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Report of the Fifth Ordinary and Plenipotentiary Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Convention on Conservation of Nature in the South Pacific (Apia Convention) and Fifth Ordinary Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Convention for the Protection of the Natural Resources and Environment of the South Pacific Region and related Protocols (SPREP Convention), 9 October 2000, Guam

The decision to undertake a review of the current Action Plan (1997-2000) was made at the 9e SpngP Meeting held in Nukualofa on25-27 November 1996. The SPREP Work Programme and Budget Sub-Committee that met in Apia on 16-18November 1999 called for a "forward-looking approach with in-depth member country consultations and input, as a crucial aspect of the review, to ensure strong country ownership of the 2001 - 2004 Action Plan"

This Annual Report notes the major achievements of SPREP in supporting Pacific island countries and territories to address issues relating to: biodiversity and ecosystem management, waste management and pollution and environmental monitoring and governance