Ralph Regenvanu: Our Ocean Call – Pacific Regionalism and Deep Sea Mining
Episode Description
A discussion with Hon. Ralph Regenvanu (Vanuatu) and Toda’s Kevin Clements and Volker Boege. They discuss the campaign to unite Pacific Island nations against deep sea mining. In conversation with Kevin Clements and Volker Boege, he backgrounds the issue of deep sea mining in the Pacific and describes efforts to utilise the strength of Pacific regionalism via the newly formed Pacific Parliamentarians Alliance on Deep Sea Mining. Through their founding statement, Our Ocean Call, the alliance articulates a common responsibility and moral obligation for the protection of the ocean for future generations.
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