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It has been widely quoted that Tuvalu's greatest hope for economic development depends on its ability to exploit its ocean resources. In particular

With the support of the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), the Government of Tuvalu is committed to the preparation of a National Environmental Management Strategy (NEMS). Before this Strategy can be prepared, the main environmental issues facing Tuvalu need to be described and assessed. The purpose of this state of the environment Report is to describe these issues and provide a background and context for the government in its next task of preparing the national strategy.

This Environmental Legislation Review for Tuvalu has been produced as an important component of the National Environmental Management Strategies (NEMS) Project. The NEMS Project was developed to address sustainable environmental development and planning issues in a number of Pacific island countries. It was funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Australian International Development Assistance Bureau (AIDAB) and implemented through the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) as part of a broader UNDP assistance project called PMI: Planning and Implementation of Pacific Regional Environment Programme which concentrates oil regional and in-country institution strengthening and training of environmental managers.