO), through the Kiwa Initiative, marked a significant milestone with the launch of 15 new locally led projects designed to harness Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in addressing the impacts of climate change across the Pacif

On World Mangrove Day July 26, 2025, the Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC), in collaboration with the Ngiwal State Government, led by Paramount Chief Uongruios Elliot Udui, proudly announced the planting of 50 clams: 25 Duadeb (common name Bear Claw) and 25 Otkang (common name baby Gi

Satellite tracking of New Zealand southern right whales, or tohorā, has revealed a key feeding location about 500kms south of Australia that needs to be protected, University of Auckland scientists say.

WHILE the Pacific’s powerful convene in air-conditioned rooms at their annual forum, a different kind of delegation prepares to make its voice heard.

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The collection of the flora of Niue began in 1774 with the visit of Captain James Cook. However, only four specimens were obtained (Sykes 1970). Another collection was made in 1876 by amateur botanist F.