NZ must step up to protect its own oceans to match international commitments made at Commonwealth leaders’ meeting
- Written by Karen Scott, Professor in Law, University of Canterbury
Fiona Goodall/Getty ImagesNew Zealand and other Commonwealth nations wrapped up their global meeting in Samoa last week with a declaration to protect the ocean in the face of severe climate change, pollution and over-exploitation.
The Apia Commonwealth Ocean Declaration builds on the 2018 Commonwealth Blue Charter and commits members to:
robust and...





