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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

Tuvalu is the fourth smallest nation in the world with a population of 11,000. Tuvalu is made up of nine inhabited islands five which are coral atolls and four made of land rising from the seabed. The environmental challenges Tuvalu faces include the impacts if a changing climate increasing sea level rises and weather events, increasing salination.

The Tuvalu Integrated Waste Policy and Action Plan 2016-2026 was endorsed by the Government in 2016 as the main policy framework to guide the management of waste in Tuvalu.

This report is published under the auspices of the Government of Tuvalu, with the support of the Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility (PRIF).The Tuvalu Infrastructure Strategic Investment Plan was endorsed and adopted by the Tuvalu Cabinet on December 7th 2016 as a guide to infrastructure investment over the next 10 years and it is linked to the Tuvalu Asset Management Framework.

This Protected Areas Policy Implementation Plan (PAPIP) aims to guide organizations, agencies and resource-owning communities of Papua New Guinea (PNG) to collaborate and harmonize their sustainability efforts towards developing new protected areas (PA) in PNG

An act to establish the bio-security administration for the safe importation and monitoring of animals, plants, ants and their products into Tuvalu

An act to amend the marine pollution Act 1992 to update the Act and to ensure that there is compliance with current marine pollution related convention, and for related purposes

Tuvalu Statement at the Whale in a Changing Ocean Conference, Vava'u, Tonga

Below are the broad targets for Tuvalu as complemented in the Tuvalu National Biodiversity Action Plan and NSSD. Ø To prevent air, land , and marine pollution To control and minimise invasive species To rehabilitate and restore degraded ecosystems To promote and strengthen the conservation and sustainable use of Tuvalu’s biological diversity To recognize, protect and apply traditional knowledge innovations and best practices in relation to the management, protection and utilization of biological resources To protect wildlife Ø To protect seabed and control over harvesting in high seas and territorial waters

This, the first report, to the CBD marks the beginning of an impetus that was started with the inception of National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) Project. Since February, 2009 when the project started, much work has been carried out consulting local communities in Funafuti and the Outer Islands to determine local knowledge about the environment, perceived trends and threats to biodiversity.