POPs in PICs - a project to eliminate persistent organic pollutants from Pacific Island countries - a case study

Abstract

For hundreds of years, people living in the Pacific Island countries (PICs) have lived in close harmony with their environment, in a region that is as immense as it is diverse. The Pacific Islands region covers over 30 million square kilometres of which only 2 per cent is land mass. The vast marine environment surrounding the land is rich in biodiversity and is vital to the survival and livelihoods of many Pacific Islanders