CONFERENCE
Youth conservation leaders summit
About An in-person summit of under-30 environmental leaders from across the region. Skills-building workshops, peer-mentoring, and a public showcase of youth-led conservation projects.
Conference registration opens 30 May 2026 · Tjibaou Cultural Centre, Noumea · 7–11 September 2026
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CONFERENCE
About An in-person summit of under-30 environmental leaders from across the region. Skills-building workshops, peer-mentoring, and a public showcase of youth-led conservation projects.
WORKSHOP
About An invite-only workshop on the day before PIC11 opens. Member organisation reps and working-group coordinators align on the conference programme outcomes.
CONFERENCE
Co-hosted by SPREP, the Government of New Caledonia and PIRT. 800+ delegates across protected areas, species recovery, nature/culture/people and law/finance streams.
CONFERENCE
About The official opening of PIC11 includes a Kanak welcome ceremony at the Tjibaou Cultural Centre, the keynote by Dr Sina Tagaloa, and the unveiling of the 2030 Pacific Conservation Pledge.
Practitioner exchange on ridge-to-reef NbS programmes, financing pathways and community co-design.
Pacific regional workshop on delivering Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Target 3 (30×30) across land, waters and seas. Nadi, Fiji, 9–12 June 2026.
MEETING
About A half-day hybrid roundtable bringing together Pacific finance ministry officials, multilateral fund representatives (GCF, AF, LDF), and PIRT member organisations. Focus on streamlining proposal pipelines and unlocking concessional finance for biodiversity-climate co-benefits.
Agenda-setting meeting for the 11th Pacific Islands Conference for Nature Conservation. Hosted at the IUCN Oceania Regional Office.
WORKSHOP
About this workshop A 3-day field workshop in Port Vila, Vanuatu, focused on hands-on coral survey methods and community engagement. Participants will spend time in the water at Hideaway Island and Mele Bay practising standardised LMMA monitoring protocols. Suitable for marine science students, NGO staff, and community fishery officers. All equipment provided. Programme Day 1 — Classroom briefing + reef ID trainingDay 2 — Field survey at Hideaway IslandDay 3 — Community workshop with local LMMA reps
ANNUAL MEETING
28th Annual Meeting — held 1-3 December 2025 at the Conservation International office, Suva, Fiji. Members-only meeting that confirmed the 2026-2030 Framework draft for ministerial endorsement at PIC11 Noumea.
A special webinar celebrating the launch of GYBN Pacific — showcasing the power of youth-led action for biodiversity across the region.
The 27th PIRT Annual Meeting — annual gathering of PIRT members in November 2024.