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Bioregions are spatial units of the marine environment that host similar biota, and can serve to provide spatially explicit surrogates of biodiversity for marine conservation and management,

In all countries, economic growth comes with the loss of natural capital, our ultimate sources of wealth. Therefore, the challenge is combining growth with preserving our ecosystem to secure more prosperous Asia and the Pacific.

The Third Executive Board Meeting was held virtually on 8–9 September 2022 in Apia, Samoa. Present at the meeting were representatives from Niue, Republic of Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, United Kingdom and Wallis and Futuna. Attending as Observers were Australia and Samoa. The full list of participants is attached as Annex 1.

Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is a process that is used to assess and mange individual development projects. It aims to maximise positive benefits and minimise negative impacts for local communities and their environment. Stakeholder engagement and local knowledge is fundamental to good EIA. When implemented correctly, EIA can help to support the achievement of green growth targets, climate change resilience and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Easter Chu Shing speech for the International Women's Day 2021

The third round of online regional training on enhancing knowledge and understanding of key E&S professionals and practitioners on best practices for managing risks and impacts associated with an effective EIA process as well as meeting the requirements of environmental and social safeguards in development projects across the region was successfully carried out between March and May of 2022.

The 16th meeting of the Parties to the Noumea Convention

This Protocol to the Noumea Convention enhances cooperation among the Convention Parties to protect the South Pacific Region from threats and effects of pollution incidents. It is also known as the Emergencies Protocol

It is a protocol to the Noumea Convention for the protection of natural resources and environment of the South Pacific region. Known as the "Dumping protocol" it is the guide to help Parties prevent, reduce and control pollution by discharge of waste and other matter in the South Pacific.

Launch of the State of the Environment (SoE) report and the National Environmental Management Strategy (NEMS) for Tuvalu