Excerpt and Photo from fijivillage.com

Indigenous communities across the region are leading the fight against climate change not just out of choice, but out of necessity.

This was emphasised by Assistant Minister for i-Taukei Affairs, Ratu Isikeli Tuiwailevu during the opening of the 2024 Oceania First Voice Regional Forum.

Ratu Isikeli says that every day, we are faced with issues resulting from climate change, and today we bear witness to unprecedented acts of nature across the world.

He says that as for this year’s forum,’one voice, one people, one world’ is a reminder to all of us that regardless of national boundaries and cultural differences, we are all connected.

The Assistant Minister further says we have come together as representatives from across Oceania to exchange ideas, lessons learned, and best practices from our communities in response to climate change, biodiversity loss, and sustainable development goals