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Les déchets marins ont des effets néfastes sur l’environnement, les populations et les économies côtières du monde entier. Pour la région du Pacifique, le problème est d’autant plus grave que les pays dépendent de la santé des écosystèmes marins et de la pérennité des services écosystémiques.

Embrace our diversity and recognise that while we are one Pacific, we have different contexts and priorities, in particular atoll States.

The purpose of the Guiding Framework is to support anyone or any institution planning and implementing invasive species projects or programmes on islands in the Pacific. To this end, this document lists the essential components of a comprehensive and effective invasive species management programme. It has been compiled in consultation with experts and Pacific Island countries and territories, to support them in developing their invasive species work and to guide regional and international agencies. The Guiding Framework has been endorsed by all countries and territories in the Pacific islands region and the metropolitan countries with jurisdictional responsibilities in the Pacific via the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and Pacific Community (SPC) Meetings.

The problem of marine litter is a global issue that impacts the environment, people and economies around the world. Engaging people in the preservation and cleaning of coastlines is crucial to the conservation of the ocean.

Ocean and land are not separate systems, what happens in one influences the other. In this way, what happens on every Pacific island has an impact on the surrounding ocean. In the past, nutrients would flow from land to sea to keep reefs and seagrass beds healthy. Seabirds and turtles bring marine nutrients to land when they breed.

These are some dangers that impact all marine species, fishing, climate change, plastic pollution and coastal development.

Seabirds spend most of their lives at sea, but they need to come back to land every year to breed. Seabirds nest everywhere from high mountainous islands to low-lying atolls.

Sharks and rays have existed for over 400 million years. Some species are top predators. Others, like whale sharks, eat only plankton. They are all a crucial part of a balanced ecosystem

Whales and dolphins are very long-lived like human and only reproduce slowly. It takes many generations for their populations to grow.

Dugong are very charismatic and people love them! Tourists come from around the world to see dugong in the Pacific Islands and this ecotourism can be a sustainable source of income. Dugong rely on shallow waters and seagrass beds for food and habitat. They eat up to 40kg of seagrass a day!