The Vanuatu National Environment Policy and Implementation Plan 2016–2030 (NEPIP) is an overarching policy for the sustainable conservation, development, and management of the environment of Vanuatu. The NEPIP aims to provide for the co-ordination of related activities, promote the environmentally sound and safe management and conservation of the natural resources and environment of Vanuatu, and outline the operational matters necessary to implement such aims.
The NEPIP is a framework that links existing environment-related policies and provides a roadmap for Vanuatu’s long-term environmental actions. In doing so, the NEPIP examines the core businesses of the Department of Environmental Protection and Conservation (DEPC) under Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs); legislation; corporate planning instruments such as the Corporate Plan 2016–2018 and Strategic Plan 2014–2024; and existing policies and programmes such as the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP), the National Invasive Species Strategy and Action Plan 2014–2020 (NISSAP) and the National Waste Management Strategy and Action Plans (NWMS).
The policy goals of the NEPIP form the basis of the policy objectives for implementation from 2016 to 2030 and are directly linked to the goals of the National Sustainable Development Plan 2016 to 2030 (NSDP).