Roles of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community in promoting the sustainable use and management of forests and tree resources in the Pacific Island Countries and territories

摘要

The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), formerly the South Pacific Commission, is the oldest regional organisation in the Pacific. It was established in 1947 by six governments that administered territories in the Pacific namely Australia, France, New Zealand, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. With the exception of the Netherlands, all the other countries continue to be members of SPC along with all the 22 island countries and territories of the Pacific.The SPC serves the 22 Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) through technical assistance, training and research. Its work covers a range of sectors including natural resources and socio-economic programmes. Having recognised and acknowledged therole and importance of forests and trees to sustainable livelihoods of peoples in the region, SPC established the Forests and Trees Programme as one of its core programmes in 2000.