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Port Vila is the capital of Vanuatu. The Port Vila Urban Area (PVUA), defined as the Port Vila Municipality (PVM) and adjoining peri-urban areas, has a population of about 70,000. About 49,300 of these people live in PVM. Per capita gross national income in Vanuatu was approximately 279,402 vatu (Vt) (around $3,073) in 2011.

Coral reefs are the most beautiful and most spectacular habitats of our planet. With an overwhelming variety of living organisms – estimated at over a million species.

Renewable energy sources and sustainable policies, including the promotion of energy efficiency and energy conservation, offer substantial long-term benefits to industrialized, developing and transitional countries.

The initiative supports environment and health actors working together to address issues of common concern. Traditionally, health and environment sectors have acted independently of one another, each in defined domains. While much can and has been achieved, HELI aims to add a further dimension by focusing specifically on the large and important range of decisions which cannot be taken by one sector alone – and require a coordinated approach.