by Isaac Rounds

WWF-Pacific is seeking a qualified consultant or team of experts to lead a rapid biodiversity assessment of the Pokili Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in West New Britain, PNG.

by Isaac Rounds

In 2021, the government of Belize was at risk of defaulting on hundreds of millions of dollars in national debt.

by Isaac Rounds

The Pew Charitable Trusts today applauded a major milestone in a United Nations treaty designed to protect the abundant marine life and ecosystems of the high seas, the two-thirds of the ocean beyond any nationโ€™s jurisdiction.

by Isaac Rounds

BIOSECURITY officers from across the Pacific met in Fiji recently to review the impact of biosecurity training programmes delivered under the Safe Agricultural Trade Facilitation through Economic Integration in the Pacific (SAFE Pacific) project over the past four years.

by Isaac Rounds

The British High Commission in Fiji has joined forces with Conservation International and the Office of the Pacific Ocean Commissioner (OPOC) to launch the Sustainable Blue Pacific Initiative, a partnership that will strengthen marine governance, community-led monitoring, and sustainable financin

by Isaac Rounds

For more than 20 years, the Tree Kangaroo Conservation Programme (TKCP) has operated in Morobe's Huon Peninsula to establish and manage the country's first conservation area.

by Isaac Rounds

French Polynesia's president wants Pacific countries to agree to a moratorium on deep sea mining despite the wide range of views on the issue in the region. Moetai Brotherson represents one of the Pacific countries calling for a moratorium, alongside the likes of Palau and Vanuatu.

by Isaac Rounds

Itโ€™s early August 2025. Deep in the rainforests of Upolu, on the island of Samoa, Moeumu โ€œMoeโ€ Uili and I have paused our hike, counting the seconds between coo calls from an unseen pigeon hidden in the dense canopy. Moe mutters, โ€œNah, the intervals between the calls are too irregular.

by Isaac Rounds

The Papua New Guinea Government is currently developing new Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) guidelines to strengthen the protection and management of the country's blue carbon ecosystems, including mangroves and seagrasses.

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