The United States and Australia strengthened bilateral cooperation on climate, ocean protection and human rights marking the 70th year of their formal alliance.
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Senilolia Tuiwawa
27 April, 2021, 7:00 pm
Mangroves are among the most carbon-rich ecosystems on Earth, capable of storing up to 10 times more carbon than tropical
forests. Picture: CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FIJI
MANGROVES in Fiji represent an important coastal ecosystem.
They provide critical multi benefits to coastal communities, as they protect shorelines from sea-level rise and extreme storm surges their intricate root systems also supports an array of diverse marine wildlife.
Here in Fiji, they are most important because they are well-established sources of livelihood for many coastal communities.
Lesser known is their role in climate change. Mangroves are among the most carbon-rich ecosystems on Earth, capable of storing up to 10 times more carbon than tropical forests.
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Mangrove forests are a natural solution for both mitigating climate change, due to their ability to sequester carbon, and adapting to its impacts on the coast, providing flood mitigation benefits worth billions at a global scale. afp
Race to restore: Building Asia-Pacific’s sustainable ocean economy
Mon, 8 February 2021
‘Unprecedented” might be judged the most used adjective of 2020, and too often for dire reasons. Yet the end of last year brought one more occasion to use the word, when the leaders of 14 countries put forward a new ocean action agenda underpinned by sustainably managing 100 per cent of national waters. Asia-Pacific nations were well represented on the high level panel, by leaders of Australia, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan and Palau.