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Tasman District River Catchment Study Could Accelerate NZ’s Climate Response
Wednesday, 18 February 2026, 9:40 am | The Nature Conservancy
KMTT co-chairs Hemi Sundgren and Martin Rodd say nature itself is the key to building much-needed resilience. More >>
Capturing The Awe Of Nature - New Zealand Winners In International Photography Contest
Wednesday, 19 November 2025, 3:08 pm | The Nature Conservancy
Four New Zealand photographers earned category prizes in the overall Oceania contest, including Nic Wooding winning the overall Plants and Fungi category with her image Pluteus’ Fireflies. More >>
Capture Awe. Spark Action | The Nature Conservancy Launches 2025 Oceania Photo Contest
Tuesday, 2 September 2025, 7:08 pm | The Nature Conservancy
Launching during New Zealand's Conservation Week (1-7 September), the contest aligns perfectly with the Department of Conservation’s campaign theme of Take Action for Nature, encouraging all of us to help protect New Zealand's unique natural environment. More >>
Bird Species Lost From Wild For Almost 40 Years Lays First Eggs On New Island Home
Tuesday, 22 April 2025, 11:30 am | The Nature Conservancy
Egg laying season is underway at participating AZA-accredited institutions across the US. When they grow to maturity, these chicks will also journey to Palmyra, with the ultimate goal of establishing ten breeding pairs there. More >>
Hawai‘i’s Coral Reef Insurance Policy Renewed For 2025, Fostering Hawaii Emergency Reef Restoration Network
Friday, 18 April 2025, 8:27 am | The Nature Conservancy
“Pioneering a reef insurance policy for Hawai‘i has been an essential and exciting first step, but we also need to be prepared to implement reef repair and restoration,” says Ulalia Woodside Lee, Executive Director, The Nature Conservancy, Hawai‘i and ... More >>
New Zealand Photographers Win In Oceania Contest - For Immediate Release
Thursday, 12 December 2024, 10:19 am | The Nature Conservancy
Nearly 400 entries came from New Zealand and 1220 from Australia for the competition which highlights the unique biodiversity of Oceania. Papua New Guinea submitted 238 entries and 40 entries came from the Solomon Islands. More >>
New Mapping Shows 80% Of Pacific Atolls Deforested By Coconut Palms
Saturday, 7 December 2024, 7:55 pm | The Nature Conservancy
First of its kind study shows that coconut plantations have led to deforestation on over 80% of Pacific atolls, with coconut palms now covering over half of their forested areas. More >>
Put Nature In The Frame To Share In $15,000 Worth Of Prizes
Monday, 23 September 2024, 12:14 pm | The Nature Conservancy
Abbie Reynolds, Country Director for The Nature Conservancy Aotearoa New Zealand said that TNC 's 2024 Oceania Photo Contest is open to people passionate about nature, amateur as well as professional photographers. More >>
New Research Report - Developing New Zealand Blue Carbon Projects
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 12:38 am | The Nature Conservancy
A comprehensive research report into coastal wetland blue carbon has identified a range of actions that can help accelerate coastal wetland restoration in New Zealand. More >>
Second Chick Demonstrates Seabird Attraction Success At Palmyra Atoll
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 8:02 pm | The Nature Conservancy
A second grey-backed tern chick has been documented at Palmyra Atoll, further validating that seabird attraction efforts are working. Science volunteers Oliver Dunn and Cassidy Crittenden observed the chick in mid-May as part of their monthly monitoring on Barren ... More >>
Seaweed And Mussel Farming Increases Wild Fish Populations
Tuesday, 28 May 2024, 8:52 am | The Nature Conservancy
A research project by the University of Auckland and the University of New England assessed the diversity and abundance of wild fish and invertebrates on farms growing kelp and/or mussels compared to non-farmed sites in the Hauraki Gulf and the Gulf ... More >>
David Okita Receives The Nature Conservancy’s Kāko‘o ‘Āina Award
Saturday, 4 November 2023, 6:05 pm | The Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy, Hawai‘i and Palmyra (TNC) announces the presentation of the Kāko‘o ‘Āina Award to David Okita, a pilot who has been working with TNC to support conservation of Hawai‘i Island’s watersheds for four decades. “It ... More >>
Partnership Celebrates Launch Of Kanu Ko‘a, First Community-Led Coral Reef Restoration Project On The Island Of Hawaii
Wednesday, 1 November 2023, 4:39 pm | The Nature Conservancy
On October 30, 2023, The Nature Conservancy, Hawai‘i and Palmyra (TNC) and the Kaūpūlehu Marine Life Advisory Committee (KMLAC ) launched Kanu Ko‘a (“Planting Corals”), the first community-led coral reef restoration project on the Island ... More >>
Celebrating World Tuna Day
Wednesday, 3 May 2023, 9:55 am | The Nature Conservancy
This year on World Tuna Day, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Hawai‘i and Palmyra announces the expansion of the first drifting Fish Aggregation Device (dFAD) partnership with commercial purse seine tuna vessels in the Pacific Ocean. The partnership formally ... More >>
Logging destroys Solomon fish stocks
Wednesday, 6 November 2013, 3:07 pm | The Nature Conservancy
A marine scientist is warning Solomon Island landowners that logging will kill nearby reef fisheries within a decade leaving future generations with neither timber nor marine resources to support their families with. More >>
