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The Department of Foreign Affairs, through its Maritime and Ocean’s Affairs Division successfully convened an Oceans and Marine Spatial Planning forum with key national and regional stakeholders...The objective of the forum is to create a platform for regular dialogue amongst and between institut

It’s tempting to think that our forests would be fine if we could simply stop trees being felled or burnt. But forests – particularly tropical ones – are more than just trees. They’re also the animals that skulk and swoop among them.

For years, fisheries managers have struggled to find a delicate balance between competing financial and ecological needs.

The thrill of watching a whale up close or schools of dolphins frolicking in an ocean are much sought after experiences today, boosting the demand for tours that provide people the opportunity to see these marine animals in their natural habitats.

MPAs can provide benefits like protecting endangered species or helping replenish fish stocks that spill into neighboring fisheries...But for MPAs to actually reach the level of protection needed to mitigate those impacts of climate change, experts say the UN will have to think much more critical

As global fish stocks that feed hundreds of millions of people dwindle, nations are scrambling to finalize by year’s end an international agreement to ban government subsidies that fuel overfishing.

When it comes to saving the planet, one whale is worth thousands of trees.

Since 2015 the Australian government has committed more than $1.5bn of taxpayer funds to climate change projects that plant or protect native habitat. Over a slightly longer period it has also spent nearly $62m on a policy to plant 20 million trees promised under Tony Abbott.

New Zealand's marine environment is under pressure from coastal development, shipping traffic and climate change, a new government report says.

Fuel company Pacific Energy has built concrete casings around the exposed fuel pipeline by Avatiu harbour, to lessen the risk of another lead.It comes as authorities investigate who was at fault in this month’s big diesel lead into the harbour, with potential fines of up to half a million dollars