March 28, 2017 — APIA, Samoa — If the land is well and the sea is well, the people will thrive.
This adage is relevant now more than ever as climate change is encroaching on our shores.
Leaders from around the Pacific have joined in to tackle the issue of climate change specifically focusing on ocean acidification.
Last week, was the opening of the New Zealand Pacific Partnership on Ocean Acidification (P.P.O.A) project and the Tokelau Project Inception Workshop at Taumeasina Island Resort.
The New Zealand Pacific Partnership on Ocean Acidification (P.P.O.A) project is a collaborative effort between the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), the university of the South Pacific, and the Pacific Community which aims to build resilience to ocean acidification in Pacific Island communities and ecosystems, with financial support form the NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Government of Monaco.