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History is written in no small part through the conflicts over shared resources between neighboring countries, as each party tries to maintain its share of the pie. But in the ocean, these issues tend to be exacerbated.

New Caledonia has made encouraging progress in ocean protection over the past several years, but much of its waters remain in need of protection.

Having a cocaine habit is bad for your health – and for the planet’s too, as it turns out that the growing use of the drug is also contributing to global warming.

Flying foxes, including threatened species, have been dying or taken into care in large numbers due to a food shortage in their habitat in eastern Australia.

The Pacific island of Niue is trialling drones to catch illegal fishing boats and help with search and rescue.

The Government of Samoa (GoS), IUCN Oceania Regional Office (IUCN-ORO) and the Samoa Umbrella Non-Government Organisation (SUNGO) aim to support sustainable management of marine and coastal ecosystems in Samoa...The Project is looking to engage an in-country national Marine Spatial Planning Proje

Representatives from key Ministries and non-government organisations met in Honiara to plan activities to support Government and coastal communities achieve their protected marine species conservation priorities.

To protect valuable marine resources and to ensure the sustainability of fish stocks, Japan’s Free and Open Indo Pacific Strategy includes a commitment to peace and stability, including assistance to the Pacific in enhancing maritime safety and stability...The government of Japan continues to ass

On a 12-week expedition to the Pacific Islands this month, NASA has partnered with the Tongan Ministry of the Environment and the Sea Education Association, to do field work on the recently formed volcanic island Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai.

Analysis of failures of conservation projects are rarely published, a new study has found. Researchers who reviewed the available scientific literature found only 59 peer-reviewed articles that had analyzed failures of conservation projects.