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China is building the world's largest national park system
December 16, 2021

This autumn, without much fanfare, China established a new government initiative that could have a profound impact on the nation's increasingly threatened biodiversity.

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Young Kota'a with eggs. Credit - Te Ipkukarea Society
Suwarrow – Rat Race Against Time
December 3, 2021

Following on from a successful Bird of the Year competition, we are hopeful that many more people will now appreciate the value to our environment of our Cook Islands birds. They are one of Te Ipukarea Society’s key areas of work, and a space we have been working in for a long time.

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The team involved in the Rattan Raid holding the Rattan palms that were found at Papaseea. Credit - Samoa Conservation Society
Rattan eradication nearing completion
October 25, 2021

A project seeking to eradicate the Rattan palm, an introduced plant species that once threatened Samoa's agricultural farm land and native forests, is nearing completion according to an environmentalist...The palm was introduced by the Samoa Forestry Division for trial and observation,

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NSW environment minister says protections will be boosted for 92 species, including 15 of the most important strongholds for the koala. Photograph: Loren Elliott/Reuters
Zero extinction target for NSW national parks welcomed by environment groups
September 8, 2021

The New South Wales government has set a target of zero extinctions of native wildlife in the state’s national parks estate, the first time an Australian government has set the goal.

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Pest control efforts will help native species at the Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre. Photo: Supplied/ Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre
Masterton conservation park declares war on rabbits
August 27, 2021

A conservation park near Masterton is about to level up its battle against a soaring population of rabbits, after a funding boost from Government. The Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre says rabbit numbers have increased rapidly, which has in turn attracted other pest species.

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Outdated conservation laws stymie tourist operations. Credit - 123RF
Outdated conservation laws stymie tourist operations
August 20, 2021

Tourist operators say the rules governing national parks are so outdated that when a crisis like Covid-19 strikes and they need to adapt, they're hamstrung. A different set of rules - or management plans - governs each of the 13 national parks.

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Dr Emma Lee. Source - SBS News/Sarah Maunder
The Tasmanian woman using Aboriginal knowledge to protect the world's national parks and oceans
July 8, 2021

Dr Emma Lee is the first Indigenous Australian to author guidelines for an advisory body to the UN.

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Members of the Samoa Conservation Society. (Photo: Supplied)
Conservation expands grows tree planting push
June 29, 2021

The Samoa Conservation Society held an open-day at the O Le Pupu-Pue National Park on Saturday where they had planted over 200 trees as part of a carbon offset project...The carbon offset project is funded by the U.S.

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Port Moresby Nature Park grounds team commemorating the International Day for Biological Diversity by planting trees around the park. – Picture supplied
Park marks international biological diversity day
May 27, 2021

Port Moresby Nature Park joined the global community in celebrating the International Day for Biological Diversity on Saturday to raise awareness on the importance of protecting biological resources and global biodiversity that shape the environment.

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M.N.R.E staff planting trees on World Earth Day (Photo: Aufa'i Areta Areta)
Trees replanted to restore natural forest
May 18, 2021

Nearly 5,000 trees have been planted through a Samoa Conservation Society (S.C.S) project whose ultimate goal is to restore forest. The project has been implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (M.N.R.E) at the O le Pupu-Pue National Park.

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