- 1961 - WWF is established in Switzerland
- 1990 - Regional Secretariat in Suva is set up
- 2000 - EXCO, made up of the Asia Pacific Director, the SPP Representative and the Country Managers was established and members meet to set the strategy for WWF SPPO
- 2001 - Conservation Partnership Programme is established.
- 2002 - The Climate Change Programme was established in WWF SPPO
- 2004 -100 staff in WWF SPPO offices
A Message from our Rep...
Since 2008, Kesa Tabunakawai, has taken the postion of Representative of the WWF South Pacific Programme, headquartered in Suva, Fiji.
The South Pacific's greatest assets are our people, culture, and environment. If we destroy our environment, we lose our livelihood.
The Last Frontier, still largely unexplored
The Pacific region is a marvel of terrestrial, aquatic and coral reefs with the largest block of intact tropical rainforest in Asia Pacific. Many freshwater and marine species are found nowhere else in the world!
Given the splendour of this region, WWF has been working since 1990 with the governments and peoples of the Pacific on conservation and natural resource management programmes and projects.Working with governments and people
The WWF South Pacific Programme Office (WWF SPPO) is a non-governmental conservation organisation serving the Pacific Island countries. The programme was established in 1990 as part of WWF's endeavour to work effectively and appropriately locally in the region.
The programme is managed from a regional base in Suva, Fiji and organises a strategic series of conservation field projects, policy reviews and campaigns in different Pacific Island countries on behalf of the WWF network.
As well as the Regional Secretariat in Suva, Country programme offices have been established in the Cook Islands, Fiji, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.
Fiji, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea, as well as a project office in the Cook Islands. We work closely with WWF France on projects in New Caledonia and French Polynesia as well as throughout the Pacific on regional issues. In 2004, WWF SPPO had more than 100 staff.
