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When the BBC made a film about the crisis in our oceans, it somehow managed to avoid naming the greatest cause of their ecological destruction: the fishing industry.

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Researchers say that our framework for classifying coral species needs to be expanded to capture ecological diversity and protect reef environments after discovering surprising differences between cryptic coral species...The team hopes that their findings, published today in Current Biol

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Six kiwi have been released onto the Kaitake range in Te Papakura o Taranaki / Egmont National Park today where the call of our national bird has been absent for decades.

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Activists onboard the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior have confronted a vessel used by a deep-sea mining company in the Pacific ocean.

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Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga's declaration that Manu’a’s marine and rainforest resources be developed has inspired a flurry of private sector economic development. At the heart of the development is the evidentiary research of Dr. Peter Craig of the National Park Service and Dr.

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The importance of accounting for biodiversity and ecosystem services for future economic and environment sustainability is growing globally with Papua New Guinea now joining thes efforts.

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A person who sustained injuries to his arms over a land dispute related to a logging operation in Small Malaita has called on the Malaita Provincial Government (MPG) to address logging issues in the province.  Trevor Kausimae in his appeal to the Malaita Provincial Government claimed lo

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Chinese fishing boats’ illegal overfishing in the South Pacific has been devastating some island economies. According to two former U.S.

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What would a tropical reef look like if it could escape the man-made perils of global heating and overfishing?

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As the region’s shipping and transport hub, Guam is a welcoming place for all planes and ships that come by. However, these crafts carry more than travelers and cargo.

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