The South Pacific biodiversity conservation programme

Abstract

Conservation in the South Pacific Islands is being given a major shot in the arm, through the launching of the South Pacific Biodiversity Conservation Programme (SPBCP), a five-year programme that is now getting underway. Funded to a total of US$10,000,000 through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), as part of the Global Environment Facility, and with promised co-financing from the Australian International Development Assistance Bureau to an amount of A$2,500,000, the SPBCP will be managed in concert with Pacific Island countries by the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) from its new headquarters in Apia, Western Samoa.