by Isaac Rounds

Ecosystems which have never been seen before are being accidentally created by humans. They offer a stark look into the nature of tomorrow.

by Isaac Rounds

Aquaculture has enormous potential. Among other benefits, it can feed growing populations while reducing pressure on wild fish stocks impacted by overfishing, climate change, pollution, and development. But given its projected expansion, aquaculture-as-usual is not enough.

by Isaac Rounds

The Tiaki Moana (English translation: Guardians of the ocean) conference in Tahiti, French Polynesia on understanding marine Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) for the Pacific was both a spiritual and professional experience for me, one that left me with a renewed sense of p

by Isaac Rounds

Turtle tourism has become a popular year-round activity in Rarotonga, with both government and civil society groups working to ensure it is safer for turtles and people.

by Isaac Rounds

FIJI is on track to ratify the Biodiversity beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) agreement, considered the most important ocean agreement to be adopted in the last 25 years.

by Isaac Rounds

Millions of years ago, as the Indo-Australian plate pushed into the Pacific plate, a volcanic arc of islands began to emerge near the modern-day island of New Guinea that would one day form the Torricelli Mountains.

by Isaac Rounds

A tiny, rare creature is no longer extinct. The Partula tohiveana snail has been reclassified as critically endangered by the IUCN Red List after being previously declared extinct in the wild, according to a release from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL).

by Isaac Rounds

This collaborative initiative focuses on co-developing culture-based environmental education programs, biodiversity research, and community science training.

by Isaac Rounds

A project proposed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX and the U.S Air Force to test hypersonic rocket cargo deliveries from a remote Pacific atoll could harm the many seabirds that nest at the wildlife refuge, according to biologists and experts who have spent more than a decade working to protect them.

by Isaac Rounds

Te Reo o te Moana 2025 is the name of the gathering held Friday at the Presidency. Participants shared their experiences and refined their environmental protection goals.

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