The third UN Ocean Conference kicks off on Monday in Nice, France. Leaders, civil society groups, scientists and businesses, including those from the Pacific region, are due to attend the week-long summit.
Dr Filimon Manoni, the current Pacific Ocean Commissioner, will be among the Pacific contingent at the conference. His role, established through the Pacific Islands Forum architecture, is to advocate for ocean priorities regionally and internationally. Manoni touched on what he expected to be discussed this week in a special pre-conference briefing.
"We want this also to be the platform it needs to be - one where we can share our knowledge and success stories, to bring in traditional knowledge and share that, to show how traditional knowledge systems have helped the region manage our resources sustainably for generations," Dr Manoni said.
