The Committee Report shows that Palau’s financial losses are due to a lack of tourists and not due to the 80 percent closure of Palau National Marine Sanctuary
Tag: species
African tulip – a major threat to biodiversity in Fiji
Fiji is working with community members towards eradicating African Tulip that is threatening traditional agriculture and biodiversity conservation
Fisheries and climate change: A Pacific perspective
Climate justice is critical issue for Tuna industry as Pacific countries will be “getting less revenue, through no fault of their own, because they haven’t made many of the emissions.” writes Fatu Tauafiafi
Protecting our turtles, now and into the future
Review of Vanuatu’s turtle management and conservation to promote the recovery of the Pacific’s turtle populations considering climate change, coastal development, and offshore tuna by-catch
Pacific Marine Biosecurity Toolkit and Battler Guide launched
Pacific Marine Biosecurity Toolkit and Battler Guide to support marine biosecurity and control the movement of invasive marine species in the Pacific region
Loggers threaten Papua New Guinea’s unique forest creatures
Conservationists fear that PNG’s extraordinary species could soon fall to axe and bulldozer due to illegal logging
Wallis and Futuna Environment Service awarded 2021 Pacific Invasive Species “Battler of the Year” Award
Wallis and Futuna Environment Service recognised for its work in managing invasive species in their country
Pacific Ocean garbage patch is immense plastic habitat
Scientists have discovered marine animals living on plastic debris in an area of the open ocean dubbed “the Great Pacific Garbage Patch”.
Protecting Vanuatu’s Marine Species
The BIEM Initiative to promote sustainable use of coastal and marine biodiversity and climate change resilience in Vanuatu
Early Warning System for New Invasive Species Launched using iNaturalist!
iNaturalist to allow individuals to monitor and manage invasive species and biodiversity more broadly.