A brown noddy chick in the Marshall Islands. Before and after: the recovery of seedlings in the Marshall Islands is clearly visible on the right. Video: Island ConservationSuch ecological gains are safeguarded as the islands fall within the Marshall Islands’ Marine Protected Area (MPA). Climate change is likely to have a profound effect upon the Marshall Islands. Such erosion is worsened by dredging and mining happening on shores, particularly near the Marshall Islands’ airport.