PIRT is the regional coordination mechanism for the Pacific Islands Framework for Nature Conservation 2021–2025 and the Vemööre Declaration. Initiated by Pacific Island countries and territories at the 6th Pacific Islands Conference on Nature Conservation and Protected Areas (1997).
Conference registration opens 30 May 2026 · Tjibaou Cultural Centre, Noumea · 7–11 September 2026
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Noumea · 7–11 September 2026
11th Pacific Islands Conference
Nature Conservation & Protected Areas — Noumea 2026.
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Member organisations
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Active working groups
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Pacific Island countries & territories
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Pacific Islands Framework 2021–2025
A regional framework. Three pillars. One Pacific.
The Framework — adopted at the 10th Pacific Conference (Noumea, 2020) alongside the Vemööre Declaration — sets the agenda all 16 PIRT members align behind. Consultation for the 2026–2030 Framework is now underway.
PIRT is the key coordination mechanism for the implementation of the Pacific Islands Framework for Nature Conservation and Protected Areas and the Vemööre Declaration. The pillars guide collective work across protected areas, species and the people who steward them.
Members report annually against the Framework; published progress is reviewed by the PIRT Secretariat at SPREP and discussed at each Annual Meeting.
Read the Framework → 2025 progress report (PDF) →Pillar 1
Protected & conserved areas
Expand and strengthen the Pacific protected-area network — terrestrial, marine and freshwater — towards GBF Target 3.
PACoN · 2025 target 62%
Pillar 2
Species & ecosystems
Recover threatened species and restore ecosystem function, including invasive species response across PICTs.
SWG · PIP · 2025 target 48%
Pillar 3
People & nature
Embed nature in policy, planning, education, livelihoods and Pacific traditional knowledge.
NbSWG · NCWG · PacNEL · 2025 target 55%
Six Working Groups
Pacific specialists working together
Each working group convenes member organisations and partners around a thematic priority of the Framework. Membership is open to anyone with expertise in the area.
Est. 2021
Nature-based Solutions Working Group NbSWG
Mandate. The Nature-based Solutions Working Group stimulates ambitious commitments and action to address the linked crises of biodiversity loss and climate change through the promo…
Co-chairs Mainstreaming nature-based solutions for the Pacific
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Est. 2022
Nature Culture Working Group NCWG
Mandate. The Nature Culture Working Group puts Pacific peoples, values and cultural knowledge at the centre of conservation action. It supports the integration of nature and cultur…
Co-chairs Putting people at the heart of conservation action
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Est. 2020
Pacific Area-based Conservation Network PACoN
Mandate. The Pacific Area-based Conservation Network supports Pacific Island countries and territories to achieve their protected and conserved area aspirations, including implemen…
Co-chairs Coordinating Pacific area-based conservation across 30×30
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Est. 2018
Pacific Invasives Partnership PIP
How we workThe Pacific Invasive Partnership coordinates, develops and tracks regional efforts to advance invasive species management in PICTs. Many members are also partners in the…
Co-chairs Coordinating regional action on invasive species
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Est. 2015
Pacific Network for Environmental Law PacNEL
Mandate. The Pacific Network for Environmental Law strengthens environmental law, governance and legal capacity for conservation and sustainable development across the Pacific. Cor…
Co-chairs Advancing environmental law and the rule of law across the Pacific
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Est. 2019
Pacific Species Working Group SWG
MandateA network of Pacific Island Species Specialists advocating for species conservation. Develops a regional and national strategy for species recovery — supporting Goal A and T…
Co-chairs Accelerating species recovery across the Pacific Islands
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Conference
04 May 2026 6 min
PIRT holds successful 26th Annual Meeting, announces 11th Pacific Nature Conference
At the annual meeting of the Pacific Islands Roundtable for Nature Conservation (PIRT) held in Suva, Fiji, PIRT members welcomed the announc
Framework
04 May 2026 4 min
Pacific Islands Framework 2026-2030 — Regional consultation opens
The PIRT Secretariat has opened regional consultation on the next iteration of the Pacific Islands Framework for Nature Conservation, coveri
Youth
04 May 2026 5 min
GYBN Pacific Chapter launched — Pacific youth lead biodiversity action
The Global Youth Biodiversity Network has officially launched its Pacific chapter at a hybrid event hosted by SPREP, with PIRT members, part
Policy
04 May 2026 7 min
Insights from PIRT members and partners at the Pacific Dialogue on NBSAPs, GBF Target 3, and GEF
By Claire Oiire, PIRT Pacific Biodiversity Coordinator. PIRT members and partners played key roles in a recent series of meetings held in Na
OUR COALITION · 18 MEMBERS
Inter-governmental · NGO · Donor partners
PIRT brings together the organisations actively working on Pacific biodiversity. All members sign the PIRT Membership Agreement.