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The Tonga National Youth Congress (TNYC) Kiwa Initiative project is using Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to protect Tonga's coastal environments and strengthen climate resilience.Climate change is a major threat to Tonga, but TNYC is fighting back with cost-effective and sustainable NbS pract

World leaders convened at the Our Ocean Conference in Athens, Greece to share progress toward the goal of 30% full protection of the world’s ocean before 2030.

Pacific island countries continue to show global leadership in conserving the region’s unique biodiversity, with most of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) already aligned with the recently adopted Global Biodiversity Framework. 

As the Palau Conservation Society (PCS) marks the onset of its 30th anniversary, an auspicious meeting convened between the PCS Executive Board Officers, co-founders Mr. Noah Idechong and Ms. Sandra Pierantozzi, and President Surangel S. Whipps of the Republic of Palau.

PIRT members and partners played key roles in a recent series of meetings held in Nadi, Fiji: the Pacific Dialogue on National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs), followed by a workshop on Target 3 of the Global Biodiversity Framework, and the UNEP Technical Workshop on the G

The Solomon Islands Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM), in collaboration with IUCN and Blue Nature Alliance, officially inaugurated the Marine Spatial Planning, Community Engagement, and Blue Finance Project earlier this week

Samoa is amongst the first countries to contribute and shape a critical new project designed to assist Pacific countries who are already dealing with Loss and Damage (L&D) from climate change impacts.

A wave of new optimism is flowing through the Solomon Islands to balance economic development with safeguarding its rich natural environment against unsustainable development. 

Representatives from the Cook Islands, Niue, Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Tuvalu gathered in Koror, Palau, from 19-23 February 2024 to advance and improve climate information and knowledge services, helping their communities become more resilient to the challenges posed by climate

The preliminary findings of a Climate Impact, Vulnerability, and Risk Assessment (CIVRA) study on Tuvalu’s food security – namely fisheries and agriculture – were presented to representatives from the respective sectors this afternoon during the first day of a series of workshops to be held over