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Macuata Province in the north of Fiji is home to the Cakaulevu – the Great Sea Reef — with its thriving diversity of marine life. But faced with a variety of threats including climate change and overfishing, fish stock in this area has dwindled over the past decade.

The lack of explanation from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and the Environment (MAFE) regarding a significant decline in the semum (trochus) population is causing concern.

Exciting news, my friends, especially for those of us who have been eagerly following the progress of the extinct-in-the-wild Guam kingfisher! Nine of these handsome sapphire-and-cinnamon-plumaged birds just arrived on their forever home on a remote Pacific island, Palmyra Atoll.

Surangel S. Whipps Jr., president of the tiny Pacific island nation of Palau, wants more countries to join him in calling for a moratorium on deep-sea mining.

This week marked an exciting milestone for the Ī’oi project led by Te Ipukarea Society, as researchers successfully captured and tagged the first ī’oi in the Takitumu Conservation Area.  This achievement kicks off a critical phase in understanding and protecting these elusive forest birds.

Vunidogoloa holds the unenviable title as the first community in the Pacific forced to relocate due to climate change. Situated on Vanua Levu, Fiji’s second-largest island, Vunidogoloa had been struggling with rising sea levels for years.

Mangroves are special trees that grow along coastlines, where land meets the sea. They play a big role in keeping our environment healthy and balanced. But, like many other natural resources, mangroves are under threat.

THE Natural Resource Development Foundation (NRDF), in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT), has successfully conducted a five-day tour guide training program for the rangers of the Babatana Rainforest Conservation Area in Choiseul.

After being extinct in the wild for nearly 40 years, a group of Guam kingfishers have arrived in the Pacific Ocean, where they will play an important role in returning their species to the wild, thanks to the efforts of the Sihek Recovery Program.

Nature-based solutions (NbS) address societal challenges through actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural and modified ecosystems, benefiting people and nature at the same time.