Pacific Environmental Governance Series: Voices, Challenges & Solutions

Join Transparency International New Zealand for a 4-part online webinar series centring the voices of Pacific communities on environmental governance. 

From Indigenous knowledge to climate resilience, women’s leadership to anti-corruption, each session offers fresh insights, regional experiences, and practical solutions.

This series is a talanoa space—grounded in Pacific values, led by Pacific voices, and open to all committed to environmental justice in our Blue Pacific.

What You’ll Learn

✅ How Indigenous governance shapes sustainability across Pacific communities
✅ Why women’s leadership is vital for climate justice and environmental protection
✅ What governance lessons we can learn from coastal communities across the Pacific and Bangladesh
✅ How corruption and environmental crime threaten our region—and what we can do about it

Session Dates

Facilitated by
Fenton Lutunatabua

• 25 June – Guardians of Moana and Land: Indigenous Governance for Pacific Sustainability

• 16 July – Her Role, Their Future: Supporting Women in Pacific Environmental Governance

• 6 August – From the Pacific Shores to the Bay of Bengal: Building Resilience through Governance

• 27 August – Safeguarding Our Pacific: Tackling Corruption and Protecting Communities

🕛 All sessions run online | 12pm–1.30pm Fiji/NZ time

Who Should Attend?

This series is for anyone across the Pacific and beyond working in environmental NGOs, government agencies, Indigenous and local communities, academia and research, youth movements, civil society advocacy, and the anti-corruption and legal sectors.

Speakers Include

Pacific Indigenous leaders, women advocates, climate activists, legal experts, and governance professionals across the region.

Why Attend

🌱 Free access to experts and community leaders
🌱 Real examples, practical tools, and regional knowledge
🌱 Interactive sessions with Q&A and Pacific-led storytelling
🌱 Build connections across the Blue Pacific

Location

Online – Zoom link will be sent to registered participants the day before each webinar.