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The degradation of nature can lead to gender-based violence including sexual assault, domestic violence and forced prostitution, according to a new IUCN study published today.

The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation embarked on the Global Reef Expedition—the largest coral reef survey and mapping expedition in history—to study the coral reef crisis on a global scale.

Representatives from the United States and Papua New Guinea governments signed a Memorandum of Understanding signaling the beginning of a new partnership to protect and preserve the PNGs rich natural resources.

The Cook Islands National Environment Service (NES) is seeking a Marine Strategy Adviser to assist with implementation of the Cook Islands Ridge to Reef Project (R2R). R2R is funded by the UNDP Global Environment Facility (GEF) in partnership with the Cook Islands Government.

Two global leaders in conservation - the Republic of Palau and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) - have announced a new partnership in support of the 7th Our Ocean Conference (OOC), an annual meeting of government, business, scientific, and civil society leaders to tackle some of the world's most vexi

he Pacific Ocean is becoming more acidic, and the cash-crabs that live in its coastal waters are some of its first inhabitants to feel its effects.

The Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill is about to go through its second reading. This action would permanently protect endangered species and provide a refuge twice the size of New Zealand. It should have been completed in 2017 when it was taken over from Nick Smith and transferred to David Parker.

As a professional science communicator who has watched many scientists struggle to convey their research effectively, I decided it was time to apply some of the principles of good science to communication.

By collaborating with fishers, governments with limited resources for enforcement can more easily identify vessels that illegally harvest shark fin. It is impossible to deny that sharing data between researchers and sustainable fishers can lead to potential progress.

A joint research project by the University of Queensland, James Cook University and University of Tasmania found that existing marine reserves need to be much larger to be effective against the overfishing of sharks species.