Concerned Pacific Youth Speak 

The following article is taken from the Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) 'Pacific Youth convene to speak about ocean exploration and exploitation'

‘Why risk our ocean, which is our source of livelihoods, it is part of who we are as pacific people when the spectrum of the impact is unclear and regulations have not been formulated.

Young people have a role to play in addressing the issue of Deep sea mining and protecting our ocean from being exploited to a place that we cannot recover from’. Jonathan Mesulum, Director of the West Coast Development Foundation.

A series of regional webinars, has been put together for youth, to delve into the concerns of their region outlined in the 2022 Pacific Emerging Leaders Summit (PAELS) Report entitled, ‘The Pacific We See.’

The webinars are a collaboration between The Regional Ecumenical Youth Council and the Pacific Australia Emerging Leaders Network. The first of the The 4-part series, entitled, ‘Oceans: Exploration to Exploitation,’  took place on 22 June 2023 with the remaining three to be held through to September 2023.

‘Young people in the Pacific have banded together before in the past to protect our ocean and our people and if we join together and take action today, we can continue to be protectors and defenders of our island homes’ Bedi Racule, the Ecumenical Enabler for Climate Justice at the PCC.

Any interested youth are welcome to participate.

Read: Pacific Youth Convene to Speak about Ocean Exploration & Exploitation| Published by Petero Lalagavivi 23 June 2023 | Pacific Conference of Churches 

For more information on the webinars, or this article please contact the PCC directly https://www.pacificconferenceofchurches.org/contact-us/ or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.