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As part of their commitment to the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy, many national governments are currently in the process of developing Sustainable Ocean Plans, which act as an umbrella for ocean governance.

A Pacific delegation comprising of representatives from Fiji, Samoa, Tuvalu and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) attended the Environment Institute for Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ) 2024 annual conference held from  6-8 November 2024 in Sydney, Austra

Research conducted in New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna into mapping traditional knowledge has underscored the crucial role that knowledge circulation plays in strengthening agricultural resilience to climate change.

The launch of Vanuatu’s National Plan of Action (NPOA)  for Seabirds, Sharks and Marine Turtles 2024 – 2028 in Port Vila on Thursday, 28 November 2024 brings new hope for these important and highly threatened marine species.  

At the thirty third Council of Tourism Ministers in Suva Fiji, the South Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), in partnership with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), the European Union (EU), and the Australian Government, proudly unveiled three pioneering Enviro

Members of the Rotary Club of Palau, in partnership with the Bureau of Environment-Division of Forest, Land, and Water Management (DFLW), recently concluded a successful tree planting excursion aimed at promoting environmental conservation and addressing critical issues of soil erosion.

A new civil society organisation has opened its doors in Samoa to strengthen community resilience to climate change and believes in prioritising environmental education.

Two projects were launched as part of the KIWA Initiative at Novotel, Lami yesterday with a combined funding of over €6.6million (approx $F15.7million).

Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele MP had an engaging and informed meeting with Ocean conservation advocator, the Prince of Monaco, Albert II (Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi) and National Geography Pristine Seas expedition specialists onboard research vessel ‘ARGO’.

In Papua New Guinea, grassroots organizations play a critical role in the efforts to preserve the country’s unique biodiversity and supporting communities in adapting to the intensifying impacts of climate change.