IUCN Oceania

Role at PIRT

IUCN Oceania is a founding member (IUCN-ORO) of the Pacific Islands Roundtable for Nature Conservation. IUCN Oceania contributes regional expertise and networks to PIRT working groups, partner programmes and the Pacific BioScapes initiative — supporting the four-year Pacific Islands Framework for Nature Conservation across all 22 Pacific Island countries and territories.

About the organisation

IUCN Oceania operates across the Pacific from a base in Fiji, contributing to nature conservation through capacity-building, technical assistance, partnerships with member states and civil society, knowledge management, and direct programme delivery on the ground. As a PIRT member, IUCN Oceania aligns its regional priorities with the Roundtable framework agreement and reports against pan-Pacific biodiversity targets.

Active programmes that intersect with PIRT

• Pacific BioScapes — EU-funded action managed by SPREP; IUCN Oceania contributes regional or thematic expertise across the workstreams.
• NBSAP coordination — supports member countries' updates of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans aligned with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
• GBF Target 3 (30×30) — area-based conservation work, including marine protected areas, indigenous-led conservation areas and trans-boundary corridors.
• Conference 2026 — co-delivers the 11th Pacific Islands Conference for Nature Conservation and Protected Areas in Noumea.

Working group involvement

• Nature-based Solutions Working Group (NbSWG) — active member.
• Pacific Area-based Conservation Network (PACoN) — active member.
• Pacific Species Working Group (SWG) — active member.

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