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The government of Fiji adopted a policy for sustain able social and environmental compatibility in its Strategic Development Plan 2007-2011 in 2006, which also recognizes the importance of appropriate waste management. As for the legal aspects, the Environmental Management Act 2005 was legislated in March 2005.The Environment Management (Waste Disposal and Recycling) Regulation 2007 which gives effect to the provisions of EMA 2005 was anacted on January 2008,. Also, the National Solid Waste Management Strategy and Action Plan 2008-2010 was launched in June 2008 with the aim of reducing environmental impact and waste through proper waste management. Department of Environment (DOE) has now adopted updating the National Solid Waste Management Strategy and Action Plan 2011-2014 in August 2011.

According to World data base on Protected Areas, as on 2010, while 22.8% of Niue’s terrestrial surface is protected. However although Niue has two marine protected areas, they are not recorded in the WDPA. Based on ecological gap análysis and other assessments the realistic nacional targets for terrestrial and marine areas for target 11 are ……% marine and …. % terrestrial by 2020.

Implementation framework 2010-2014 for the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2007 (NBSAP) : Fiji Islands

This report was compiled in collaboration with all necessary stakeholders from key Government sectors and NGO’s.

In the promotion of environmentally sound and sustainable development, it is indispensable to establish the necessary legal and institutional arrangements such that environmental factors are considered at the early stages of project planning. Environmental assessment is an important technique for ensuring that the likely impacts on the environment of proposed developments are fully understood and taken into account before such developments is allowed to proceed.

The objective of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is “to combat desertification and mitigate the effects of drought in countries experiencing serious drought and/or desertification”. In Fiji’s context, her obligation is related to combating land degradation and mitigating the effects of drought. Since ratification of the Convention in August 26th 1998, Fiji has complied with all reporting obligations between years 2000 and 2007. The review of Fiji’s Land Conservation and Improvement Act is underway, which together with implementation of the Rural Land Use and Forest policy will address emerging issues on land degradation and drought

In the promotion of environmentally sound and sustainable development, it is indispensable to establish the necessary legal and institutional arrangements such that environmental factors are considered at the early stages of project planning. Environmental assessment is an important technique for ensuring that the likely impacts on the environment of proposed developments are fully understood and taken into account before such developments is allowed to proceed.

The National Capacity Self Assessment for Global Environment Management (NCSA) is a tool to help the government of Tonga to assess its current level of capacity to meet its obligations under the UNCBD, UNFCCC and UNCCD. Implicit in this is the notion that, with a little guidance and the right tools, the agencies and organizations with direct responsibilities for implementing Tonga’s obligations under the conventions will be capable of self reflecting and identifying their own strengths and weaknesses to meet these obligations. This then becomes the starting point for intentional organizational improvement initiatives which should, in turn, allow adequate planning for future growth and development that capitalizes on current strengths while addressing current limitations. The National Capacity Self-Assessment Project is a Global Environment Facility (GEF) initiative supported by the UNDP Country Office in Fiji and implemented by the Department of Environment. The project document was prepared and endorsed by the Government of Tonga in November 2004. The NCSA was initiated in September 2005 with the recruitment of the NCSA project management unit staff.

The Upper Navua River cuts a narrow gorge through the province of Serua in the central highlands of Viti Levu. The Navua River represents Fiji's third largest freshwater drainage. The gorge is approximately 75 meters deep and varies in width from 5 to 25 meters. The Upper Navua Conservation Area (UNCA) encompasses tins never gorge and approximately 58% of die entire catchment area. Lush highland rainforest surrounds the entire drainage and provides a host of botanical cures diat are utilized by die indigenous peoples of the area. The forest, over and associated biodiversity provide die necessary supplies and food required for daily living and a wide range of ecosystem services to the entire catchment area including flood control for lower areas.