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This Protocol to the Noumea Convention enhances cooperation among the Convention Parties to protect the South Pacific Region from threats and effects of pollution incidents. It is also known as the Emergencies Protocol

It is a protocol to the Noumea Convention for the protection of natural resources and environment of the South Pacific region. Known as the "Dumping protocol" it is the guide to help Parties prevent, reduce and control pollution by discharge of waste and other matter in the South Pacific.

Launch of the State of the Environment (SoE) report and the National Environmental Management Strategy (NEMS) for Tuvalu

The objective of the EIA is to prevent and mitigate undue harm to people and their environment in the development process.

Pacific Island Government and their development partners continue to collaborate to achieve national priorities for sustainable development.

Understand what stakeholder engagement means, why the need to engage and who is at stake.

GIS is an integration hardware, software and data for computing, managing, analyzing and displaying all forms of geographic referenced information.

The key highlights of this month's issue include: Linking ACP MEAs 3 programme with Buenos Aires plan action; Protecting nature to save lives; Pacific judges trained on environmental and climate law; Addressing gaps in the draft post-2020 global biodiversity framework; Importance of protected areas in biodiversity conservation; Transforming biodiversity governance; Boosting SIDS efforts in managing hazardous chemicals and waste; Role of Asian and Pacific countries achieving healthy planet; National commitment to marine plastic pollution reduction; Managing marine litter in the Abidjan convention region; Youth and the environment in the ACP region; New training course on SDG 14 and ocean governance.

The key highlights of this month's issue include: Using blue economy to improve ocean health for sustainable development; Measuring Progress: Environment and the SDGs; Recommendations for strengthening the Post-2020 GBF; Empower customs officials to combat illegal wildlife trade; averting biodiversity crisis; Industry involvement in sound management of chemicals and waste; Boost e-waste collection and recycling in East Africa; Phasing out lead from paint manufacturing; celebrating Cartagena convention; CARICOM launches second biodiversity webinar series; Preparing Easter Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean for the 2021/2022 BRS COPs; Free Self-Pace Trainings course on marine litter pollution prevention.

Scoping is the stage whereby the regulator (with the developer and stakeholder engagement) identifies and highlights the major impacts of the proposed development.