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Pusiju community lights up
06.08.2018
IUCN, in partnership with the Governments of Austria, Italy, Luxembourg, and Spain recently supported Sirubai Voko Tribe Association, with a solar project.
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Gift of mangroves: Nature's nursery
01.08.2018
I grew up in a remote rural area of Northern Vanua Levu, Fiji’s second largest island. Due west from the International Date Line, across the Somosomo Strait, set between Taveuni Island and Vanua Levu, in an area commonly known as Ucunivatu lies tranquil...
Minister Ham Lini and Officers from Climate Change, Foreign Affairs, SPREP, and representatives from IUCN holding the newly launched technical marine reports. Photo: MACBIO Project

Protecting Vanuatu's ocean: two more building blocks in place
24.07.2018
Vanuatu is leading the Pacific, in terms of ocean management. It has led a shifting focus which is recognising that 98% of this nation is sea whilst only 2% is land. Vanuatu is the first country in the region to have an integrated, holistic...
The "Blue Hole" in the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System Photo: IUCN / Elena Osipova

Second largest reef on Earth off ‘danger list’, following IUCN’s advice
26.06.2018
Manama, Bahrain, 26 June 2018 (IUCN) – The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System – the world’s second largest coral reef system after the Great Barrier Reef – has come off the List of World Heritage in Danger, following the advice of the International Union for...
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The journey of Cook Islands: Marae Moana
26.06.2018
It is common for many Pacific islands to be considered too small to even feature on many global maps, yet despite this, one Pacific island nation is proving to be so large in heart and conviction their presence will not be denied, whether or not they are...
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Marine Ecosystem Services Valuation – Fiji
19.06.2018
Fiji is blessed with a diverse and rich marine environment that is worth billions of dollars to the economy and its value is deeply embedded in our culture. Fiji is also fortunate in that our country has many experts who work on the marine environment and...
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Protecting our oceans - now and for future generations
19.06.2018
Pacific representatives met in Apia, Samoa last week to identify the challenges and opportunities to progress and effectively manage Protected Areas in the region. To contribute to these efforts, the Marine and Coastal Biodiversity Management in Pacific...
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Celebrating conservation milestones
14.06.2018
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) celebrated their respective anniversaries at the welcoming event for the Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management (BIOPAMA)...
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Pacific convenes protected areas workshop
11.06.2018
With the aim to strengthen the management and governance of protected areas in the Pacific region, close to one hundred participants from governments, NGO stakeholders and partners convened in Apia, Samoa on 11 June, 2018 for the inception workshop of the...
Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System - the Blue Hole Photo: IUCN / Elena Osipova

World Heritage in-danger: Belize reef recovers while Lake Turkana faces dam threat – IUCN
28.05.2018
In-danger status can be lifted from the world’s second largest coral reef, Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in charge of advising the UNESCO World Heritage Committee on natural sites....