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Ongoing
Fiji, Tonga
This project focuses on addressing the gaps in the limited data available to guide decisions for forest communities in the area of plant invasive species. The project anticipates to achieve two short-term outcomes, these include the development and publication of localised plant…
- PIRT member
- Pacific Community (SPC)
- Other partners
- Government of Tonga, Government of Fiji, Communities in Tonga and Fiji with invasive species concerns, Digital Earth Pacific
02 – Behaviour change for nature conservation through heritage and cultural expressions
03 – Sustainable and resilient ocean economies
08 – Marine ecological integrity
Completed
Papua New Guinea
Supported the creation and self-management of community conservation areas; Facilitated village court magistrate training on environmental laws, and issues redress mechanisms; secured vanilla markets through enhancing product quality and conservation branding.
- PIRT member
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
- Other partners
- Center for Environment Law and Community Rights (CELCOR), Kamapim Ltd
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
Ongoing
Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu
Communities in volcanic islands of the Pacific face challenges due to unreliable water sources, especially during dry conditions. However, these volcanic islands are blessed with underdeveloped groundwater resource potential, present in the island interiors, which can play a…
- PIRT member
- Pacific Community (SPC)
- Other partners
- Global Environment Facility (GEF), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
05 – Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to sustain our social-ecological systems
10 – Terrestrial ecological integrity
18 – Preventing terrestrial, freshwater and marine pollution (non-plastic)
Ongoing
Fiji, Papua New Guinea
Fisher knowledge networks, capacity development for government fisheries officers, improvement of information sharing practices, raising local community voice in decision-making.
- PIRT member
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Conservation International (CI)
- Other partners
- Fiji Locally Managed Marine Area (FLMMA) Network, New Ireland Provincial Fisheries Office, Papua New Guinea National Fisheries College
01 – Our people at the centre of conservation action
02 – Behaviour change for nature conservation through heritage and cultural expressions
07 – Effective marine protected areas
+4
Ongoing
Solomon Islands
- PIRT member
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
- Other partners
- Solomon Islands Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management & Meterology (MECDM), Solomon Islands Ministry of Fisheries & Marine Resources (MFMR)
11 – Reducing threats to threatened and migratory marine species
20 – Governance that works for nature conservation
Ongoing
Papua New Guinea
Promoting sustainable wildlife consumption for both cultural materials and animal source food at a rural village level; assessing sustainability of wildlife harvest through monitoring hunter offtake and target species population size; promoting the creation of community-led…
- PIRT member
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
- Other partners
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Centre de coopération nternationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD), Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
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
+6
Ongoing
Fiji, Solomon Islands
Integrated watershed management for downstream environment and health benefits; improved governance for water and watershed management; integrated marine spatial planning and ecosystem-based adaptation.
- PIRT member
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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
+6
Completed
Solomon Islands
CI worked with the MFMR CBRM division to strengthen community-based conservation and management of leatherback turtles in a 30-km coastline in southeastern Guadalcanal. The project aims to improve site-based conservation of leatherback turtles, including expanding the existing…
- PIRT member
- Conservation International (CI)
- Other partners
- Solomon Islands Government
01 – Our people at the centre of conservation action
02 – Behaviour change for nature conservation through heritage and cultural expressions
08 – Marine ecological integrity
+2
Ongoing
French Polynesia
Project that aims to change attitudes and behaviours towards coastal development through scientific studies, pilot restoration sites on three islands (Tahiti, Moorea and Tetiaroa) and a large outreach program for stakeholders in French Polynesia.
- PIRT member
- Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature Comité Français (UICN-CF)
- Other partners
- Te Mana O Te Moana, Tahitian Historical Society, Te Ora Naho - Fédération des Associations de Protection de l'Environnement
02 – Behaviour change for nature conservation through heritage and cultural expressions
05 – Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to sustain our social-ecological systems
14 – Ecosystem-based approaches to climate change, pandemic and disaster response
Completed
Solomon Islands, Fiji
Policy gap analysis (Solomons) for coral reef conservation, providing awareness about existing environmental laws and regulations, providing support for LMMA monitoring through new tools.
- PIRT member
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
- Other partners
- ReefCloud (Australian Institute of Marine Science)
08 – Marine ecological integrity
19 – Science and traditional knowledge for target-setting and monitoring
20 – Governance that works for nature conservation
Ongoing
Solomon Islands
Rolling out the implementation of the Ensuring Resilience and Representative of Protected Areas in (EREPA) the Solomon Islands GEF 6 project. The project will support improved management of land and natural resources in the country through the expansion of terrestrial protected…
- PIRT member
- International Union for the Conservation of Nature - Oceania Regional Office (IUCN-ORO)
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
+3
Ongoing
Fiji
The project aims to establish new marine and terrestrial protected areas within priority areas of biodiversity and strengthen Fiji’s protected area network, improve the management of key biodiversity areas in forests and coastal ecosystems to protect Fiji’s most threatened…
- PIRT member
- Conservation International (CI)
- Other partners
- Fiji Government
03 – Sustainable and resilient ocean economies
04 – Sustainable and resilient island economies
07 – Effective marine protected areas
+8