The Cook Islands is increasing efforts to protect and sustainably manage its marine environment through its involvement in the Pacific Biodiversity and Sustainable Land‐Seascapes Programme (Pacific BioScapes), a regional initiative funded by the European Union and coordinated by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP).
This programme promotes biodiversity conservation, climate resilience and sustainable natural resource use across Pacific Island countries.
It applies a “ridge-to-reef” and ocean governance approach to tackle interconnected environmental pressures. One of the key implementing partners, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Oceania Regional Office, is working directly with the Cook Islands and Kiribati.
