The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation completed field research for one of the largest coral reef studies in history: the Global Reef Expedition. The Expedition travelled around the globe surveying some of the most remote reefs on the planet, conducting research to assess coral reef ecosystem health and resiliency.
The Global Reef Expedition visited many countries in the Pacific Ocean to assess the health and resiliency of their coral reef ecosystems. See links below for more information, reports and maps.
A Private Data License Agreement available for use by PICs for their Environment Data Portals
A Shared Data License Agreement available for use by PICs for their Environment Data Portals
This first state of the environment report for the Pacific region uses regional environment indicators to assess the status, trends, and data quality and availability for the endorsed Pacific environmental priorities. This report also includes an update of the State of Conservation in Oceania report produced in 2013, which was endorsed and published in 2017.
In this report, a set of recommendations is provided for each indicator to support the next best steps for management action that will advance progress towards the target outcome and support Pacific people and biodiversity.
Summary table of the status of Pacific Island countries in relation to International and Regional conventions.
3rd Draft
The 2020 State of Environment Report is the first for Papua New Guinea.
This report presents the latest update on the state of
environment in PNG. Although some information is scarce,
the report provides a snapshot of our environment, given
the diverse pressures and threats we are facing from both
natural and anthropogenic causes. The SoE report uses a reporting model to describe
the state of environment in PNG. It identifies driving
forces and pressures that result in the current state of
environment, and suggests a potential response strategy.
Recommendations are presented for future legislative or
The 2020 State of Environment Report is the first for Papua
New Guinea. It uses the Drivers, Pressures, State, Impact
and Response (DPSIR) model of reporting, and aims to:
• Identify the key drivers and pressures behind the
changing environment in PNG;
• Identify and document PNG’s environmental conditions
through the best available information for eight key
thematic areas: Atmosphere and Climate, Inland Waters,
Land, Marine, Biodiversity, Culture and Heritage, and
Built Environment;
• Document the social, economic and environmental