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The Cook Islands are leading efforts to reduce plastic pollution, as reported to the second session of a UN commission on plastic waste. Since 2012, they’ve enforced single-use plastic bans and promoted zero-waste strategies. They joined 12 other Pacific nations in advocating for a strong, legally binding global plastics treaty. Domestically, the Cook Islands are drafting new laws to ban items like plastic straws and polystyrene containers and will introduce disposal fees to reduce waste. They also received $3 million in international funding to develop circular economy solutions such as reuse and eco-design.

Look at a PNG project for ecological sustainable development. If introducing rabbit species will bring more food to the people or more damage to the environment. An NZ company thats developing fridges that won't harm the earth's ozone layer, good news for the Pacific already copying plenty of the sun's powerful ray. This good produce could also contribute to less global warming. Solomon islands where world fund nature, is looking at logging for sustainable development.

It is a great pleasure for me to welcome you all to Fiji to this 2nd Clean Pacific Roundtable meeting. It was just over 2years ago that we concluded a very successful, inaugural meeting, of the Clean Pacific Roundtable at the Holiday Inn in Suva.

Strategy and work programme for the protection of the marine environment in the South Pacific region (SPMESP)

Think Don't Throw - Marine plastic waste brochure

Think Don't Throw - Marine plastic waste poster