Project Report
| Jun 26, 2015
Mobilizing Island Solutions for Climate Adaptation
By Jessica Robbins | Communications Manager
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Islands are on the frontline of climate change and already experiencing catastrophic impacts. A number of visionary island leaders have announced ambitious commitments to action to build sustainable communities. Seychelles, an isolated and pristine wonder of the world, is one of leader in climate change adaptation and is one of the first countries in the world to develop a plan to protect and manage its entire marine territory including conserving 50% of this enormous ocean area.
In December, world leaders will meet in Paris at the UN climate change meeting to negotiate a global agreement on climate change. The Global Island Partnership is supporting islands to take centre stage in Paris by showcasing island climate change adaptation solutions such as the Seychelles solution alongside other island solutions. Your contribution to us will help us to give islands a voice at this important climate change conference. Your contribution will be used to leverage funding from donor governments and private sector necessary for Seychelles protect 50% of its marine area.
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Feb 13, 2015
Showcasing Island Bright Spots
By Jessica Robbins | Communications Manager
In February, with the support to the Global Giving community GLISPA will launch the Island Bright Spot Platform (http://www.glispa.org/bright-spots). This platform is a culmination of two years of work in identifying and showcasing island bright spots - the solutions that are working to create a more sustainable world from islands. This portfolio of island solutions is being launched to encourage investment by the donor community into scaling and replicating initiatives that are working. Help us to secure the investment needed to build on these solutions so that we can rapidly build the resilience needed to conserve and protect our precious natural island resouces and their oceans.
Your generous contribution will help us to identify more of the island bright spots that are making a difference in the world.
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Nov 14, 2014
Champion of the Earth
By Jessica Robbins | Islands Communications Manager
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Champion of Earth
This week, the President of Palau and Co-Chair of our Global Island Partnership, H.E. Tommy Remengesau Jr. was named Champion of the Earth for policy leadership by the United Nations Environment Programme thanks for his visionary leadership. Palau is showing the way to protect its invaluable natural resources while balancing the needs and traditions of its people. Earlier this year the President announced the world’s first Nation-wide Marine Sanctuary that fully protects over 80% of Palau’s 600,000sq.km Exclusive Economic Zone. The Sanctuary bans industrial and foreign fishing as well as exports while establishing a local fishing zone for domestic use. This is a bold step to reverse degradation of the ocean and stands to ignite further global action on oceans.
The President stated, “As a fishermen, I have seen first hand the devastating impacts of overfishing, climate change and pollution on our oceans. As the leader of an island country, I know we have the solutions to tackle these issues. We need to stand together to take action now to protect our oceans and our Mother Earth for our generation and future children.”
The President has spearheaded a range of local to global initiatives from the world’s first shark sanctuary to establishing the Global Island Partnership alongside President Michel of Seychelles to has inspired more than 30 leaders to launch major sustainable island commitments. Help GLISPA continue to inspire leaders around the world to launch major commitments to save our oceans and our island Earth.
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