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For a little under $150, you can now directly sponsor marine conservation across one square kilometer of the Pacific Ocean, through a novel scheme announced this week by the tiny island of Niue.Under the new plan, companies, philanthropies and individuals can pay 250 New Zealand dollars (US $149) to protect and manage one or more square kilometers of water, called Ocean Conservation Commitments (OCCs).

For a little under $150, you can now directly sponsor marine conservation across one square kilometer of the Pacific Ocean, through a novel scheme announced this week by the tiny island of Niue.

A a Humpback Whale seen swimming past Niue Island in the South Pacific - Copyright Conservation International/AFP Richard SideyIssam AHMEDFor a little under $150, you can now directly sponsor marine conservation across one square kilometer of the Pacific Ocean, through a novel scheme announced this week by the tiny island of Niue. Located halfway between […]

The island hopes to raise more than $18m (£14.6m) from the scheme by selling 127,000 sq/km units - with the money used to fight against illegal fishing and plastic waste.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The tiny Pacific island nation of Niue has come up with a novel plan to protect its vast and pristine territorial waters — it will get sponsors to pay. Under the plan, which was being launched by Niue’s Premier Dalton Tagelagi on Tuesday in New York, individuals or companies can […]

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The tiny Pacific island nation of Niue has come up with a novel plan to protect its vast and pristine territorial waters — it will get sponsors to pay. Under the plan, which was being launched by Niue’s Premier Dalton Tagelagi on Tuesday in New York, individuals or companies can […]

Niue hopes to raise $18m by selling units of its ocean territory to sponsors as the region struggles to mitigate impacts of climate change

The tiny Pacific island nation of Niue has come up with a novel plan to protect its vast and pristine territorial waters — it will get sponsors to pay

The island plans to sell 40 per cent of its surrounding waters.

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