At COP28, Pacific Islands State Leaders launched a bold new “Unlocking Blue Pacific Prosperity” initiative to safeguard and revitalise the Blue Pacific Continent. The Bezos Earth Fund will support the design, implementation of more than 1 billion hectares of ocean across the Blue Pacific Continent.
The 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) is taking place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 30 November to 12 December 2023.
The Bezos Earth Fund issued a statement saying it applauds and endorses the Pacific Leaders’ bold vision to protect and restore the region’s extraordinary marine ecosystems.
“Today, the Earth Fund announced plans to provide up to $100 million in grants to support the design and implementation of the conservation plan,” it continued.
“This groundbreaking initiative will establish sustainable management across 100 percent of the Blue Pacific Continent, nearly 50 percent larger than all of Africa and five times the size of the United States.
