MACBIO is jointly implemented by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and IUCN Oceania, supported by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP).
The project undertakes economic assessments of marine and coastal ecosystems in the five project countries on a national and regional level compatible to the global TEEB (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity) programme in order to contribute to national development plans.
The project assists governments to use seascape-level planning to re-design MPA networks, demonstrate effective approaches to site management, including payment for ecosystem services.