by Isaac Rounds

A native bird called Tuaimeo (friendly ground dove) named Maxine from Malaemalu, Falealili was released after 63 days of care and recovery. The name Maxine was given to the bird by her youngest rescuer four-year-old Maluapapa Mika Suesue.

by Isaac Rounds

he climate is changing, science shows. And according to some estimates, it could create anywhere between 200 million and 1.2 billion climate refugees by 2050. As people flee floods, failed harvests, dried rivers or destroyed homes, what becomes of the ecosystems they leave behind?

by Isaac Rounds

In a recent yet significant ceremony, the Pire community in Ward 9 Namatanai Local Level Government marked their intention to "preserve their reef" (tambium rip) for the next 12 months.

by Isaac Rounds

A concerning decline has been observed in Solomon Islands beche-de-mer population by a National Geographic Pristine Seas expedition. The National Geographic Pristine Seas is a project aimed at exploring and protecting vital places in the ocean.

by Isaac Rounds

Ahead of the film’s exclusive November 27 theatrical premiere, Disney, National Geographic Society’s Pristine Seas initiative and Polynesian Voyaging Society team up to protect our oceans and support real life Moanas

by Isaac Rounds

The annual blue water spawning events of Moorish Idols (MI) and Orange spine Surgeonfish (OSS) in Palau, along with the high-stakes predator-prey interactions between these fish and grey reef sharks, was highlighted in the BBC series Asia, airing on November 3, 2024.

by Isaac Rounds

Last month, Mexico and the United States experienced yet another devastating hurricane. In 12 hours, Hurricane Milton went from a Category 1 to a Category 5 storm – the most extreme level there is. How?

by Isaac Rounds

As the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) gets underway in Baku, Azerbaijan from November 11-22, climate finance tops the agenda as the key to unlocking concrete climate actions on the ground.

by Isaac Rounds

Niue will become the first country in the Pacific to welcome a leaf-feeding beetle that researchers hope will control the spread of the invasive air potato vines or known locally as hoi.

by Isaac Rounds

Gaining Marine Protected Area (MPA) Status has been a long-time goal for the landowners of Malau Lalo island in Makira-Ulawa Province.

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