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Fiji's current development plan emphasises proper management of the environment and sustainable use of natural resources as critical for sustainable development. The plan lists key national environmental issues as land degradation, air and water pollution, refuse disposal, and the expected effects of climate change and sea level rise. Planned actions include better enforcement of legislation, increased public awareness of environmental issues legislation to minimise environmental damage. Energy-related objectives to be addressed by 2005 include a strategy 011 climate change, the reduction of vehicle emissions by 50%. identification of feasible bio fuels to replace petroleum, a ban on adulterated fuels, and environmental audits for all public organisations.

The South Pacific Region has been designated by the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme as a "concentration area" in which UNEP, in close co-operation with ESCAP and other relevant components of the UN system, working through the established co-operative regional agencies - the South Pacific Commission (SPC) and the South Pacific Bureau for Economic Co-operation (SPEC) - will fulfil its catalytic role by fostering the design and adoption of a regional Action Plan by the countries of the region.