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Disposal of used oil as a diesel extender in power plants is not a universally acceptable practice in the Pacific due to warrantee conditions placed on new electricity generating equipment

GEFPAS focal points have been contacted to supply contemporary used oil information, and contracted missions have been completed to Pohnpei, RMI and Fiji, with additional missions also completed opportunistically to Kiribati, Vanuatu and Niue.

This report covers the visit to the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) of March 4th to 11th 2018, as part of the consultancy engaged by SPREP under the Global Environment Facility's Pacific Assistance Strategy: Integrated Management of Solid and Hazardous Wastes and Persistent Organic Pollutants (GEFPAS uPOPS) project to update the situation in the RMI regarding their used oil stockpile.

This report covers the visit to Pohnpei of February 23rd to March 4th 2018, as part of the consultancy engaged by SPREP under the Global Environment Facility's Pacific Assistance Strategy: Integrated Management of Solid and Hazardous Wastes and Persistent Organic Pollutants (GEFPAS uPOPS) project to update the situation in Pohnpei, FSM regarding their used oil stockpile.

A significant number of reports have been generated between 2011 and 2014 on the status of used oil management in 14 GEFPAS Pacific Island countries. When analysed as a region, these reports suggest a number of clear priorities existed in 2014 for regional used oil management interventions...

Factsheet on the movement of Pacific tuna.

Towards responsibly managed fisheries: certification & eco-labelling. Despite the gloomy state of world fisheries, distant water fishing nations (DWFNs) continue to shift their efforts toward the western and central Pacific Ocean, which hosts the world's last healthiest tuna stocks.

WWF South Pacific with its ninety network offices around the globe, five of which are in the Pacific region, collectively work together to promote biodiversity conservation and reduce the impact of people on the natural environment.