Vemööre Declaration : Commitments to nature conservation action in the Pacific Islands region, 2021-2025
type: Dataset
description: “Vemööre” is a term in the Kwenyï language spoken by people from the Isle of Pines in New Caledonia. It is used to highlight a collective commitment and responsibility to implement the principles of life, to preserve balance, to build alliances, and to respect the word between people and between the spirits of our environment. The Declaration directly states that the global biodiversity crisis is an “existential threat to the Pacific Ocean, the Pacific islands, and to Pacific peoples”. Under the Vemööre Declaration, Pacific island countries and territories declared that the global biodiversity crisis is urgent and that transformative action must not be delayed, as the crisis is an existential threat to the Pacific Ocean, the Pacific islands, and to Pacific peoples.
language: en
date created: 21-07-2021T03:07:03.0
date modified: 16-07-2025T22:07:50.0
publisher: Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
subject of: Biodiversity
keywords: #biodiversity
keywords: declaration
keywords: nature conference
keywords: biodiversity
keywords: vemööre declaration
keywords: commitment
keywords: 2025
license: https://pacific-data.sprep.org/resource/public-data-license-agreement-0
spatial coverage: Pacific Region
accountable person: pacific@dmin
distribution: Vemööre Declaration
  type: DataDownload
  file format: pdf
  encoding format: application/pdf
  content size: 269603
  description: Within the Declaration there are five key areas under which there are different action tracks, these are actions that governments and environmental organisations recognise, endorse and are committed to implementing. These five key areas are: 1. Our Ocean. 2. Our Islands. 3. Our Connection with Nature. 4. Implementation. 5. Call to Action.