The purpose of a joint APN-PICES Study Group for Scientific Cooperation of PICES and APN is to develop a framework of enhanced collaboration between the two organizations that will improve the ability to generate new knowledge and understanding of sustainability challenges in the Pacific, building on the
PICES Strategic Plan, APN 5th Strategic Plan, and addressing the objectives of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. The Study Group will review each organization’s scientific needs and goals and identify where similar key priorities or scientific issues might be explored jointly by both organizations.