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Photographs from the Yeosu expo in 2014

Energy is crucial to sustainable development in small island developing states (SIDS) and Liquified Petroleum Gas (LP Gas) has a central role in achieving that goal. LP Gas is a truly exceptional form of energy - clean, convenient, practical, accessible and affordable - and is ideally suited to the special energy needs of SIDS, notably in complementing renewable energy sources. But policy makers need to act decisively to lower the barrier to the widespread deployment of LP Gas and realise the fuel's full potential.

Three-quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by oceans and seas which are an engine for global economic growth and a key source of food security. The global ocean economic activity is estimated to be USD 3-5 trillion. Ninety percent of global trade moves by marine transport. Over 30 percent of global oil and gas produced is extracted offshore. Expanding knowledge of marine biodiversity has provided breakthroughs in sectors such as pharmaceuticals, food production and aquaculture. Over 3.1 billion of the world's population lives within 100 kilometers of the ocean or sea in about 150 coastal and island nations.

Graphs of population and development in SIDS 2014, by the United Nations

International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (IPSI) Plan of Action 2013-2018

International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (IPSI) working towards sustainable development and living in harmony with nature and the environment.

Newsletter on the South Pacific coral reefs

Booklet on the second annual summit of the Pacific Islands Development Forum