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The former governor of Papua New Guinea's Madang province, Sir Arnold Amet, has renewed his call for the government to cancel sea bed mining licenses.This comes as Canadian miner Nautilus, in which the PNG government has a 15 percent stake, is fighting through the courts for its economic survival

The third session of negotiations on the preservation of marine biodiversity in the high seas, held under a UN Intergovernmental Conference, ended in New York on 30 August. However, negotiations only resulted in a framework for a future treaty.

Our seas are in deep, deep trouble. They house an extraordinarily diverse eco-system of marine life, and are crucial to the well being of land-based ecosystems. And as of this moment, they may as well be the Wild West for corporations and governments to pillage as they please.

How do you solve a problem like an invasion of feral cats? No, it’s not a scenario from a sci-fi dystopia but a real conundrum for scientists, authorities, and conservationists in Australia.

There are even stranger ideas for how to take down a tropical cyclone than bombing it with a nuclear warhead, as President Trump suggested.

Registration is now open for the 2019 Global Ocean Science Education Workshop to be held November 13-15 in Reston, VA.

The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment (SPREP) continues to grow from strength to strength, as was evident when Director General, Mr Kosi Latu, tabled the 2018 Annual Report during the first day of the 29th SPREP Meeting of Officials.

Ocean Acidification (OA), which is being labelled as the “evil twin” of climate change, has had a severe impact on these coral reefs, as well as on food security and community livelihoods.

The New Zealand Department of Conservation (NZDOC) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) officially signed a Declaration of Intent which sees the NZDOC become the first partner of the Pacific Regional Invasive Species Management Support Service (PRISMSS).

A new facility dedicated to helping Pacific Island countries prepare for and cope with the impacts of the climate crisis is being officially opened today in Samoa.