COP21: Forum’s Meg Taylor makes Pacific video plea to world leaders
Pacific Ocean Commissioner Meg Taylor’s “our future” video message. Video: PIF
Pacific Scoop:
Report – By Vuniwaqa Bola-Bari
Pacific Ocean Commissioner Dame Meg Taylor has called on world leaders meeting in Paris to protect the Pacific region and the ocean.
In a video, Taylor said world leaders needed to protect the region and the ocean it depended on.
A statement from the Pacific islands Forum Secretariat revealed the video was watched more than 17,000 times in less than 24 hours, illustrating the power of social media to amplify Pacific voices during the Paris-based climate change negotiations. Read more »