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View over reef from Eco-Tourism lodge at Marovo Lagoon. Solomon Islands.

		
		The region is defined by coherent biogeographic, oceanographic, geophysical and climatic boundaries. It is superimposed on one of the most geologically active and physically diverse marine environments on earth - a physical setting that encourages evolution, accumulation and persistence of species. 

Also known as the Western Indo Pacific Cradle of Marine Biodiversity it is perhaps one of the last tropical marine ecoregions that remains relatively unaffected by human activity. 

Where is it?

Stretching from the Birdshead Peninsula of the Province of Papua in Indonesia, across the Admirality and Bismarck archipelagos of Papua New Guinea, to Makira Island of the Solomon Islands, this Ecoregion binds together countries, aspirations and partnerships which will hopefully come to represent the shape of conservation in the future.

The Bismarck Solomon Seas Ecoregion map.

Biodiversity Vision

Experts identified a total of 48 priority areas within the Bismarck Solomon Seas Ecoregion. Six of these areas (in red) were considered to be globally important - rare examples found in few other places (or nowhere else) on the planet.

Another 24 sites (in yellow) were identified as outstanding on an ecoregional level, and 18 were listed (in blue) as subregionally important.

Together these 48 priority areas capture the extensive range of marine biodiversity, species and communities, that make BSSE special.

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