Information on the latest PIELA Awards 2020 can be found here
The contents of this conference refers to the 9th Pacific Nature Conference in 2013.
For information on the 10th Pacific Nature Conference 2020 please click here.
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PIELA Categories
PIELAs were awarded for outstanding achievement in the following thematic areas related to environmental sustainability in the 22 Pacific island countries and territories within the SPREP mandate:
- Biodiversity conservation - achievements in protecting terrestrial and marine species and ecosystems, establishing and managing protected areas, linkages to sustainable livelihoods
- Environmental governance - achievements relating to establishment and implementation of national laws and policies, regional frameworks, and community-based management initiatives for all environmental issues
- Climate change adaptation - innovative solutions for ecosystem-based adaptation at community, sub-national and national levels
For the inaugural awards, the award categories were:
- PIELA for excellence in national leadership in environmental sustainability and conservation
- PIELA for excellence in community leadership in environmental sustainability and conservation
- Champion of the Pacific Environment - eligible from any category but considered by the Award Panel to be the outstanding nominee for the current award period
- PIELA lifetime achievement for excellence in Pacific environmental leadership
Awards categories that will be added after the inaugural awards cycle will include:
- PIELA for excellence in leadership and innovation in environmental media
- PIELA for excellence in implementing ecosystem approaches to climate change adaptation
- PIELA for excellence in environmental and related social science and innovation