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To deal with climate change and biodiversity loss effectively and equitably, conservation needs to adopt a human rights-based approach, according to a new report co-authored by Indigenous and community organizations across Asia.

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The death of a critically endangered Hawksbill turtle is likely due to pollution in the Avatiu Harbour.

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In the Torres Strait, between Australia and Papua New Guinea, lies Bramble Cay—a small, low-lying sandy island once home to a chubby-cheeked, brown rat found nowhere else in the world called the Bramble Cay melomys.

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A series of regional conventions and policies are playing an essential role in monitoring climate change and preparing for extreme weather events, preventing oil spills, reducing plastic and other waste, saving coral reefs, and providing overall ocean protection and restoration of marine ecosyste

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Scientists and environmentalists have warned of a massive ecological disaster resulting from the proposed deep-sea mining in Nauru, where the Nauru Ocean Resources, a subsidiary of the Canadian firm The Metals Company, wants to mine the nodule-rich region.

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Over-extraction of the environment, pollution of the environment, and illegal trading are all factors that could lead to the extinction of endangered species.

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The Minister for Agriculture Dr Mahendra Reddy says Fiji is working tirelessly to protect, manage and restore its ecosystems by actively promoting and incorporating Nature-Based Solutions in its ever-increasing disaster management models.

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The Blue Pacific has one message at the fourth session of the intergovernmental conference for the new legal instrument for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdictions (BBNJ)- preserve the ocean for the future generations.

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Sirebe Tribal Association in Sasamuga, south Choiseul has become the first conservation site in the country to receive carbon credit from carbon trading.

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Latest IPCC climate report warns that rising greenhouse-gas emissions could soon outstrip the ability of many communities to adapt. The negative impacts of climate change are mounting far faster than scientists predicted less than a decade ago, according to the latest report from a Unit

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