How Pacific Wisdom Is Shaping Global Climate Action By Cecilia Russell Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service

We need people to understand the holistic value of that natural blue capital and infrastructure. Whilst our countries (in the Pacific) are on the front line of climate change, they are also holding the front line by protecting large swaths of intact marine ecosystems that play a huge role in planetary stability—from biodiversity to climate change. —Coral Pasisi, SPC’s Director of Climate Change and Sustainability https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/how-pacific-wisdom-is-shaping-global-climate-action/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Is_the_UN_Ready_for_a_NonRenewable_YearTerm_for_the_SecretaryGeneral_How_Pacific_Wisdom_Is_Shaping_G BELÉM, Brazil, Dec 17 2025 (IPS) - On the Pacific Islands, where the ocean horizon is both a lifeline and a warning, communities have long interpreted environmental change through traditional knowledge, lived experiences, stories, and practice. Their observations echo those across the Pacific region, where traditional knowledge remains central to understanding shifting environments and responsible stewardship. Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service