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As part of ongoing efforts to improve invasive species management and biodiversity conservation, the Majuro Atoll Inter-Island Biosecurity Training was conducted in RMI empowering representatives from various RMI government agencies and stakeholders.

The Environment and Conservation Division (ECD) under Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) handed over ID cards for rangers of Pamahima Tribal Forest Protected Area (PA) through its Project Partners, Ecological Solutions Foundation (ESF) witnessed b

Seagrass meadows, the unsung heroes of marine ecosystems, play a crucial role in maintaining ocean health, biodiversity, and coastal resilience.

The recent Barana Community Reforestation Training successfully equipped community members, park rangers, and youth with essential knowledge and skills to execute sustainable reforestation initiatives. 

AT the Honiara Summit 2025, President of the Republic of Palau, Surangel Whipps Jr highlighted that unlocking the Blue Pacific Prosperity Plan (UBPP), the most ambitious initiative, is crucial to ensure healthy oceans regionally and globally.

The 7th edition of the Research Conferences took place this Thursday on the theme “Ocean, memory, discontinuities and innovation: dialogues and relationships between society and ecosystems” . Several speakers presented their work at the University of French Polynesia.

A quiet yet powerful movement is unfolding in Ra one of where women are leading the charge in restoring coastal ecosystems and securing sustainable livelihoods for their communities.

Komono o Manava Mataipo Nooroa Samuel is calling on the Rarotonga community to respect the ra’ui that was put in place by his late mother in 1995 near The Rarotongan Beach Resort and Lagoonarium.
“The ra’ui stays for life,” Samuel said.

The care with which the TCA is managed is clear, preserving its unique ecosystems and biodiversity, writes Gemma Langley.

African tulip tree (Spathodea campanulata), originally from tropical Africa, is a destructive alien weed in the Pacific region that invades indigenous forests and arable land causing a reduction in natural biodiversity and agricultural productivity.