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Pattle Delamore Partners Ltd (PDP) has been engaged by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) to undertake an assessment of the status and options for solid waste management (SWM) on Majuro Atoll. This work is being done under the Atoll Waste Management Component of the Pacific Hazardous Waste Management Programme (PacWaste) which aims to demonstrate the establishment of an integrated sustainable SWM system in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) which improves and expands on existing 4R practices (Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle), improves existing waste collection and disposal practices, and which is founded on user-pays and polluter-pays principles. The field work for this consultancy was completed in June-July 2014.

Samoa's National Environmental Capacity Strategy (NECS) is drawn on the assessment and analysis of priority thematic and cross-cutting capacity needs. These needs have identified priority actions for capacity development and opportunities to promote synergies across the 3 Conventions which are highlighted as project profiles in the NECS. Strategies to implement these project profiles including means of monitoring and evaluation of outcomes are also highlighted in the NECS.

Biosafety issues are becoming very contentious today given the uncertainty of the impact of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on the environment, biodiversity and the people. There are those that view GMOs as an answer to alleviating world hunger and mitigating global health problems through the introduction of new and technologically advanced GMO for food, feed, food processing and pharmaceuticals. Then there is the other group that argue that GMOs pose a risk to the environment, biological diversity and the safety and health of the people.

The National Capacity Self-Assessments (NCSA) projects assist developing countries and economies in transition to assess capacity to meet requirements under the United Nations Convention for Biological Diversity (UNCBD), the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). UNDP is supporting 116 countries to prepare a NCSA. This Resource Kit is the core of UNDP's technical backstopping to those countries. Its purpose is to guide Project Teams through every step of project implementation, from project signature until project cb- sure.

Biological diversity is the variety and variability of all species of plants, animals and microorganisms, as well as the ecosystems they compose. It serves and sustains our lives in countless ways by providing food, fuel, shelter, and medicines. Conserving biodiversity is in our self-interest.