Pacific Conservation Database
IUCN Oceania marine programme
PIRT Member organisations
International Union for the Conservation of Nature - Oceania Regional Office (IUCN-ORO), Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), Pacific Community (SPC)
Other partner organisations
The European Union (EU-GCCA+; PEUMP)
Oceans 5
Waitt Foundation
Tonga Government through the Ocean 7 Committee (7 Ministries)
Vava'u Environmental Protection Association (VEPA)
Vanuatu Government through the Ocean Policy Implementation Committee
Live and Learn Vanuatu
Solomon Islands Government through the Ocean 12 Committee (12 Ministries)
Fiji Government through the mandated Protected Areas Committee, National Ocean Policy Steering Committee, and MPA Technical Committee
Samoa Government through the MSP support working group
Countries of implementation
Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Tonga
About
The Marine Programme since 2013 has been supporting ocean-wide Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) and integrated governance efforts through several projects with a total value of EUR 3.6 mil in Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands and Tonga. These efforts have led to the development of national ocean policies for Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu and Tonga’s Ocean Management Plan with MSP being a key component of the policies. IUCN ORO developed a 10-step MSP process tailored for the Pacific which is the key driver of implementing the projects in the countries. To date, almost all countries have completed the first round of national consultations and discussions are underway on the draft MSP which includes a network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) within participating countries' Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) covering a cumulative area of approximately 1.24 million square kilometres.
Framework Action Tracks
01 – Our people at the centre of conservation action, 03 – Sustainable and resilient ocean economies, 04 – Sustainable and resilient island economies, 05 – Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to sustain our social-ecological systems, 07 – Effective marine protected areas, 08 – Marine ecological integrity, 11 – Reducing threats to threatened and migratory marine species, 13 – Ending unsustainable fishing, 14 – Ecosystem-based approaches to climate change, pandemic and disaster response, 20 – Governance that works for nature conservation
Status
Ongoing