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 Stories About: Kiribati
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Réservez, S'il Vous Plait
Tiny island nation of Kiribati creates world's largest marine reserve |
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14 Feb 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 7:28 AM on 14 Feb 2008 The tiny Pacific island nation of Kiribati has created the world's largest marine reserve, spanning 164,200 square miles (roughly the size of California). In contrast, the islands comprising Kiribati itself total only about 313 square miles, or about four times the size of Washington, D.C. The new Phoenix Islands Protected Area is home to sea turtles, over 120 species ... |
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| Topics: habitat protection, Kiribati, news, oceans (all these topics) |
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The land down underwater
What happens to a woman without a country? |
Youth Movement |
11 Dec 2007 |
Gristmill |
| By Amanda McKenzie, national coordinator of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition. ----- Along with 10 other young Australians, I traveled to Bali to bring the voice of Australia's youth to the U.N. Climate Change Conference. We have been reminding world leaders that our future is threatened. However, my personal concerns about my future were eclipsed when a young woman named Claire from the small island nation of Kiribati stood up in front of 200 internatio ... |
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| Topics: Bali 07, climate, climate change impacts, climate equity, Kiribati (all these topics) |
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