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Regional Organizations

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Locally Managed Marine Area Network (LMMA)

The LMMA Network is a group of practitioners involved in various marine conservation projects around the globe that have joined together to increase the success of their efforts. The LMMA Network is learning network; participating projects use a common strategy and work together to achieve goals. The Network is interested in learning under what conditions using an LMMA strategy works, doesn't work, and why. Network members share knowledge, skills, resources and information in order to collectively learn how to improve marine management activities and increase conservation impact. More >>

Pacific Islands News Association (PINA)

In 2004, the media associations PINA and the Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association (PIBA) merged. The regional news service PacNews, under PIBA, will continue to run under PINA. More >>

Pacific Islands Ocean Roundtable

The Pacific Islands Roundtable for Nature Conservation was set up to promote stronger collaboration and coordination of conservation initiatives and activities. Launched in 1997, the Roundtable is the only forum where major regional players, including more than 15 regional and international conservation organizations and donor agencies, meet to develop new ways of addressing the main conservation issues the Pacific islands now face. This forum has the official endorsement of all the Pacific island governments and representatives from local and national Pacific island groups. More >>

Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

This regional organization was established by local governments and administrations to look after the area's environment. More >>

World Wildlife Fund South Pacific Programme

WWF's ultimate goal is to stop and eventually reverse environmental degradation and to build a future where people live in harmony with nature. Seaweb works with WW'’s Fiji Islands Marine Ecoregion and Bismarck-Solomen Seas Ecoregion programs. More >>

Fiji

Fiji Locally Managed Marine Area Network (FLMMA)

FLMMA works to develop ties between nongovernmental and government agencies to better manage and protect marine areas, particularly at the community level. More >>

Papua New Guinea

The Media Council of Papua New Guinea & Media Association of the Solomon Islands

The Media Council represents the media interests of Papua New Guinea. Objectives include strengthening and supporting the industry, protecting the media from government intervention, providing training and fulfilling the media’s social obligations, such as fighting high level corruption. More >>

Papua New Guinea Marine Conservation Network

This network was created in 2000 for people involved in marine conservation efforts in Papua New Guinea. A listserv serves as the forum for discussion of marine conservation issues in Papua New Guinea. More >>