The Vatthe Conservation area was established in 1994 and is located in Big Bay, on the Northern coast of Santo, the largest island in Vanuatu. Covering an area of 2,720 hectares. the Conservation Area is believed to contain the only extensive alluvial and limestone forest left in all of Vanuatu. Furthermore, the Conservation Area significant in terms of it being the largest area in Vanuatu established for in-situ conservation of a wide diversity of flora and fauna including 6 endemic species of birds, 3 endemic freshwater species, 1 endemic flying fox, 3 endemic species of reptiles and two internationally threatened bird species. 

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.

Marovo Lagoon is a large saltwater lagoon located in the New Georgia Islands and is part of the Solomon Islands. It covers an area of 700 square kilometres and is protected by a double barrier reef system. The Marovo Lagoon World Heritage Area is located in the Marovo Lagoon. Sightings of Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) have been confirmed in the lagoon. There are many islands in the lagoon, some of which are inhabited. The people speak the Marovo language and live mainly by subsistence agriculture and are skilled at fishing. The lagoon is a popular destination for diving.

The Pacific Islands Protected Area Portal (PIPAP) is currently supported through assistance from the Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management (BIOPAMA) programme, an initiative of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) financed by the European Union’s 11th European Development Fund.  BIOPAMA is jointly implemented by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (EC-JRC). In the Pacific region, BIOPAMA is implemented by IUCN’s Oceania Regional Office (IUCN ORO) in partnership with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP).

The Tonda Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is the largest protected area in Papua New Guinea. It is located in the south-western corner of the Western Province and is contiguous with Wasur National Park of Indonesia. It includes tidal river reaches, mangrove areas, swamps, grassland, savanna woodlands and patches of monsoon forest. It is an important wetland for over 250 species of resident and migratory waterbirds. Most of the World's population of little curlew (Numenius minutus) stage on the plains during migration. The area also provides habitat for birds-of-paradise and brolga (Antigone rubicunda).