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As global attention turns to the 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP15) in Brazil, a new report has warned that 49% of migratory species populations conserved by the global UN treaty are declining, and 2

Extending across nearly one-third of the Earth’s surface, the Pacific Islands region is a vast assemblage of atolls, islands, and archipelagos connected by ocean processes and human history. These islands sustain unique cultures and people whose identities are inseparable from the sea.

The Santiago Network Secretariat is issuing this call for proposals to catalyze technical assistance from organizations, bodies, networks, and experts (OBNEs) in response to a request from the Republic of Palau.

A stronger link to local livelihoods and ecosystem management is needed to scale up blue carbon ecosystems and critical coastal conservation efforts, according to a new global study.

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has opened nominations for the 2026 Champions of the Earth award – the UN’s highest environmental honour – this year focusing on leaders at the forefront of caring for the ocean, an ecosystem essential to life on Earth that is increasingly under strain.

The study, just published in Conservation Science and Practice, examined changes in protected areas between 2010 and 2022, and found that 160 threatened Australian species have close to no habitat protected.

On paper, the sea is increasingly protected. Governments have designated vast marine protected areas (MPAs) and pledged to conserve 30% of the ocean by 2030. Maps shaded in reassuring blues now circulate widely. Yet the reality offshore often looks much the same as before.

A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN environmental initiative is underway in Kouaoua, New Caledonia, aimed at mitigating the ecological damage caused by invasive deer populations.

The MOF PKNU Doctoral Scholarship Program supports outstanding doctoral candidates in fisheries– sciences by strengthening academic expertise and research capacity.

A recent assessment by the Asian Development Bank finds that Guadalcanal’s rivers in the Solomon Islands face growing pressure from logging, agriculture, and urban development, threatening biodiversity and water quality.