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A group of senior Australian scientists have warned in an international journal that logging native forests makes fire more severe and is likely to have exacerbated the country’s catastrophic summer bushfires.

With consents for building projects set to be fast-tracked, some are worried it will put too much power in the hands of the ministers and block the voices of iwi and environmental protesters...As a result one of Labour's governing partners, the Greens, will only commit support for the legislation

A team of fisheries scientists and marine policy experts, led by a University of Rhode Island researcher, examined how climate change is affecting the ocean environment and found that the changing conditions will likely result in increased fisheries-related conflicts and create new challenges in

The crew of the Coast Guard cutter Midgett concluded last Thursday a 37-day patrol to counter illegal fishing and regional security operations in Oceania.

Planet of the Humans is an environmental documentary that has enraged renewable energy experts and environmentalists, with some calling for its high-profile executive producer, Michael Moore, to apologise.

CU Boulder researchers have developed a method that could enable scientists to accurately forecast ocean acidity up to five years in advance.

We have the opportunity to reshape our economies to support life on Earth. Governments should take it...Do Not Resuscitate. This tag should be attached to the oil, airline and car companies.

A Chinese businessman is being charged for attempting to export a container of sea cucumbers from Samoa, estimated to be worth over $US3.6 million. The lucrative sea cucumber trade in China is estimated at nearly $US3 billion a year, as it is a sought after delicacy there. It is illegal

Legislation establishing the Moana Mahu was passed last week in Niue, setting up a reserve that covered 40 percent of the island's exclusive economic zone...One of the architects of Niue's newly formalised marine reserve, says it includes two outstanding commitments...Coral Pasisi of the non-gove

Fiji's government has announced 24 scholarships for Pacific students to pursue the advanced study of the oceans and climate change. Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama said the $US2.7 million package is being facilitated under the Norway-Pacific Ocean-Climate Scholarship Project.