Vanuatu President Nikenike Vurobaravu has awarded the country’s highest civilian honour to international ocean conservationist Ted Waitt, coinciding with the release of Blue Prosperity Vanuatu’s findings from the most extensive coral reef study ever undertaken in Vanuatu’s waters.
The award is in recognition of his contributions to ocean management and conservation through Blue Prosperity Vanuatu — a partnership between the Government of Vanuatu and the Waitt Institute to protect and manage Vanuatu’s ocean while supporting sustainable ocean-based livelihoods.
Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat, in his remarks, said, “I acknowledge the widespread concerns about the declining health of our oceans regionally and globally. This report will bring much positive change to managing our ocean resources because of up-to-date data from this report.
