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This workshop, "Strengthening Environmental Legislation in the Pacific Region," was a significant event. As an integral part of the Regional Environment Technical Assistance Project (RETA) and its counterpart, the National Environment Management Strategy (NEMS) Project, it has placed a new emphasis on the role of both international and domestic environmental law in our vast region.

This Review of Environmental Law in Solomon Islands has been implemented as an important component of the Regional Environment Technical Assistance (RETA) Project. The RETA project has been developed to address environmental issues in a number of Pacific countries. It has been funded by the Asian Development Bank and carried out with technical assistance from IUCN - the World Conservation Union. The RETA project is an important regional initiative, which reflects the need for careful management of the Pacific environment.