Anote Tong

Rising Seas Not the Only Culprit Behind Kiribati’s Woes

By Christopher Pala
Scientists say dredging, building causeways and natural climate variations are largely responsible for the flooding events that many officials here point to as evidence that climate change-induced sea-level rise is shrinking and destroying their tropical Pacific island.

Fishing Undercuts Kiribati President’s Marine Protection Claims

By Christopher Pala
A growing chorus of politicians, scientists and environmentalists are urging President Anote Tong of Kiribati to actually do what he claims was already done in 2008: create the world's most effective marine protected area in a remote archipelago in the Central Pacific Ocean.


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