The Upper Navua Conservation Area (UNCA) encompasses the Upper Navua river gorge and approximately 58% of the entire catchment area. Lush highland rainforest surrounds the entire drainage and provides a host of botanical cures that are utilized by the indigenous peoples of the area. The forest, river and associated biodiversity provide the necessary supplies and food required for daily living and a wide range of ecosystem services to the entire catchment area including flood control for lower areas. The site is nationally and internationally exceptional in terms of both fauna and flora.

The Huvalu Forest Conservation Area and is situated on the eastern part of the island. The Conservation Area was established in 1992 and covers an area of approximately 54 square kilometres (5,400 ha) surrounding the largest area of primary forest in Niue. It also includes an area of reef platform about 15 to 20 metres from the high tide mark. The conservation area is divided into three sub-areas according to local traditional practices. The core of the area (around 100 hectares in size) is tapu (taboo), a most sacred site where hunting, logging and even research is prohibited.

There have been nine Nature Conservation and Protected Areas Conferences in the Pacific since 1975 with the last conference being held in Fiji in November 2013. The 10th Conference is to be held 20- 24 April 2020, prior to the end of the United Nations Decade for Biodiversity 2011-2020. This gives the Pacific an important opportunity to review progress on the achievement of global conservation targets the Aichi targets and to influence the global vision for conservation beyond 2020. Nature conservation programmes in the Pacific Island countries and territories are guided by this regional conservation conference that has met every four to five years since 1975.

The Funafuti Conservation Area covers 33 square kilometres of reef, lagoon and islets on the western side of Funafuti atoll in Tuvalu. The marine environment of the conservation area includes reef, lagoon, channel and ocean; and are home to many species of fish, corals, algae and invertebrates. The islets are nesting sites for the critically endangered green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) and a breeding colony of black noddy (Anous minutus), Coconut crabs (Birgus latro) also live on the islets.

The Rock Islands Southern Lagoon (RISL) covers an area of 859 square kilometres and includes 445 limestone islands and 52 marine lakes surrounded by a lagoon with fringing reefs, patch reefs, and shallow water marine areas. Its lagoon is filled with hundreds of gem like “Rock Islands.” These limestone islands habitats are diverse and include marine lakes, caves, arches, tunnels, coves, forests, and wetlands, each with unique species. The RISL’s resilient reefs make it a critical area for the protection of biodiversity.