by Isaac Rounds

While the ocean’s health is perilously close to a tipping point, 2025 offered reasons for hope.

by Isaac Rounds

The International Climate Initiative (IKI) is inviting applications for projects advancing biodiversity conservation, climate mitigation and adaptation, and sustainable development in ODA-eligible countries.

by Isaac Rounds

ach year, the Wilson Ornithological Society offers four categories of research grant. The focus of each differs somewhat, as does the amount of the award.

by Isaac Rounds

With the effects of environmental degradation becoming more apparent, high-quality environmental journalism is more important than ever.

by Isaac Rounds

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is organizing an Extended Constituency Workshop (ECW) for the Pacific Islands in Fiji, 24–27 February 2026. The ECW aims to strengthen understanding of GEF strategies, policies, and procedures, with a focus on country programming and implementation.

by Isaac Rounds

Pacific wetlands scientist Bindiya Rashni delivered a strong appeal against deep-sea mining at the seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7), speaking on behalf of biodiversity and ethno-biodiversity experts from 22 Pacific Island countries.

by Isaac Rounds

Palau, a beautiful island nation in the Pacific Ocean, has taken a groundbreaking step to preserve its stunning environment through the Palau Pledge. This unique initiative is a world-first in eco-tourism, requiring all visitors to make a pledge to protect the environment upon their arrival.

by Isaac Rounds

Giant clam populations in American Sāmoa are far more stable and abundant than previously thought thanks to the help of local villages, according to a new study led by researchers at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology ToBo Lab.

by Isaac Rounds

The Government of Vanuatu, through the Department of Environmental Protection and Conservation (DEPC), with support from the Expanding Conservation Areas Reach and Effectiveness (ECARE) Project and the Santo Sunset Environment Network (SSEN), has successfully concluded the country’s first nationa

by Isaac Rounds

Seabirds, the IUCN endangered Palau ground dove and other native species have significantly increased in number thanks to a successful restoration campaign on Ulong Island, Republic of Palau, in the Western Pacific Ocean, said Island Conservation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring i

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