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Sihek – an endangered bird recently returned to the wild – have laid eggs on their new Pacific island home at Palmyra Atoll, making them the first wild eggs for the species in almost 40 years.

The Yasina Nature Park is giving a new look to its accommodation facilities for tourists and nature enthusiasts at Megabo in Upper Bena Local Level Government, Unggai-Bena District, Eastern Highlands Province.

The Ministry of iTaukei Affairs recently held a workshop with landowners to promote the sustainable management of water resources and ensure fair compensation for those protecting catchment areas.

Today Easter Island has an Integrated Management Plan that protects its marine resources, strengthens local governance and deeply respects the worldview of the Rapa Nui people.

Torricelli Mountains, a tiny mountain range in northern Papua New Guinea, is estimated to host roughly 4% of the world’s known species, many found nowhere else on Earth, Mongabay’s John Cannon reported in March.

AS the build-up to this year’s United Nations Oceans Conference (UNOC) in Nice, France continues, there is a degree of optimism that Fiji will join other Pacific Island nations that have ratified the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement, which is also known as the High Seas

Master navigator Mr Nainoa Thompson summarised the non-instrument navigational skills of Pacific people as "everything you need to navigate is in nature. The question is, can you see it?"

In the heart of Taveuni, Mr. Tomasi Sovayaloka from Tavuki, Cakaudrove, is proving that farmers do not need to encroach on the Taveuni Forest Reserves to make a living.

Eradicating invasive species like rats and pigs is a crucial initiative to enhance ecosystem resilience, as these invaders severely disrupt the native biodiversity of Pacific islands by preying on bird eggs, chicks, small reptiles, and damaging vegetation. 

A team of scientists and filmmakers from National Geographic Pristine Seas begins its expedition this week in support of marine protections in Fiji and Rotuma.