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Researchers at UC Santa Cruz are contributing new insights into the challenges plants face in adapting to climate change.

Scientists who "eavesdropped" on a restored coral reef in Indonesia say their recordings of fish "whooping, croaking and growling" are the reef coming back to life. Over a decade, the reef has been re-seeded with new corals. The researchers used underwater microphones to record at the site.

Corals have declined by 50% over the last 30 years, with losses of 70-90% expected by mid-century. This mass decline is largely attributed to human activity.

Residents of Baniata village on the Solomon Islands’ Western province practice an ancient agroforestry system that intercrops 20 edible species and features the ngali nut, a delicacy sold in domestic and international markets.

Gary Juffa, governor of Papua New Guinea’s Oro province, is one of the country’s most outspoken critics of the logging industry.

Vanuatu stakeholders have convened to discuss the draft document on the country’s marine spatial plan before it can be presented in Parliament for approval next year.

As seabirds’ food security is threatened by human activity, new research in Ireland has found that birds with tracking devices have been follow fishing vessels for food...Human activity is threatening seabird populations.

Harmful to ocean and aquatic life, microplastics make up the nearly three percent toxic pollutants in shallow, tropical waters where corals flourish.

Coastal plants and animals have found a new way to survive in the open ocean—by colonizing plastic pollution. A new commentary published Dec.

A sting operation is underway in the Western division to clamp down on illegal logging and sawmilling companies. The Ministry of Environment held a roundtable discussion with the Logging and Sawmilling Sector to iron out issues affecting the sector.