Building a vision for Pacific Islands The Pacific Oceanscape,
proposed in 2009 by the Hon. Anote Tong, Prime Minister of
Kiribati, and endorsed by Pacific Island leaders in 2010,
fosters cooperation on ocean conservation. It provides a strong
vision for conservation and sustainable management of the
Pacific’s wealth of marine resources. The Pacific Oceanscape
envisions a secure future for Pacific Island states based on a
number of objectives: Integrated Ocean Management; Adaptation to
environmental and climate change; and Liaising, listening,
learning and leading. Implementation of the Pacific Oceanscape
Framework has begun with the appointment of Tuiloma Neroni
Slade, currently Director-General of the Pacific Islands Forum
Secretariat, as Ocean Commissioner. Pacific islands countries
continue to make significant commitments to the Pacific
Oceanscape, and in 2012 both the Cook Islands and New Caledonia
announced marine protected areas greater than one million square
kilometers. Strong partnerships between the