Africa: Islands Are Solutions - the Case for Island-Ocean Coalitions

Africa: Islands Are Solutions - the Case for Island-Ocean Coalitions

Seattle, Washington / SAN Diego, California / Aust -- As the world confronts escalating climate impacts, biodiversity loss, and ocean degradation, islands stand as critical test cases--not just as sites of vulnerability, but as living laboratories of resilience, restoration, and innovation. Too often, they are framed as victims of global circumstances, awaiting salvation from external forces.

Islands are Solutions: the Case for Island-Ocean Coalitions

Robinson Crusoe Island, Chile in the Juan Fernandez Archipelago is home to a community of about 1,000 people who depend on the island’s natural resources. Credit: Jose Cabello/Island ConservationBy Penny Becker, Stuart Sandin and Wes SechrestSEATTLE, Washington / SAN DIEGO, California / AUSTIN, Texas , May 26 2025 (IPS) As the world confronts escalating climate impacts, biodiversity loss, and ocean degradation, islands stand as critical test cas…