No details have been released, but analysts and environmentalists fear it will pave the way for closer security ties and the ...

Today, the Trump administration will be inheriting an inconsistent, inefficient, and incomplete diplomatic posture in the Pacific Islands region ... a standalone national strategy for Pacific ...

Creation legends and folk tales swirl like snow and leaves across the protected landscapes of Japan. This selection of four national parks represent different worlds of natural beauty, biological ...

With tensions mounting, we break down what the proposed deal between China and the Cook Islands is all about, why New Zealand is upset and what this means for the region. What is ...

The downside of traveling on a large ship is the time it can take to complete transfers by zodiac from the boat to the ...

Enric Sala photographing sharks in the Pitcairn Islands in the south Pacific in 2012 with the National Geographic Pristine Seas team (Photo: Manu San Felix/ National Geographic Society ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

The Marshall Islands has designated coral-rich waters around two of its remotest Pacific Ocean atolls as a marine sanctuary, ...

The Marshall Islands has created its first marine protected area ... covering 48,000 square kilometres - about the size of Switzerland. National Geographic's Pristine Seas director of expeditions Ryan ...

Conservationist Enric Sala said Marshall Islands was home to some of the healthiest marine ecosystems in the Pacific Ocean. “This new marine sanctuary protects global biodiversity jewels,” said Sala, ...

The Marshall Islands ... Enric Sala, National Geographic Explorer in Residence and founder of Pristine Seas. “In these remote atolls, we saw the healthiest coral, giant clam, and reef fish populations ...

New Zealand — home to large populations of Pacific peoples — is a popular spot for those from island nations to live and work. “In the meantime, New Zealand stands ready, as we always have ...