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Pacific Conservation Database

Explore Pacific conservation projects and programmes.

A searchable database of conservation work led by PIRT member organisations and partners across Pacific countries and territories.

100 records captured 19 country filters 20 Framework Action Tracks 74 ongoing projects

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Completed Solomon Islands, Fiji, Papua New Guinea

Blue Action Fund: Scaling up marine protected areas in Melanesia for biodiversity conservation, food security and livelihoods

Established MPAs, strengthened management of LMMAs, supported marine biodiversity associated livelihoods, including through SSF management.

PIRT member
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), BirdLife International
Other partners
NatureFiji - MareqetiViti, Solomon Islands Community Conservation Partnership (SICCP), Tetepare Descendants’ Association (TDA), Ailan Awareness
01 – Our people at the centre of conservation action 02 – Behaviour change for nature conservation through heritage and cultural expressions 03 – Sustainable and resilient ocean economies +6
Ongoing Fiji

Blue Carbon Pilot Project in Fiji: Adaptation and Mitigation Outcomes for Resilient Island Communities

Together with the Government of Fiji, CI is developing a blue carbon pilot project in Fiji to strengthen mangrove management and restoration actions within three priority sites, identifying policy and financing pathways to protect Fiji’s mangroves in the long-term, and…

PIRT member
Conservation International (CI), World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Other partners
Fiji Government, Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Fiji Locally Managed Marine Area Network (FLMMA), Matanataki
01 – Our people at the centre of conservation action 02 – Behaviour change for nature conservation through heritage and cultural expressions 03 – Sustainable and resilient ocean economies +4
Ongoing Regional

Building Safety and Resilience in the Pacific (BSRP) II

The Building Safety and Resilience in the Pacific II project aims to reduce the impact of disasters including those caused by climate change on Pacific Island countries. BSRP II will focus on tackling underlying drivers of risk through greater understanding, preparedness, policy…

PIRT member
Pacific Community (SPC)
Other partners
European Union
14 – Ecosystem-based approaches to climate change, pandemic and disaster response 20 – Governance that works for nature conservation
Ongoing Fiji, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Vanuatu, Regional

By-catch and Integrated Ecosystem Management (BIEM) initiative.

Fisheries by-catch mitigation, community management, protected marine species conservation and CITES at regional and national levels. Pacific European Union Marine Partnership Programme (PEUMP) Key Result Area 5.

PIRT member
OceanEarth Foundation, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
08 – Marine ecological integrity 11 – Reducing threats to threatened and migratory marine species 13 – Ending unsustainable fishing
Ongoing Regional

Climate and Abstraction Impacts on Atoll environments (CAIA)

The project aims to improve the understanding of climate variations and human impacts on atoll groundwater resources and identify technical and practical management tools that can be used by Government and communities to strengthen water security.

PIRT member
Pacific Community (SPC), University of the South Pacific (USP)
Other partners
European Union, ACD states, Flinders University
14 – Ecosystem-based approaches to climate change, pandemic and disaster response 19 – Science and traditional knowledge for target-setting and monitoring 20 – Governance that works for nature conservation
Ongoing Palau, Regional

Climate Resilient Marine Spatial Planning project

The main purpose of the Climate Resilient Marine Spatial Planning project is to support the Republic of Palau government and other Pacific Island countries in developing marine spatial plans (MSP) informed by the best scientific information available, including climate change…

PIRT member
Pacific Community (SPC)
Other partners
Palau Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment, US Department of State
03 – Sustainable and resilient ocean economies 05 – Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to sustain our social-ecological systems 08 – Marine ecological integrity +2
Ongoing Regional

Climate Science to Ensure Pacific Tuna Access project

The project addresses known information gaps on the effects of climate change on tuna fisheries, including updating the oceanic component of the ‘vulnerability of tropical Pacific fisheries and aquaculture to climate change’ synthesis; evaluating climate indicators; preparing…

PIRT member
Pacific Community (SPC)
Other partners
New Zealand MFAT
13 – Ending unsustainable fishing 19 – Science and traditional knowledge for target-setting and monitoring
Completed Regional

Climate-Smart landscapes for promoting sustainability of Pacific Island agricultural systems

This project develops a collaborative geospatial platform that will facilitate the identification of climate-smart landscape adaptation responses. SPC LRD is working collaboration with the University of Western Australia, University of Sydney, University of the South Pacific,…

PIRT member
Pacific Community (SPC), University of the South Pacific (USP)
Other partners
University of Western Australia, University of Sydney, University of Auckland, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), Government of Tonga, Government of Fiji, Ba Communities (Fiji)
01 – Our people at the centre of conservation action 02 – Behaviour change for nature conservation through heritage and cultural expressions 04 – Sustainable and resilient island economies +1
Completed Niue

Completion of Niue Updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)

This project shall strengthen Niue’s commitment to the Paris Agreement by revisiting and enhancing its INDC 2015 to further Niue’s climate. This involves incorporating specific components to further Niue's climate objectives, such as Loss & Damage, Oceans, marine and coastal…

PIRT member
Pacific Community (SPC), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Other partners
New Zealand Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), Niue Ministry of Natural Resources, Niue Department of Environment
01 – Our people at the centre of conservation action 02 – Behaviour change for nature conservation through heritage and cultural expressions 03 – Sustainable and resilient ocean economies +7
Ongoing Solomon Islands

Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) / Rainforest Trust: Supporting Protected Area Establishment in the Upland Forests of Kolombangara Island

Capacity building of KIBCA’s program and financial management systems; consultations to develop protected area application(s); support for ecotourism development

PIRT member
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
Other partners
Kolombangara Island Biodiversity Conservation Association (KIBCA), National Resources Development Foundation
01 – Our people at the centre of conservation action 02 – Behaviour change for nature conservation through heritage and cultural expressions 05 – Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to sustain our social-ecological systems +4
Completed Papua New Guinea

Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF): Empowering communities to conserve PNG's Central Manus Key Biodiversity Area

Supported the creation and self-management of community conservation areas; promoting climate change awareness; quantified carbon stocks via participatory forest monitoring and mapping; supported sustainable land use planning and livelihood projects based on conservation branded…

PIRT member
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
Other partners
Center for Environment Law and Community Rights (CELCOR), Manus Provincial Natural Resource Department
01 – Our people at the centre of conservation action 02 – Behaviour change for nature conservation through heritage and cultural expressions 04 – Sustainable and resilient island economies +5
Completed Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea

Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF): Establishing Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs): Furthering Conservation Tools in East Melanesian Islands

Provided capacity training within countries to support assessment of existing KBAs and designation of new KBAs.

PIRT member
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), BirdLife International
Other partners
Vanuatu Environmental Science Society
10 – Terrestrial ecological integrity 12 – Reducing threats to threatened and migratory terrestrial species 19 – Science and traditional knowledge for target-setting and monitoring