708 Protected Areas
2,224,239 km2
158 Terrestrial
27,377 km2
346 Marine
2,161,088 km2

Welcome to the Pacific Islands Protected Area Portal (PIPAP)

If you are working in the field of terrestrial or marine protected area management in the Pacific Islands region, this is the place for you! You will find a range of selected resources and opportunities that can assist you in your everyday work. We also provide a forum to share knowledge, exchange information and communicate with other practitioners in the region.  PIPAP addresses not only national parks and other areas meeting international standards for protected areas, but also community conservation efforts, managed fishing zones and other locally managed areas.  

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About Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management Programme

Embedded within the PIPAP is the BIOPAMA-supported Regional Reference Information System (RRIS), the online data and information platform that brings together relevant information to support decision-making for planning, designating and managing protected/managed areas in the Pacific region.  More information on the RRIS can be found here.

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