by Isaac Rounds

BIOSECURITY officers from across the Pacific met in Fiji recently to review the impact of biosecurity training programmes delivered under the Safe Agricultural Trade Facilitation through Economic Integration in the Pacific (SAFE Pacific) project over the past four years.

by Isaac Rounds

The British High Commission in Fiji has joined forces with Conservation International and the Office of the Pacific Ocean Commissioner (OPOC) to launch the Sustainable Blue Pacific Initiative, a partnership that will strengthen marine governance, community-led monitoring, and sustainable financin

by Isaac Rounds

For more than 20 years, the Tree Kangaroo Conservation Programme (TKCP) has operated in Morobe's Huon Peninsula to establish and manage the country's first conservation area.

by Isaac Rounds

French Polynesia's president wants Pacific countries to agree to a moratorium on deep sea mining despite the wide range of views on the issue in the region. Moetai Brotherson represents one of the Pacific countries calling for a moratorium, alongside the likes of Palau and Vanuatu.

by Isaac Rounds

It’s early August 2025. Deep in the rainforests of Upolu, on the island of Samoa, Moeumu “Moe” Uili and I have paused our hike, counting the seconds between coo calls from an unseen pigeon hidden in the dense canopy. Moe mutters, “Nah, the intervals between the calls are too irregular.

by Isaac Rounds

The Papua New Guinea Government is currently developing new Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) guidelines to strengthen the protection and management of the country's blue carbon ecosystems, including mangroves and seagrasses.

by Isaac Rounds

We offer grants of up to £60,000 to civil society organisations in the Commonwealth. Our open call grants seek to facilitate constructive engagement between civil society and decision-makers, including civil society participation in policy development and implementation.

by Isaac Rounds

he Kensington Conservation Grant is a $1,000,000 initiative to support vital, on-the-ground conservation projects now, and in the future.

by Isaac Rounds

Call for applications for the ThinkSwiss Scholarships is now open. The deadline to submit applications is 31 January 2026.

by Isaac Rounds

Palau's idyllic waters hide an experiment that scientists hope will save the world's reefs from climate change-induced collapse. At an outer reef, ceramic cribs are holding thousands of baby corals growing underwater.

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