27th November 2025 – The Pacific Geospatial and Remote Sensing Council (PGRSC) held its annual user conference from 24th to 27th November 2025 in Suva

13 November 2025 - Papua New Guinea launches its Blue Carbon Policy Roadmap at COP30 in Belém, marking a "significant milestone" toward integrating mangrove and seagrass ecosystems, reinforcing the country’s commitment to ocean-climate action.

Suva, Fiji – 23 October 2025 – The MACBLUE project partners, the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), the Pacific Community (SPC), and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), gathered yesterday in Suva to mark the successful closing of the project in Fiji.

7 October 2025, Honiara, Solomon Islands – The MACBLUE project joined regional partners at the Pacific Islands Conference on Ocean Science and Ocean Management (PICOSOM) last week, contributing to key discussions on the future of coastal and marine ecosystem management across the Pacific.

5 September 2025, Honiara, Solomon Islands - The final meeting of the National Steering Committee (NSC) for the Management and Conservation of Blue Carbon Ecosystems (MACBLUE) project in Solomon Islands has ended in the Solomon Islands.

11 September 2025, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: - Key government agencies and partners gathered for the Final Internal Validation Meeting of the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Blue Carbon Policy Roadmap on August 15, 2025 at the Climate Change Development Authority (CCDA) in Port Moresby. The roadmap reflects months of collaboration and a shared commitment to climate resilience, biodiversity, and sustainable coastal livelihoods.

15 September 2025, New Ireland Province, PNG - Four coastal communities in New Ireland Province have launched their own management plans to protect and restore seagrass beds and mangrove forests that sustain their shores, culture, and livelihoods.

17 September 2025, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: – The Papua New Guinea Government is currently developing new Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) guidelines to strengthen the protection and management of the country's blue carbon ecosystems, including mangroves and seagrasses.

29 July 2025, Suva, Fiji - The German Embassy and GIZ Pacific commemorated this year’s World Mangrove Day with a Climate Talk held on July 29 at the Novotel Hotel in Lami.

22 July 2025, Suva, Fiji - Thirteen representatives from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu are returning home with new skills and deeper insights into seagrass mapping and monitoring after a week-long regional training in Suva, Fiji.

9 July 2025, Port Vila, Vanuatu: The MACBLUE GIS workshop series concluded last week in Vanuatu, bringing together key stakeholders for a week-long event from June 23 to 27.

25 June 2025, Suva, Fiji, 24 government representatives from Fiji have successfully completed a week-long training on geospatial mapping and carbon stock assessment, marking a significant step forward in the country’s efforts to protect its blue carbon ecosystems and strengthen climate resilience.

30 May 2025, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea - The Government of Papua New Guinea, through the Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA) and the Conservation and Environment Protection Authority, hosted the Final Consultation Workshop for the PNG Blue Carbon Policy Roadmap (2025–2028) at the Lamana Hotel.

29 May 2025, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, – Papua New Guinea convened its third National Steering Committee (NSC) Meeting for the Management and Conservation of Blue Carbon Ecosystems (MACBLUE) project on 29 May at the Lamana Hotel in Port Moresby.

9 May 2025, Honiara, Solomon Islands - The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Disaster Management today hosted an internal review meeting on the proposed National Mangrove Policy Framework.

5 May 2025, Honiara: A week-long training on using open-source GIS tools and remote sensing satellite data from SPC's Digital Earth Pacific (DE Pacific) will now enable Solomon Islands government officials and researchers to better map, monitor and protect seagrass and mangrove ecosystems.

25 April 2025, Port Vila – The fourth National Steering Committee (NSC) meeting for the Management and Conservation of Blue Carbon and Coastal Ecosystems project in Vanuatu convened today, bringing together officials from relevant government agencies and representatives of the MACBLUE project.

23 April 2024, Port Vila, Vanuatu – The Vanuatu Department of Environmental Protection and Conservation hosted its first stakeholder consultation for the country’s Blue Carbon Policy yesterday in Port Vila.

11 April 2025, Port Moresby - Papua New Guinea (PNG) is home to one of the largest mangroves covers and seagrass species in the Pacific, as well as globally.

Growing up, Ms Marzena Ann Marinjembi witnessed first-hand how vital mangroves, seagrass beds, and marine biodiversity are to the wellbeing of local communities, both environmentally and economically.

4th April 2025 - The MACBLUE Team, in collaboration with seagrass experts from Fiji National University, launched a seagrass restoration project in Komave Village last week. The initiative, aimed at protecting local marine ecosystems, included a practical restoration exercise using the checkerboard method, followed by an awareness session on the vital role of seagrass in climate change mitigation.