Small things, big impact! These words come to mind thinking about turtles, widely considered keystone species and ecosystem engineers, in efforts to maintain the balance and biodiversity of both marine and terrestrial environments. I have a passion for protecting and preserving our environment. As a Fijian, I consider myself blessed to have grown up and enjoyed its blessings. I am now a grandfather and being a custodian of the blessings my forebears and ancestors passed down for our upkeep and sustenance, I want my grandchildren, great grandchildren and their children to enjoy the same privilege.
After having spent the most part of my working life as a Fijian/Pacific civil servant and diplomat, particularly in multilateral climate change negotiations, I recently joined the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), as the Director of Biodiversity and Conservation Programme, because of the passion I have for the protection of the environment that have been adversely affected by climate change.
