The chief executives of Micronesia recently signed an agreement formally establishing a Micronesia Challenge (MC) regional office and awarding it the full legal status necessary to operate as an official intergovernmental agency. The signing, which took place November 20th during the 10th Micronesian Chief Executives’ Summit in Pohnpei, also gives the office the capacity to function as a semi‐autonomous body under the auspices and direction of the Micronesia Challenge Steering Committee composed of national focal points from throughout the region.

Apia, 1 September 2008 – Today nature conservation in the Pacific received a major boost with the launch of a new $7 million, five-year investment in the Polynesia-Micronesia Biodiversity Hotspot.

Charlene Mersai, an environmental veteran with more than 10 years experience in the conservation field, has been selected as the Micronesia Challenge Regional Coordinator, the Micronesia Challenge Steering Committee announced today. Mersai was most recently a researcher at the Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC).

This in-depth article addresses the impact climate change is having on marine protected areas, such as increasing temperature and rising sea-levels, and offers insight on designing these networks to become resilient to this emerging threat.

A summary of Conservation International’s five-year investment strategy for the Polynesia-Micronesia Hotspot, an enormous expanse of ocean covering more than 4,500 islands and representing 11 countries, eight territories and one U.S. state (Hawaii). This document is for background purposes only — the eligibility criteria and application process is outdated and past deadline.