About
- Terms of Reference
- Action Plan 2014 – 2020
- PAWG Presentation at Annual Meeting, Suva, Fiji, July 2015
Members
- American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency
- Conservation International (CI)
- Coral Reef Advisory Group (CRAG) – American Samoan Government
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
- Marine Areas Network (FLMMA)
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- International Union for Conservation of Nature - Oceania Regional Office (IUCN-ORO)
- Protected Areas Learning and Research Collaboration (PALRC)
- The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
- World Wide Fund (WWF)
- Wildlife Conservation Society – Fiji Country Programme
- Wildlife Conservation Society, Melanesia Program
Note - As of November 2022, the PAWG has been rebranded to the Pacific Area-based Conservation Network (PACoN), with a new terms of reference and membership. More information to come - WATCH THIS SPACE...
WWF Living Planet Report 2022 - Building a Nature-Positive Society
This edition of the Living Planet Report confirms the planet is in the midst of a biodiversity and climate crisis, and that we have a last chance to act. This goes beyond conservation.
“Our fish are not your marine biodiversity”: tensions in integrating fisheries into the BBNJ Agreement
The 2023 Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement aims to conserve and sustainably use marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction. However, separating fisheries from broader conservation frameworks has led to fragmented governance.
𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝘼𝙙𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙏𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙠𝙞𝙩
Climate change is rapidly transforming ocean conditions. Rising temperatures and shifting currents are disrupting ecosystems and causing marine species to move in new and often unpredictable ways.
