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The latest updates from the Island-Ocean Connection Challenge (IOCC) and its projects, people, and progress.

Endangered Birds Return to Kamaka for First Time in 100+ Years!
Endangered Polynesian storm petrels, ground-nesting seabirds also known as White-throated storm petrels, are returning to Kamaka Island, French Polynesia, after a prolonged absence.

First Eight Island-Ocean Ecosystems Selected for Global Ridge-to-Reef Rewilding Campaign
Island Conservation, Re:wild, and UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, along with a growing cadre of Island-Ocean Connection Challenge (IOCC) partners, are excited to announce the first eight island-ocean ecosystems selected to be restored and rewilded from ridge-to-reef.