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The Pacific POPs Release Reduction Project, funded through the Global Environment Facility – Pacific Alliance for Sustainability (GEF-PAS), aims to reduce Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in the Pacific region through the improved management of solid and hazardous waste. The project is co-funded by Agence Française de Développement (AFD). It is executed by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). POPs are toxic chemicals that can travel long distances through air and water, and accumulate in the fatty tissues of humans and other animals. They do not degrade quickly over time, and, as a consequence, potentially expose people to serious health issues including cancer, birth defects and immune system impairments. For more information, please visit www.sprep.org/stopthepops

Side-event at Oceans Conference 2017 - Healers of Our Ocean

Side-event at Oceans Conference 2017 - Healers of Our Ocean

Side-event at Oceans Conference 2017 - Healers of Our Ocean

Side-event at Oceans Conference 2017 - Healers of Our Ocean

Side-event at Oceans Conference 2017 - Healers of Our Ocean

Side-event at Oceans Conference 2017 - Healers of Our Ocean

Side-event at Oceans Conference 2017 - Healers of Our Ocean

This is a brief overview of the work carried out under the Marine Debris Demonstration project to help strengthen the and enhance good waste practices in Samoa The project is a partnership between the Government of Samoa, United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), SPREP and the communities and private sector in Apia. There are four main areas in this project; community and media awareness; improved waste management in the ports of entry into Samoa in particular the Samoa Port and Samoa Airport; waste disposal facilities within the UNSIDS venue and the accommodation providers; and working with the communities to improve waste practices in Apia areas. This short film was produced for The Last Straw - Preventing our Oceans from becoming Dumps side event during the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States. The final documentary on this project will be completed and made available this year.

A statement from the Pacific Youth Environmental Network (PYEN) members who attended the 9th Conference on Nature Conservation and Protected areas in Suva, Fiji.