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A newly released Netflix documentary, “Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet,” features David Attenborough and Johan Rockström, one of the scientists who introduced the concept of planetary boundaries. While the film suggests that the planet requires urgent repair, it also offers a

Investigations have exposed there has been illegal logging activities in Vanuatu from 2017 to 2019, according to the Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI)into Illegal Logging, William Nasak.

The dire state of the marine environment off Coromandel Peninsula will be the focus of a hui in Whitianga this afternoon.  Conservationists, iwi leaders and fishers are meeting to discuss issues such as fishing, pollution and climate change, which are putting heavy pressure on marine ec

The head of the Pacific Islands Forum wants more answers from Japan on its plan to dump wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant in the Pacific. Secretary General Henry Puna called for a frank discussion ahead of a meeting with the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, after tha

Australia needs to embark on an urgent mission to formally document more than half a million undiscovered plants and animals before they are lost to science and the planet.

A recent study supports the hypothesis that MPAs could be beneficial for climate change, maintaining biodiversity, and boosting the yield of fisheries...But University of Washington Professor of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences Ray Hilborn told SeafoodSource that the study – and t

Port Moresby Nature Park has joined other stakholders of the PNG Protected Area Network in highlighting key areas for managing protected areas in the country.

The hawksbill turtle found dead in waters off Pulau Hantu earlier this month had been so tightly bound by a drift net that the man who freed the carcass found the animal's head severed from its body.

The Marine Stewardship Council has advanced its formal review of its fisheries standard, opening public consultations and planning a progress update to be delivered on 8 June, recognized as World Oceans Day.

Millions of tonnes of minerals, fish and timber are extracted from Pacific island nations each year, generating massive profits for foreign multinationals.