In the turquoise waters of Papua New Guinea, a quiet revolution is taking place beneath the waves, led by women who are bridging the gap between ancestral wisdom and 21st Century science. The Sea Women of Melanesia (Swom) Inc. has recently been catapulted onto the global stage as one of only 10 winners of the prestigious 2025 UNDP Equator Prize, selected from a pool of over 700 international applicants.
