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The Conservancy is helping the Micronesia Challenge go further by supplying the scientific know-how and conservation creativity needed to develop new environmental approaches. Play a role in making a difference for lands and waters in places like Palau, Pohnpei and Guam.
Aerial view of Ant Atoll. Ant Atoll lies 18 miles west of the island of Pohnpei in Micronesia and is in line to become a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve due to its high levels of biodiversity and abundance of endemic species of marine birds and fishes. Federated States of Micronesia. © Nick Hall
The Conservancy is working with local communities to restore Ant Atoll's environmental integrity.
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Kirino Olpet, a local speargun fisherman and a Conservation Society of Pohnpei boat driver, fishing in the lagoon waters of Ant Atoll, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. Kirino searches for reef fish like parrot fish and trivali to feed his family, friends and colleagues. © Nick Hall
On the Pacific island of Pohnpei, a new approach to old customs may revive fisheries.
A Palau spear fishermen in a dugout canoe hunt for fish outside Pohnpei?s reef. The bounty of Pohnpei?s sea and forests has sustained people for thousands of years. Photograph taken on assignment for The Nature Conservancy's "Design For A Living World" project and exhibit. © Ami Vitale
Hear from native Micronesian Ben Namakin on what global climate change has done to islands.
Monitoring a Global Bleaching Event
Examine the difference between healthy and unhealthy coral and learn what triggers bleaching.
See Nick Hall's pictures of the lovely island of Pohnpei.
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Aerial view of some of the islands of Palau as well as the rich coral reef surrounding them. The coral reefs of Palau are part of a massive interconnected system that ties together Micronesia and the Western Pacific. © Ian Shive