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Ongoing
Papua New Guinea
Develop national-level policy frameworks for sawfish and rhino ray protection; Manage and protect sawfish and rhino rays at the community-level; Fill data gaps to inform policy and enable sawfish and rhino ray population monitoring.
- PIRT member
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
- Other partners
- Piko Biodiversity Network, Bata Community Development Foundation
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
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Ongoing
Papua New Guinea
TNC is working with a tribal cooperative Mwanus E Ndras Asi Resource Development Network (MENAR) on Manus Island to pilot a community-based, small-scale fisheries model designed to reduce pressure on overexploited reef fish and coral reefs. TNC has provided short-term…
- PIRT member
- The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
- Other partners
- Mwanus E Ndras Asi Resource Development Network (MENAR)
01 – Our people at the centre of conservation action
04 – Sustainable and resilient island economies
13 – Ending unsustainable fishing
Ongoing
Regional
The Soil Management in the Pacific initiative aims to improve soil management and knowledge through in the region through the following objectives: (i) Identify barriers that are preventing sustainable soil management, (ii) Quantify nutrient cycling in island agricultural and…
- PIRT member
- Pacific Community (SPC)
- Other partners
- Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research, Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
01 – Our people at the centre of conservation action
10 – Terrestrial ecological integrity
18 – Preventing terrestrial, freshwater and marine pollution (non-plastic)
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Completed
Papua New Guinea
The project provides support for PNG’s governance framework to improve the implementation of the National Sustainable Land Use Planning Policy. The work encouraged regulation within that sector that in the long term could provide for data sharing at the national and sub-national…
- PIRT member
- Pacific Community (SPC), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
- Other partners
- European Union, Papua New Guinea Climate Change and Development Authority
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
+2
Ongoing
Papua New Guinea
PNG’s Enhanced NDC outlines its commitment to reducing emissions from the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use sectors (AFOLU). To achieve this, the country has developed an Enhanced NDC Implementation Plan and NDC Roadmap for the AFOLU sector which details activities to be…
- PIRT member
- Pacific Community (SPC)
- Other partners
- European Union, Papua New Guinea Climate Change and Development Authority
04 – Sustainable and resilient island economies
05 – Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to sustain our social-ecological systems
12 – Reducing threats to threatened and migratory terrestrial species
+3
Ongoing
Palau
With support from the Blue Nature Alliance, CI is currently collaborating with the MAFE and Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) to strengthen management, governance, and sustainability planning of the Palau National Marine Sanctuary (PNMS). This will be accomplished…
- PIRT member
- Conservation International (CI)
- Other partners
- Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC), Palau Government
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
Approved (not started)
Samoa
With support from the Blue Nature Alliance and in partnership with the Samoa Voyaging Society, CI is supporting the Government of Samoa deliver on key ocean commitments under the Samoa Ocean Strategy. The project will further support Samoa’s national marine spatial planning (MSP…
- PIRT member
- Conservation International (CI)
- Other partners
- Samoa Voyaging Society, Samoa Government
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
+8
Ongoing
Palau
In Palau, TNC is working with communities along the Keiukl Coast to stop unsustainable sediment run-off, recover terrestrial food productivity and restore Ngermeduu Bay. Activities include developing precautionary development policy, taro patch revitalization to trap sediment,…
- PIRT member
- The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
- Other partners
- Ngeremlengui State communities, Ngatpang State communities, Aimelik State communities, Ngardmau State communities
01 – Our people at the centre of conservation action
05 – Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to sustain our social-ecological systems
18 – Preventing terrestrial, freshwater and marine pollution (non-plastic)
Ongoing
Regional
The Sustainable Coastal Fisheries and Aquaculture for Pacific Livelihoods, Food and Economic Security (SCoFA) activity will strengthen the sustainability of coastal fisheries and aquaculture resources in the Pacific Islands region to improve food security, livelihoods and…
- PIRT member
- Pacific Community (SPC)
- Other partners
- Australia DFAT, New Zealand MFAT
01 – Our people at the centre of conservation action
03 – Sustainable and resilient ocean economies
08 – Marine ecological integrity
+2
Ongoing
Solomon Islands
TNC is working with partners, including Arnavons Community Marine Park (ACMP) Board and KAWAKI women’s group, to establish ecotourism in the Arnavons and develop the Arnavon Community Education Centre and Eco Lodge. Last year aerial mapping of Kerehikapa Island within ACMP was…
- PIRT member
- The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
- Other partners
- Arnavons Community Marine Park (ACMP) Board, KAWAKI women’s group, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade
01 – Our people at the centre of conservation action
04 – Sustainable and resilient island economies
06 – Environmentally and culturally sensitive tourism
Ongoing
Fiji, Solomon Islands
Establish and strengthen LMMAs; Support sustainable, equitable SSF management; improve water quality reaching coral reefs; engage with a blue economy.
- 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
+5
Ongoing
Papua New Guinea
Increase protected and conserved areas across Kimbe Bay, Simbu (Mt Wilhem) and Sepik wetlands using participatory planning with GESI approaches; increase capacity of provincial governments to support protected area management.
- PIRT member
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
- Other partners
- West New Britain Provincial Government, East Sepik Provincial Government, Simbu Provincial Government
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