One thing I know to be true, is that the cultural makeup of a society is more often than not, intricately connected between people, land and heritage.
Posts tagged #Pacific
James Tremlett: Embarking
Some of us convening in New York hold a broader hope: that considering the collective solutions for our oceans will encourage dialogue across the arbitrary lines that increasingly shape our world. Protecting our oceans is necessary for all our futures, but we cannot do this by retreating behind borders.
Ant Vavia: This is Happening
I’ve often wondered what stories the ocean would tell us if it could speak. Take a moment and imagine that.
– “Oh yeah Ant, back in the day, some odd hundred years ago, I hosted a massive party full of fish and life! Yeah man it was lit! Good ol’ times. Haven’t been able to do that for a while.”
Benjamin Brooking: Esau & Rae
This is Esau Sinnok & Itinterunga Rae Bainteiti from the island's of Shishmaref in the Arctic and Kiribati in the Pacific. They live at different latitudes and very different temperatures, but they share a similar community based lifestyle.
Kya Raina Lal: Opinion: Pacific Leaders Draw Line in the Sand
Today our COP21 delegate Kya Lal was published by The Verb on the current negotiating positions of the Pacific AOSIS bloc.
Kya Raina Lal and Mattea Mrkusic: Opinion: The Pacific, Climate Change and Displacement
Our COP21 delegates Kya Raina Lal and Mattea Mrkusic recently spoke to Veronika Meduna from RNZ, heres what they had to say. This post originally appeared on The Wireless.
Kya Raina Lal: Opinion: Finding A Home for 10 Million People
Today our COP21 delegte Kya Lal was published by The Verb on Climate displacement in the Pacific.
Kya Raina Lal: How and Why I Wore a Sulu* to COP21
Want to know how and why I wore a Sulu* to COP21? Find out all about Pacific Day at the Indigenous People's Pavillion.