News
The latest updates from the Island-Ocean Connection Challenge (IOCC) and its projects, people, and progress.
Promising Signs of Recovery on Ulong and Ngerkeklau Islands, Palau
A first-hand account of ecosystem recovery on Ulong Island in Palau; an Island-Ocean Connection Challenge Project.
Journey to Palau with The IOCC for the Trip of a Lifetime
Island Conservation and UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography are thrilled to announce an immersive impact experience across the islands and oceans of the Palau Archipelago, Micronesia, in partnership with Journeys with Purpose.
Holistic Restoration of Islands Highlighted at COP28
Discussing the connections between island and ocean ecosystems and how Pacific Island nations are scaling up investment in the management of invasive species to increase climate resilience.
Rare Joins the Island-Ocean Connection Challenge
Rare will support the effort to restore island-ocean ecosystems by engaging the Coastal 500 network of local leaders in safeguarding biodiversity.
Hope for Globally Threatened Seabirds as BirdLife South Africa Joins Island-Ocean Connection Challenge with Marion Island
Conservation powerhouse BirdLife South Africa has joined IOCC, a global initiative to restore, rewild, and protect islands, oceans, and communities, to support its work to save internationally significant albatross populations threatened by invasive house mice.
Dawn of New Era: Kingdom of Tonga Undertakes Historic Conservation Milestone
In a groundbreaking conservation initiative, Late Island in the Kingdom of Tonga stands as potentially the largest island in the Pacific to have been cleared of invasive rats, setting a remarkable benchmark for similar endeavors across the globe.
The Galapagos’ Charles Darwin Foundation Joins the Island-Ocean Connection Challenge to Implement Community-Based Monitoring and Safeguard Island Ecosystems
The Galapagos’ Charles Darwin Foundation Joins the Island-Ocean Connection Challenge to Implement Community-Based Monitoring and Safeguard Island Ecosystems
Nature Flourishing on IOCC Project Ngerkeklau, Palau After Successful Removal of Invasive Rats
Native plants and animals are recovering and thriving on Ngerkeklau, which forms part of Palau in the western Pacific Ocean, thanks to the first successful drone-based rat eradication in Micronesia.
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.
New research shows people, wildlife, and marine environment benefit when island-ocean connections are restored.
Linking land and sea through coordinated conservation efforts may offer unrealized and amplified benefits for biodiversity, human well-being, climate resilience, and ocean health and provide a microcosm for the untapped potential of ecosystem restoration on a larger scale.
Ambitious New Environmental Challenge Aims to Rewild 40 Globally Significant Island Ecosystems from Ridge to Reef by 2030
Island Conservation, Re:wild, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, the Government of Panama, and the Government of Palau Launch 2030 Island-Ocean Connection Challenge at Our Ocean Conference with $50 Million Secured