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Sustainable Coastlines is providing in person training for communities and associations involved in the implementation of the SWAP Marine litter Pilot Projects, to enable them to conduct statistically sound beach litter surveys and audits during clean-up activities and to enable them to record this data using the Litter Intelligence online application for Marine Litter data sharing.

Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) are under increasing pressure from development and growing human population and the social and economic pressures associated with this growth. Increased populations and urbanisation have led to increased product imports and waste generation.

Every year, the amount of plastic waste entering aquatic ecosystems is estimated between 9-14 million tons and this projection could nearly triple to 23-37 million tons per year by 2040.

The overall work covered in this project is funded by the Agence francaise de development (AFD), referred to hereafter as Committing Sustainable Waste Actions in the Pacific (SWAP) and it aims to improve sanitation, environmental, social, and economic condition in Pacific Island countries and territories through proper waste management.

As a Party, Tonga is obliged to enact national regulations to bring the conventions into the national regulatory framework. It is these national laws and regulations that then provide the implementing mechanisms to manage asbestos and ensure compliance with the conventions.