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Agreement establishing the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme

Document type
Multilateral
Field of application
Regional/restricted
Date
Jun 16, 1993
Source
IUCN (ID: TRE-001170)
Title abbreviation

SPREP

Title (French)

Convention portant création du programme régional océanien de l'environnement

Title (Other)

Abkommen über die Gründung des Südpazifischen regionales Umweltprogramms

Place of adoption
Apia
Depository
Samoa
Language
English, French
Entry into force
Aug 31, 1995
Subject
Environment gen., Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
EIA Data collection/reporting International relations/cooperation Environmental planning Ecosystem preservation Education Sustainable use Research International organization Policy/planning International agreement-text Monitoring Marine resources management Management/conservation
Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To establish the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) as an intergovernmental organisation. Summary of provisions: Parties to the Agreement agree that the purposes of the SPREP are to promote co-operation and co-ordination in the South Pacific region, to provide assistance in order to protect and improve the environment and to ensure sustainable development (art. 2). To this end, Parties members of the SPREP undertake to adopt an Action Plan setting the strategies and objectives of the Programme. The Action Plan is to include, inter alia, monitoring and assessing the state of the environment, protecting the atmosphere and terrestrial, freshwater coastal and marine ecosystems and species, ensuring sustainable use of resources, reducing pollution and increasing educational and training awareness activities. Institutional mechanisms: A SPREP Meeting and a Secretariat are established (art. 1).

Full text
English  
Website
www.sprep.org

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Countries Entry into force Ratification * Simple signature
Australia
Cook Islands (New Zealand) -
Fiji
France
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Micronesia, Fed. States
Nauru
New Zealand
Niue (New Zealand)
Palau -
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga -
Tuvalu
United Kingdom -
United States of America
Vanuatu

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