But maybe we are in a watershed moment? WESPAC stabbed the territories in the back to get their quota and the conservation NGOs are learning they need to invest in people And the monuments are finally coming online So maybe the dynamic flips? www.angelovillagomez.com/2024/07/deco...
Angelo Villagomez Saipan Mariana Trench Guam Ocean Conservation Culture Chamorro Indigenous
Anyway, every coast line needs a hero and we need to build up communities in Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa to participate in ocean conservation because the Pacific territories alone are home to 30% of US ocean areas youtu.be/sacEVXWrPBQ?...
Exploration and Innovation to Sustain Ocean Biodiversity: We cannot manage our relationships with nature without knowing what we have and how it is changing. Panelists will discuss approaches to developing ocean spaces sustainably and equitably and protecting the critical living resources that people rely on, focusing on innovation in areas ranging from technologies, exploration, and ways of sharing knowledge to policy and decision-making. These are comments I made on January 23, 2024 at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History during the Summit on Ocean Biodiversity, available here: https://www.youtube.com/live/Q88Q-rUTMDI?si=sZLunzv1m_8dHVQ_