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The government of Fiji adopted a policy for sustain able social and environmental compatibility in its Strategic Development Plan 2007-2011 in 2006, which also recognizes the importance of appropriate waste management. As for the legal aspects, the Environmental Management Act 2005 was legislated in March 2005.The Environment Management (Waste Disposal and Recycling) Regulation 2007 which gives effect to the provisions of EMA 2005 was anacted on January 2008,. Also, the National Solid Waste Management Strategy and Action Plan 2008-2010 was launched in June 2008 with the aim of reducing environmental impact and waste through proper waste management. Department of Environment (DOE) has now adopted updating the National Solid Waste Management Strategy and Action Plan 2011-2014 in August 2011.

According to World data base on Protected Areas, as on 2010, while 22.8% of Niue’s terrestrial surface is protected. However although Niue has two marine protected areas, they are not recorded in the WDPA. Based on ecological gap análysis and other assessments the realistic nacional targets for terrestrial and marine areas for target 11 are ……% marine and …. % terrestrial by 2020.