Environmental groups in French Polynesia say they have lodged a complaint about a Spanish-flagged ship, which they say carried sharks in defiance of a ban on such transport.
A crucial event for the protection of biodiversity, the World Conservation Congress in Marseille received many ambassadors from island territories, including Polynesia.
In his welcome speech by the President Emmanuel Macron, the mayor of Hiva Oa, Joëlle Frébault mentioned the objective of protecting the marine area of the archipelago. “During the One Planet Summit which was held on January 11, 2021 at the Elysée Palace, you set as an obje
The French president Emmanuel Macron says he will endorse a bid by French Polynesia's Marquesas Islands to become a UNESCO World Heritage site. The archipelago has been lobbying for years to be part of France's UNESCO heritage.
An heir to the last queen of Nuku Hiva in French Polynesia's Marquesas Islands has asked the French president Emmanuel Macron not to endorse the archipelago's bid to become another of France's UNESCO World Heritage site. Last year, French Polynesia's government tabled a revised bid in Paris,
Pearls cultured in the lagoons of the many islands and atolls that make up French Polynesia are world-renowned for their unique and illustrious colors...Before the coronavirus pandemic set in, the gems accounted for a majority of the French Pacific island territory's exports...
Nuclear weapons will soon be illegal.
Island Conservation and Tetiaroa Society have joined forces to remove invasive rats from Tetiaroa Atoll, restoring the local ecosystem and creating a global model for ridge to reef conservation... The program aims to restore seabird populations and to establish Tetiaroa as a sanctuary for se
French Polynesia has tabled its revised bid to make the Marquesas Islands a UNESCO World Heritage list. Its culture minister Heremoana Maamaatuaiahutapu and the head of the archipelago's mayors, Benoit Kautau, made their presentation in Paris to 30 French specialists...
Governments around the globe are recognizing that ocean health is critical to all life on this planet and that safeguarding marine plants, animals, and habitats can provide multiple benefits to the people whose lives and traditions are linked to these waters.
