The YUS Conservation Area is located on the Huon Peninsula, Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea. It was established in 2009 as Papua New Guinea's first conservation area, and named after the Yopno, Uruwa and Som rivers that flow through it. The conservation area consists of 760 km² of tropical forests stretching from coral reefs off the northern coast to the 4,000-metre peaks of the western Saruwaged Mountains. It is a critical habitat for the endangered endemic Matschie's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei) and provides habitat for 268 species of bird, 44 species of mammal and 26 species of frog.

The Site is part of an extensive barrier reef system known as the Great Sea Reef (GSR) or locally as Cakaulevu. At over 260 kilometres in length, the GSR is the third longest continuous barrier reef system in the world. Identified as one of the five marine priority conservation areas in Fiji, it sustains an exceptional wealth of marine biodiversity and endemic species, and supports the food security and livelihoods of local communities, which collectively retain custodial ownership over the fishing grounds. The Qoliqoli Cokovata is the most biodiverse “heart” of the GSR, and so is globally significant.

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.

The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), the Pacific Islands Roundtable for Nature Conservation (PIRT), and the Government of New Caledonia, as organising partners of the 10th Pacific Islands Conference on Nature Conservation and Protected Areas, are excited to advise that the conference is going virtual during the week of 23rd November 2020!...More information about the virtual conference will be available shortly including opportunities for existing speakers and conveners, as

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 national park is located in the central highlands of the main island of Upolu and consists of three small crater lakes, Lake Lanoto’o, Lanoata’ata and Lanoanea. The national park covers an area of 8,500 hectares, located in the uplands of the island of Upolu amongst tropical rainforest and offers stunning views and great bird watching.