The WWF South Pacific Program Office (WWF SPPO) is a non-governmental conservation organisation serving the Pacific Island countries.
It has been around for nearly two decades and has made significant changes in the lives of Pacific people.
The program was established in 1990 as part of WWF's endeavour to work effectively and appropriately locally in the region.
The program 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.
The community-based approach to conservation is the hallmark of WWF's work in the Pacific region. Recognition that the communities' livelihoods, customs and traditions are intertwined with natural resources is the basis of this approach to conservation.
Traditional skills and practices are increasingly recognised and built into nature conservation activities and plans.
The community-based conservation initiatives have provided numerous learning opportunities about the different communities and conservation practices.
WWF believes effective sustainable livelihood, development and conservation efforts happens most successfully when community groups adopt conservation initiatives and make their own management choices.
