The ocean is a much larger part of Melanesia’s economy than previously understood Suva, Fiji – A major new report, Reviving Melanesia’s Ocean Economy: The Case for Action, launched today, has revealed ...

For outsiders looking in, the Pacific might appear the focus of intense geopolitical competition. But for Pacific Island communities themselves, electoral results for decades make it clear that local ...

Melanesian countries need to better cater for their growing young populations, including through establishing youth centres and targeted programs. Prosperity and peace is achieved through embracing ...

A chocolate treefrog that looks like a Freddo. Burrowing frogs which live in trees. Long-nosed frogs named after Pinocchio. Frogs which go straight from egg to froglet without stopping at tadpole. And ...

This year has been another one of significant political events in Melanesia. The biggest political story of the year was the general election in PNG. While it was anticipated that Peter O’Neill would ...

Marine ecosystems in one of the Pacific's most vulnerable regions face decline unless they are better managed, a WWF report warned Tuesday. The report described the ocean as the lifeblood of Melanesia ...

West Papua's independence movement has been granted observer status by a regional grouping of Pacific Island nations, at a summit in the Solomon Islands. Australia's nearest Pacific neighbours have ...