Beyond the Horizon: Raising a Generation to Protect the Blue Pacific By Sera Sefeti Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

Beyond the Horizon: Raising a Generation to Protect the Blue Pacific By Sera Sefeti There is a saying that people protect what they love, and to love something, you first need to understand it. — Hannah Nanovu, Whole School Ocean Coordinator, International School Suva SUVA, Fiji, Aug 26 2026 (IPS) - For generations, Pacific children have grown up with the ocean as part of everyday life. It is where families fish, where stories are passed down, where livelihoods begin and where cultures are rooted. Yet many young people are inheriting an ocean facing pressures unlike anything their ancestors experienced, from warming seas and coral bleaching to plastic pollution and declining marine ecosystems. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/08/beyond-the-horizon-raising-a-generation-to-protect-the-blue-pacific/ Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -