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Environmental and social issues cannot be separated -a thriving planet cannot be one that contains widespread human suffering or restricts human potential, and humanity cannot exist on a dying planet”.

The Pacific BioScapes Programme aims to strengthen the sustainable use of marine and coastal biodiversity through effective Invasive Species Management in Kiribati.

The Pacific BioScapes is supporting local community monitoring of coastal ecosystem resilience on the islands of Maninita, Taula, Fangasito, Fonua'one'one, Mu'omu'a and Fua'amotu in the Vava'u group. This aims to assess the benefits for biodiversity that occur following the eradication of invasive species

The Pacific BioScapes Programme aims to strengthen the protection of key coastal ecosystems that support climate resilience, livelihoods and the human wellbeing of over 30,000 people in the Central Islands Province of the Solomon Islands

Known as Koroliko in Vanuatu, wedge-tailed shearwaters are a common seabird that forages over wide areas of the Pacific Ocean. Unfortunately seabirds such as these are known to ingest plastics.

The Pacific BioScapes Programme is supporting capacity in the Pacific to determine that the presence and population of key seabird biodiversity is enhanced as envisaged in the draft Regional Seabird Action Plan 2022-2026.

Since 2003, Pacific Islands countries and territories have endorsed five-yearly iterations of the Pacific Islands Regional Marine Species Programme and Action Plans for whales and dolphins, marine turtles, seabirds, dugong and sharks and rays.

The Pacific Region is home to approximately 25 per cent of the world's corals. Climate change, ocean acidification and pollution are having an impact on these reefs and large-scale responses to there threats are urgently needed.

The PNG Conservation and Environment Protection Authority will be assisted to raise awareness of the threats to sea turtle species in Papua New Guinea through a major turtle protection public awareness campaign in districts where illegal or excessive turtle take is occurring.

This strategy provide board strategic guidance for nature conservation planning, prioritisation, and implementation in our region.