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REGIONAL ORG
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Role at PIRT
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) contributes regional expertise and networks to PIRT working groups, partner programmes and the Pacific BioScapes initiative.About the organisation
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) operates across the Pacific from a base in Samoa, contributing to nature conservation through capacity-building, technical assistance, partnerships with member states and civil society, knowledge management, and direct programme delivery on the ground. As a PIRT member, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) aligns its regional priorities with the Roundtable framework agreement and reports against pan-Pacific biodiversity targets.
Active programmes that intersect with PIRT
- Pacific BioScapes — EU-funded action managed by SPREP; Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) contributes regional or thematic expertise across the workstreams.
- NBSAP coordination — supports member countries' updates of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans aligned with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
- GBF Target 3 (30×30) — area-based conservation work, including marine protected areas, indigenous-led conservation areas and trans-boundary corridors.
- Conference 2026 — co-delivers the 11th Pacific Islands Conference for Nature Conservation in Noumea.
Working group involvement
- NbSWG — Nature-based Solutions Working Group — active member.
- NCWG — Nature Culture Working Group — active member.
- PACoN — Pacific Area-based Conservation Network — active member.
- PIP — Pacific Invasives Partnership — active member.
- PacNEL — Pacific Network for Environmental Law — active member.
- SWG — Pacific Species Working Group — active member.
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