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Yato Conservation Area in East Makira has been declared a “Protected Area” at a landmark event held at provincial capital Kirakira today. This means no logging, mining or other destructive environmental activities will be allowed to take place on the declared area.

The Government of Vanuatu is organising the first in-person regional , to be held in Port Vila, Vanuatu, from 1–3 July 2026, in partnership with the Pacific Climate Change Centre (PCCC), hosted by SPREP.

Coral reefs in Fiji’s Northern Division are showing signs of severe bleaching, with some mortality already recorded in shallow areas, according to a social media update by Reef Explorer Fiji.

SPREP wishes to call for tenders from qualified and experienced non-governmental organisations in Samoa to lead and support the implementation of the BOLD Response Project through community engagement, research support, piloting of local loss and damage re sponse actions, and inclusive stakeholde

SPREP wishes to call for tenders from qualified and experienced consultants who can offer their services to lead the development of a concept note to be submitted to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) with all related consultations required to facilitate this body of work. 

SPREP wishes to call for tenders from qualified and experienced consultants who can offer their services for the Prioritisation, Costing and development of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Action Plan.

For coastal Indigenous communities in American Samoa, giant clams are deeply rooted in fa‘a Sāmoa (the Samoan way of life) and local food systems.

Undertake activities pertaining to marine research, management and conservation in support of WCS’s programme of work on coastal fisheries in New Ireland (and potentially other WCS marine site in PNG) as directed by supervisor.

WHILE the sighting of green turtles may be common in Fiji waters, five other species in the region are facing a downward trend with some on the brink of extinction, says Ika Bula consultancy principal consultant Shritika Prakash.

THE lack of a common regional standard for sea turtle monitoring has prompted a major capacity-building drive to safeguard the ancient mariners of the Pacific, says Pacific BioScapes Programme project manager Etienne Delattre.