The Pacific Islands Conference series
The Pacific’s headline biodiversity gathering returns 7–11 September 2026 at the Tjibaou Cultural Centre, Noumea. A 5-yearly series since 1975, the 11th edition is co-hosted by SPREP, the Government of New Caledonia and PIRT.
The first Pacific Islands Conference on Nature Conservation and Protected Areas was convened in 1975 to provide a regional voice for Pacific biodiversity. Since then, ten Conferences have brought together governments, inter-governmental organisations, conservation NGOs, donors, scientists, customary leaders and Pacific communities to chart the next cycle of regional action.
The Conference is the highest-level decision-making forum for Pacific nature conservation. Delegates review progress against the current Framework, examine the latest State of Environment for the Pacific Islands region, and negotiate priorities, targets and commitments for the next cycle.
The 11th Conference returns Pacific conservation to in-person Pacific soil. Delegates will adopt the next regional Framework for 2026-2030 and an updated Vemööre Declaration aligned with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
What we'll work on in Noumea
The 11th Conference programme is organised around practical streams that mirror the Pacific Framework's pillars and the region's most urgent conservation priorities.
Protected & conserved areas
Pacific progress towards GBF Target 3 (30x30), including terrestrial, marine and freshwater protected areas, OECMs and locally managed conservation.
Stream sessions → Stream 2
Species recovery & invasive response
Recovery work for Pacific species alongside invasive eradication, biosecurity and regional response priorities.
Stream sessions → Stream 3
Nature, culture & people
Traditional knowledge, customary tenure, youth, gender and equitable benefit-sharing at the heart of Pacific conservation.
Stream sessions → Stream 4
Environmental law & finance
Legal pathways, environmental justice, rights of nature, conservation finance and donor coordination for the next regional cycle.
Stream sessions →Three partners delivering the 11th Conference
The Conference is delivered by partners working with the Conference Steering Committee, stream leads and the local organising group in Noumea.
Convening host
SPREP Pacific Regional Environment Programme
SPREP convenes the Conference series and hosts the PIRT Secretariat from Apia, Samoa. SPREP leads regional coordination, programme curation, the State of Environment report and Framework consultation.
Local host
Government of New Caledonia Local host - Noumea 2026
The Government of New Caledonia supports venue, logistics, French-language programming, cultural programme coordination and delegate travel context for Noumea.
Coalition host
PIRT Pacific Islands Roundtable
PIRT anchors the Conference programme through its members and working groups, and supports consultation on the 2026-2030 Framework to be adopted in Noumea.
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