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Have you ever wondered what human-caused climate change sounds like? What melodic rhythms could result from every rising degree? Well, a scientist with a taste for music has got you covered. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

Speaking to students in Fiji, Guterres described the structure on Enewetak atoll in the Marshall Islands as "a kind of coffin" and said it was a legacy of Cold War-era nuclear tests in the Pacific. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

Māori culture is at risk due to predicted changes in the ranges of two culturally important native plants, kuta and kūmarahou. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

A group of residents of Nende Island in the Solomon Islands claim corrupt government practices allowed a logging company to get a license to log the island’s primary forests, as well as cropland. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

A Fijian family involved in an international climate case has been told they have no right to go to court to challenge the EU's climate target. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

New Zealand scientists are hoping tags on 10 longfin eels will help them pinpoint where in the Pacific Ocean they go to spawn. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

Widespread coral bleaching has been reported in the French Polynesian islands of Tahiti and Moorea, even though there was no El Nino event this year. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

A remote tropical island paradise off the coast of Western Australia in the Indian Ocean has become home to hundreds of tonnes of rubbish. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

SPREP would like to call for tenders from qualified and experienced consultants who can offer their services to develop the draft Pacific Coral Reef Action Plan 2020-2030. Click on the link below for further details.