7 March 2017
Fiji
Wetlands are under pressure from local and global factors, including coastal development, destructive fishing practices, inappropriate agricultural practices...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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1 April 2017
Marshall Islands
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