The Pacific island region covers an area of more than 27 million km2 and is dominated by ocean. The 22 Pacific island countries and territories are mostly small island states with significant geological, biological, and social diversity. Unsurprisingly, Pacific island people have a high dependence on their ocean resources for food security, livelihoods, and economic revenue, as well as cultural connections
to marine environments and animals.
The 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, which sets targets for eliminating by 2010 the production and consumption of a range of ozone depleting substances (ODS), principally the chlorofluorocarbons
(CFCs), has contributed to reversing the damage done to the ozone layer. Although challenges remain, the Montreal Protocol has been recognized as a global success, demonstrated by the massive reductions in ODS use worldwide since it came into force.
Cleaner Pacific 2025: Pacific Regional Waste and Pollution Management Strategy 2016–2025 is a comprehensive long-term strategy for integrated sustainable was te management and pollution prevention and control in the Pacific islands region until 2025. It provide s a strategic management framework to address waste, chemicals and pollutants that will reduce associated thr eats to sustainable development of the region.
This report was financed by the European Communities from a grant of the European Development Fund and is presented by Sinclair Knight Merz for consideration of the Government of Papua New Guinea. It does not necessarily reflect either the opinion of the latter or the European Commission.
During the 1st Japan-Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM), convened in 1997, the importance of providing assistance by Japan to the Solid Waste Management sector in the Pacific Island Countries (PICs) was determined. In successive PALM meetings, which are held very three years, initiatives were taken to translate this decision into actions.
This research covers two PNG cities, Port Moresby (POM) and Lae. POM has a population of 650,000+ and Lae has 200,000+. Both cities expect rapid population growth (due to urban drift) and economic boom (due to gas, oil and
mineral projects), and therefore the level of waste generation and management is becoming a real concern.
Reliable data is not available on the amount and composition of municipal solid waste (MSW) in PNG. However, going by the average for all Pacifi c island countries, it may be inferred that PNG’s per capita household MSW generation rate could be about 0.45 kilograms (kg) per person per day. It varies in diff erent parts of the country based on GDP, urbanization rate, and other factors. In Port Moresby, Lae, and other cities, MSW generation rates are likely higher, and probably considerably lower in rural areas.
The 2022 State and Private Forestry Fact Sheet for the Marshall Islands.
As a small island state located in the Northern Pacific, the country is challenged by both external and internal factors impeding economic growth and development. The size of the RMI is small in comparison to the other more developed economies of the Pacific region, with a population of about 60,000 and a GDP growth rate of 3.6% as of the FY2017 data. The major sectors in the RMI include fisheries, agriculture, industry and services.
Graphs and tables quantifying overall copra production within the RMI from 2013-2020, across atolls from fiscal years 2019-2020, and monthly production from 2020 into 2021.
This report summarises results of a rapid country scan on the agriculture-nutrition nexus in the
Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). Research included a desk review of accessible policies,
programmes and other documents, published and unpublished, as well as a field mission to RMI
from 11 to 30 December 2017. The mission allowed additional quantitative and qualitative data
gathering with interviews, site visits and a small seminar to debrief interviews, present
preliminary findings and discuss potential follow-up with some stakeholders.
This Forest Action Plan identifies the RMI’s highest priorities for forest resource management and needs for assistance from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service (USFS). State assessments and resource strategies are integral to the Forest Service’s State and Private Forestry (S&PF) redesign and required as an amendment to the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act (CFAA), as enacted in the 2008 Farm Bill.
How do we Marshallese envisage our future? What kind of society do we want to become? How can we maintain and enhance a united and inclusive Marshallese identity? What are the transformations needed to improve our social and economic situation? How can we ensure sustainable development in the face of the growing concerns for the survival of the country from the existential threat of climate change and sea level rise, in addition to the unresolved nuclear legacy we continue to endure?
These are some of the main issues The National Strategic Plan (NSP) 2020–2030 addresses.