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If urgent remedial measures are not taken soon to restore the biodiversity of the Tagabe river ecosystem supplying fresh water to a population of over 50,000 in Port Vila and its suburbs, there is a very high risk that Port Vila will face severe water problems in the not-so-distant future.

Australia announced on Wednesday that it would step up in the fight to protect the world’s oceans from pollution, overfishing and changing climates, officially joining an ocean preservation coalition of close to 40 nations.  Australia has now joined the likes of France, United

A National Marine Fisheries Service proposal to designate 230 square miles of critical habitat for seven threatened coral species in the Pacific Ocean is getting mixed reviews from environmental advocates due to an exemption for military training areas.

A bulk carrier ship has deliberately dumped about 1,000 tonnes of oil into the sea off the coast of the Solomon Islands, government authorities have alleged.

Rising ocean temperatures and ocean acidification could have negative cumulative effects that slow the growth of tropical coral reefs, according to a UCLA-led study published in early January.

Citizen science is ripe with benefits.

Look at how we missed all 20 of the past decade’s biodiversity targets, or shocking graphs of animals threatened with extinction, and it is easy to be disheartened about the fate of the natural world.

We have repeatedly been pressing the snooze button on the issue, but covid-19 has provided perhaps the final wake-up call.

According to a new study published by scientists at UC-Santa Barbara and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, MPAs, while unpopular in many commercial fishing circles because they prohibit fishing and harvest within their boundaries, have an overall positive benefit on region

Pearls cultured in the lagoons of the many islands and atolls that make up French Polynesia are world-renowned for their unique and illustrious colors...Before the coronavirus pandemic set in, the gems accounted for a majority of the French Pacific island territory's exports...