We find that the Antarctic & Southern Ocean provide numerous ecosystem services that benefit people globally. A subset of these services - tourism, commerical fisheries, and a suite of interrelated regulating services - are conservatively valued at ~US $180 billion annually.
An honour and privilege to be part of this recent publication led by Professor Natalie Stoeckl and an amazing team of researchers from University of Tasmania, University College London, CSIRO and Queensland University of Technology.
https://t.co/oa7MWAZgqJ
Interesting. Wong announces Australia will fund experts (assume contractors?) in eight Pacific countries to help governments access climate finance from the ADB / Green Climate Fund etc. Several Pacific nations say navigating these processes is often difficult and time-consuming
Thank you to my co-authors, @dianejarvis2009, Natalie Stoeckl, and all contributors for their invaluable input. Read the full paper here: https://t.co/baXgAmkLoi #Collaboration#ResearchPublication 5/5
Excited to share our new publication on 'Accounting for Indigenous cultural connections to land' in AAAJ. We collaborated with Indigenous groups in Australia to develop a system of accounts for 'Country'. #IndigenousAustralia#CulturalConnections#NationalAccounting#UNSEEA 1/5"
This paper contributes to the ongoing debate on bridging the divide between critique and praxis and explores the largely uncharted territory of national accounting. #CritiqueAndPraxis#NationalAccounting 4/5
We propose pragmatic solutions for the Indigenous Traditional Owners and the government to develop an accounting system that incorporates connections to Country. #PragmaticSolutions#TraditionalOwners 3/5
Our findings highlight significant differences between Indigenous and Western-worldviews and the tensions that arise from these competing perspectives. #IndigenousWorldviews#WesternWorldviews 2/5
Thrilled to announce the publication of our chapter, "Coastal Grabbing by Extractive Industries in the South Pacific: The Case of Fiji" in the Routledge Handbook of Global Land and Resource Grabbing. #ResourceGrabbing#SouthPacific#Fiji
https://t.co/qqv2ssdFup
A major part of our research delves into 'qoliqoli' or inshore fishing rights governance in Fiji, showing how an unclear legal framework leads to 'coastal grabbing'. This underscores the urgency for clear, just, and equitable resource governance. #EnvironmentalJustice
We focus on the concept of 'terraqueous territoriality', where transnational capitalist forces blur the line between land and sea for resource accumulation and extraction, and the resulting tensions between mining companies, the state, and Indigenous landowners. #IndigenousRights
Our chapter dives into the complexities of environmental, geopolitical, and economic forces within the South Pacific. Through a case study of an ongoing iron sands mining project in Fiji's Ba province, we navigate the intricate maze of resource control and influence.
Very excited about this! Launching exactly where it should, with Professor @AqorauTransform, Rev Dr Cliff Bird, @annie_kwai, Ruth Maetala, Melinda Kii and others...