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Promoting the conservation and wise use of Wetlands in Oceania
7 March 2017
Fiji
Wetlands are under pressure from local and global factors, including coastal development, destructive fishing practices, inappropriate agricultural practices...
Conservation of Pacific coasts and oceans
27 March 2017
Fiji
For thousands of years, the Pacific coasts and oceans have supported island communities by providing food, shelters and materials for peoples’ everyday lives...
New Zealand river first in the world to be given legal human status
29 March 2017
New Zealand
A river in New Zealand has become the first in the world to be granted the same legal rights as a person.The New Zealand parliament passed the bill...
Peel-Yalgorup Ramsar Site project boosted by state funding
14 July 2017
Australia
The Peel-Harvey Catchment Council, a community based Natural Resource Management organisation, has been successful in securing $20,000 through the state...
The Sepik River soon to be designated as a Ramsar Site in Papua New Guinea 
2 October 2017
Papua New Guinea
Bird of Paradise is a national emblem of Papua New Guinea, a country where primary forests cover 55 percent of the land area and where people celebrate their...
Samoa designates its second Ramsar Site
9 October 2017
Samoa
Samoa has declared O Le Pupū Puē National Park, established in 1978 as the first National Park in the South Pacific region, as a Wetland of International...
An Australian First in Wetland Action Planning
7 November 2017
Australia
The Peel-Harvey Catchment Council officially launched Australia’s first CEPA Action Plan (Wetlands and People Plan) for a Ramsar-listed site on 1st November....
Nagao Wetland Fund “Request for Funding” Form: Marshall Islands, 2017
1 April 2017
Marshall Islands