A new Pacific Islands Framework for Nature Conservation for 2026-2030

PIRT is pleased to announce the beginning of regional consultation to review the Pacific Islands Framework for Nature Conservation and Protected Areas 2021-2025, and to develop a new Framework for 2026-2030.

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This major regional consultation process will open for input in November 2024, and continue throughout 2025.

 

The Framework is our primary regional policy on biodiversity, providing strategic guidance to Pacific governments, partner organisations, and other stakeholders.  The new Framework will detail how the Pacific intends to collectively implement the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).  The new Pacific Framework will also serve as a biodiversity roadmap for the region and for the priorities for action that endorsing parties will follow.  It seeks to guide and support the national implementation of Pacific National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs).

 

The new Framework is formally adopted by Pacific governments and regional organisations at the 5-yearly Pacific Islands Conference on Nature Conservation and Protected Areas.  The 11th Conference will be held in early 2026.  Each new Framework is typically endorsed through a high-level meeting and declaration to serve the uptake of the Framework.  The 2020 Vemööre Declaration was adopted at the 10th Conference to endorse the current Framework, and was subsequently presented at numerous international fora as the voice of the Pacific on biodiversity.

 

PIRT has a mandated role to lead the implementation and monitoring of the Framework.  PIRT Members and Working Groups will play a key role in the review and re-development of the Framework, alongside regional governments and their partners.

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