The LMMA Network

🚨 #2026 – CALL FOR PROPOSALS NOW OPEN! 🚨
The 2026 Canada Fund for Local Initiatives is officially OPEN for projects in:
🇼🇸 Samoa | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | 🇳🇺 Niue
🌟 Do you have a project that can create real impact in your community?
This is your chance to bring it to life!

📅 Submit your proposal by March 15, 2026

🔗 Learn more & apply here:
https://www.international.gc.ca/world-monde/funding-financement/cfli-fcil/fiji-kiribati-niue-samoa-tonga-tuvalu.aspx?lang=eng

❓For questions about the application process, please contact: [email protected]

AIMS is collaborating with Pacific Island nations to boost coral reef monitoring by integrating scientific methods with AI 🪸☁️ 🖥️ Alifereti Tawake of The LMMA Network and Rebecca Hipetahat Samuel of PNG CLMA completed the Reef Cloud Training as Trainers.

https://www.aims.gov.au/information-centre/news-and-stories/aims-ai-technology-helps-coral-reef-monitoring-across-pacific?fbclid=IwY2xjawODiHFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFidnlJb2s2M0hFV3paUXNrc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHtRl_JBXNup-LxQtM3Chuj2amt6YRNlhUN7pA39pLaE-Vq2OJ6ktIfJ9tqix_aem_bo5IVuyUdMAt9Z7FWd12gQ

AIMS AI technology helps coral reef monitoring across the Pacific The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) is collaborating with Pacific Island nations to boost coral reef monitoring by integrating scientific methods with artificial intelligence (AI).

🌊 Pacific voices highlight a shared commitment to sustainability, resilience, and community-led development. The 🇪🇺 EU’s Global Gateway strategy aligns with the priorities of Pacific large ocean states by supporting marine resources, renewable energy, and skills development. Local initiatives, such as Fiji’s The LMMA Network (Locally Managed Marine Area Network), show how restoring fisheries strengthens food systems and livelihoods. 🏝️ Countries like Samoa and Fiji stress the importance of authentic, small-scale tourism that protects culture and the environment, while Papua New Guinea and Kiribati emphasize tackling supply chains, waste, and circular economy challenges. 🤝 Across the region, collaboration among communities, associations, and nations is seen as key to building a sustainable Pacific and positioning it as one united destination. #SustainableTourism #CircularEconomy #PacificIslands #GlobalGateway #EuinAsiaPacific #BlueEconomy #ClimateAction #CommunityLedDevelopment #GreenTransition #valuechains EU SWITCH-Asia Programme EU International Partnerships European Union in the Pacific European Union in Papua New Guinea Pacific Tourism Organisation Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme - SPREP Cook Islands Tourism Corporation Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association Tahiti Tourisme Samoa Tourism Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation #PacificRecyclingFoundation #duavatasustainabletourism Department of Tourism Vanuatu Pacific-Community-SPC Tourism Authority of Kiribati IRISS - Istituto di Ricerca su Innovazione e Servizi per lo Sviluppo

https://www.fisheries.gov.fj/minister-bainivalu-launches-fiji-blue-fishing-programme-for-sustainable-future/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNnytJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFSRkJlTHFSWjM1VWtjckpnAR5-NC8sYAFifMAVEu3XdRBmXwAn9vpBwwqiB5-MTcGAZwsZfE5xD90cyajpCg_aem_cNdv2vH52RKov-pEnfivwA

www.fisheries.gov.fj

Territories of Life at the heart of conservation.

Statement for CBD SB8j‑1: Territories of life at the heart of the Convention on Biological Diversity - ICCA Consortium ICCA Consortium’s Statement to the First Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Article 8(j) and Other Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)