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Completed
Solomon Islands
Identified fish spawning aggregation (FSA) sites using traditional ecological knowledge (TEK); built local capacity for monitoring; incorporating FSA management into LMMA plans; improved enabling environment for enforcement
- PIRT member
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
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
Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
The success of this project lies within its collaborative nature. The implementing agencies are working together to achieve these objectives.
- PIRT member
- Pacific Community (SPC), World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
- Other partners
- Global Environment Facility, Parties to the Nauru Agreement Office, Pacific Island Tuna Industry Association
08 – Marine ecological integrity
13 – Ending unsustainable fishing
20 – Governance that works for nature conservation
Ongoing
Fiji
Implement new science-based, minimum size limits for key fisheries in Fiji; Secure stakeholder-accepted new offshore marine protected areas (MPAs) to support Fiji’s national and global 30% protection goal; Implement the Lau Seascape Strategy with a focus on improving fisheries…
- PIRT member
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), cChange Pacific, International Union for the Conservation of Nature - Oceania Regional Office (IUCN-ORO), Conservation International (CI)
- Other partners
- Fiji Locally Managed Marine Area (FLMMA) Network
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
+6
Completed
Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea
Established MPAs, strengthened management of LMMAs, investigated sustainable financing arrangements.
- PIRT member
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), International Union for the Conservation of Nature - Oceania Regional Office (IUCN-ORO)
- Other partners
- Solomon Islands Community Conservation Partnership (SICCP), Ailan Awareness
01 – Our people at the centre of conservation action
02 – Behaviour change for nature conservation through heritage and cultural expressions
06 – Environmentally and culturally sensitive tourism
+5
Completed
Cook Islands, Nauru, Niue, Tuvalu, Solomon Islands, Palau, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea
The Project supported PICTs to develop and review policies and legislation, strategic plans to strengthen climate change resilience; and enhanced regional and national adaptation and mitigation solutions to address climate change challenges in 15 Pacific ACP countries.
- PIRT member
- Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), Pacific Community (SPC), University of the South Pacific (USP)
- Other partners
- EU, PIFS, Monaco and the Swiss Confederation
14 – Ecosystem-based approaches to climate change, pandemic and disaster response
04 – Sustainable and resilient island economies
05 – Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to sustain our social-ecological systems
+3
Ongoing
Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
The purpose of the Pacific Coastal Fisheries Management and Compliance (PaFMaC) activity is to ensure that sustainable coastal fisheries co-management in the 12 targeted Pacific island countries has appropriate, effective and collaborative monitoring, control and surveillance as…
- PIRT member
- Pacific Community (SPC)
- Other partners
- USAID
07 – Effective marine protected areas
08 – Marine ecological integrity
13 – Ending unsustainable fishing
+1
Ongoing
Regional
Early Career Ocean Professionals are tomorrow’s leaders for healthy and sustainable oceans. SPC's Pacific Community Centre for Ocean Science (PCCOS) created the Pacific ECOP Network in 2021, mobilising and connecting Pacific ECOPs working in various sectors across the region.
- PIRT member
- Pacific Community (SPC)
- Other partners
- New Zealand Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade, UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
08 – Marine ecological integrity
19 – Science and traditional knowledge for target-setting and monitoring
Ongoing
Regional
The Framework for Action was approved by members at HoF13 and endorsed at the 2nd RFMM, held in August 2021. In endorsing the framework, honourable ministers stressed the importance of sustainable coastal fisheries management for the Pacific region, essential during the pandemic…
- PIRT member
- Pacific Community (SPC)
- Other partners
- European Union, Australia DFAT, New Zealand MFAT
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
The Pacific Islands Ocean Acidification Centre (PIOAC) was created to support ocean acidification capacity development throughout the Pacific. Established in 2021, PIOAC is a SPC-led partnership to support Pacific Island researchers, government officials, and community members…
- PIRT member
- Pacific Community (SPC), University of the South Pacific (USP)
- Other partners
- The Ocean Foundation, University of Otago, New Zealand National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
08 – Marine ecological integrity
19 – Science and traditional knowledge for target-setting and monitoring
Ongoing
Tonga, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Nauru
The following project is being implemented in Tonga, Fiji, Solomon Islands and Nauru. The project works closely with farmers to establish organic learning farms and it supports farmers to adopt good agriculture practices in the form of organic agriculture. Furthermore, the…
- PIRT member
- Pacific Community (SPC)
- Other partners
- Kiwa Initiative, Fiji National University, Solomon Islands National University, Kastom Garden, Government of Fiji, Government of Nauru, Government of Solomon Islands, Government of Tonga
02 – Behaviour change for nature conservation through heritage and cultural expressions
03 – Sustainable and resilient ocean economies
04 – Sustainable and resilient island economies
+2
Ongoing
Regional
The initiative works with countries to develop sustainable seed systems that support Pacific farmers through strengthening seed networks to enable effective distribution and utilisation of resilient and high nutritional crop varieties. PS4L supports resilient and healthy food…
- PIRT member
- Pacific Community (SPC)
- Other partners
- New Zealand MFAT, Australia DFAT, Centre for Pacific Crops and Trees (CePaCT), Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research, Mainstreaming of Rural Development Innovation (MORDI)
01 – Our people at the centre of conservation action
04 – Sustainable and resilient island economies
05 – Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to sustain our social-ecological systems
+1
Ongoing
Regional
The Pacific Solutions to Save Our Ocean – Integrated Ocean Management Programme aims to leverage the spate of national ocean policies (NOPs) launched in the Pacific in recent years to address the need for greater integrated ocean management (IOM). This programme is endorsed by…
- PIRT member
- Pacific Community (SPC), Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
- Other partners
- New Zealand Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), European Union (EU), UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
08 – Marine ecological integrity
19 – Science and traditional knowledge for target-setting and monitoring
20 – Governance that works for nature conservation