Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) is the regional organisation established by the Governments and Administrations of the Pacific charged with protecting and managing the environment and natural resources of the Pacific.  The strategic direction for SPREP is set out in the 2017-2026 SPREP Strategic Plan with a vision for the future of ‘A resilient Pacific environment, sustaining out livelihoods and natural heritage in harmony with our cultures’.

SPREP’s mandate is to promote cooperation in the Pacific region and provide assistance to its member countries in order to protect and improve its environment and to ensure sustainable development for present and future generations. 

It also functions as secretariat to three regional conventions: the Noumea Convention, the Waigani Convention and the Apia Convention.  SPREP is a regular participant in PRIF’s urban development sector working group and a key partner on PRIF’s research on Regional Resource Circulation and Recycling Network. PRIF works closely with SPREP’s Pacific-EU Waste Management Programme (PacWaste Plus) on its Waste Audit TA for Fiji and the Cook Islands.

SPREP has 21 Pacific island member countries and 5 developed countries. The head office is based in Apia, Samoa.  There is also a SPREP office in Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.

SPREP is a member of the Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific (CROP).