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As the global community embrace the adoption of the new Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) treaty, the Pacific are calling on the international community to seize this milestone momentum and rally towards the haste ratification and for the signing to be held at the ma

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Vanuatu’s biggest lake on Gaua Island in TORBA Province, Lake Letes, has been formally registered by the Government of Vanuatu as a Community Conservation Area.

Marine heatwaves are emerging as a key impact of climate change and pose a particularly significant threat to corals that form the backbone of coral reefs. Researchers have now identified a phenomenon that could help coral reef managers better plan and act for the future.

Cook Islands has made calls for “ghost gear” to be included in the Plastic Treaty as it impacts marine life and the marine food chain, and is a significant cause of marine litter.

Cepa sustainable programmes director Kay Kalim told the 3rd National Protected Area Forum in Port Moresby that the protected areas communities around the country are the guardians of PNG’s future and economic sustain-ability of land and sea use.

The Conservation and Protection Authority (CEPA) budget of K55 million for 2018 to 2028 is aimed at setting up conservation areas and protected ecosystems around Papua New Guinea.

The real payoff from the Apollo missions had nothing to do with the moon. The prize was travelling far enough out into space to look back properly at planet Earth.

Every year the National Environment Service (NES) sends two park rangers to Suwarrow for six to eight months of the year to protect and manage the environment and wildlife of the island – a designated national park and bird sanctuary since 1978...The rangers play a key role in ensuring the

National Geographic said it has launched a five-year Pacific Ocean expedition to investigate marine life and ecosystems, find new species and identify potential protected areas in some of the Earth’s most remote seas. The expedition aboard the ship E/V Argo embarked from Tahiti on Thursday.