Editorial

I am pleased to introduce the first issue of 2024 of the Asia Pacific Sustainable Development Journal (APSDJ, Vol. 31, No. 1). The issue contains a thematic section, “Sustainable development in Pacific small island developing States: The role of regional cooperation”. The theme fulfils not only our promise to focus on countries in special situations, such as Pacific small island developing States, but also our commitment to promote regional cooperation for sustainable development.