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For Māori conservationist Mere Takoko, “losing one whale is like losing an ancestor.” The animals “taught our people about navigation across the Pacific, particularly across the Milky Way… And this is information that was given to our ancestors.”

On this World Ocean Day, we celebrate a pivotal achievement in ocean conservation: the adoption of a new legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to address governance gaps biodiversity protection in marine areas beyond national jurisdict

Last week, we marked two key international days that are particularly close to the hearts and realities of Pacific people — World Environment Day (June 5) and World Oceans Day (June 8).

The Palau government, led by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment (MAFE), is proposing changes to the Palau National Marine Sanctuary (PNMS) that would significantly increase the area allowed for fishing.

The Pacific’s regional intergovernmental organisation established to protect, conserve, and promote a resilient Pacific environment, the Secretariat of the Pacific Environment Programme (SPREP), has been chosen as the Oceania Regional Centre for Technical and Scientific Cooperation for the

The Sigatoka Sand Dunes National Park recently hosted the annual Heritage in Young Hands (HIYH) EcoCamp, an event focused on environmental education.

Forty-eight representatives from the provinces of Namosi, Serua and Rewa met to improve the management of natural resources in the Navua Catchment and Beqa Lagoon.

Today, we join the rest of our Blue Planet in celebrating the vitality of our ocean on World Ocean Day. Since its inception in 1992, this day has grown in significance, and thirty-two years later, its momentum continues to increase.

Tourism Fiji has commended the tireless efforts of the tourism industry in its dedicated push towards environmental sustainability. A significant milestone in this journey was recently achieved with the launch of Fiji’s BULA Reef, an ambitious coral nursery initiative.

On June 4th, The Bureau of Fisheries (BOF) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) held a consultation with fishermen regarding the collection of reef fishery data.