#vanautu

[bluedesignwall]

Bush walking on Aore Island, Vanuatu. We saw cows, goats and Bats oh and big spiders. Beautiful day the view was spectacular at the top of the hill. Our guide Mr G taught us all about the plants and food growing in the bush.

[mitchellwick-blog]

Keeping the routine going in #Vanautu 🏋🏾 What is your secret for keeping fit an motivated while on holiday or travelling? Or is your time to relax and take some time off? Interested to hear your thoughts! (at Port-Vila)

[rjzimmerman]

'A win of epic proportions': World's highest court can set out countries' climate obligations after Vanuatu secures historic UN vote | CNN

Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu on Wednesday won a historic vote at the United Nations that calls on the world's highest court to establish for the first time the obligations countries have to address the climate crisis — and the consequences if they don't.

Excerpt from this story from CNN:

Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu on Wednesday won a historic vote at the United Nations that calls on the world’s highest court to establish for the first time the obligations countries have to address the climate crisis — and the consequences if they don’t.

Vanuatu has long faced the disproportionate impacts of rising seas and intensifying storms. And in 2021, it launched its call for the UN International Court of Justice to provide an “advisory opinion” on the legal responsibility of governments to fight the climate crisis, arguing that climate change has become a human rights issue for Pacific Islanders.

Although the advisory opinion will be non-binding, it will carry significant weight and authority and could inform climate negotiations as well as future climate lawsuits around the world. It could also strengthen the position of climate-vulnerable countries in international negotiations.

Wednesday’s resolution for an advisory opinion passed by majority, backed by more than 130 countries. Two of the world’s largest climate polluters, the US and China, did not express support, but did not object meaning the measure passed by consensus.

This is the first time the highest international court is called on to address the climate crisis. The landmark decision is “essential,” UN Secretary General António Guterres said in his remarks to the assembly. “Climate justice is both a moral imperative and a prerequisite for effective global climate action.”

Advisory opinions have “tremendous importance and can have a long-standing impact on the international legal order,” Guterres said.

[posingasme]

In the middle of a pandemic, hurricane season...

Tropical Cyclone Harold rakes Fiji after slamming Vanuatu at Category 5 strength

The major cyclone could bring wind gusts over 150 mph to the small island nation.

[nhjalthistflags]

The Republic of Vemerana was a separatist state established on the Northern Islands of Vanuatu on the eve on its independence in 1980. It was squashed weeks after its declaration by a combination of Vanuatu and Papua New Guinean troops.

[lluxoperon]

Slit-Drum from the island of Ambrym in Vanuatu and Gnarled Tree. Sydney, Australia, 2017. • #sydney #australia #downunder #downtown #cbd #royalbotanicgardens #park #tree #gnarled #walkingpath #nopeople #slitdrum #ambrym #vanautu #intsiabijuga #pacificteak #wood #wandering #travel #thing #place #fujifilm #fuji #x100t #fujix100t #fujifeed #nikcollection (at Royal Botanical Gardens)

[maddoverseas]

I had coconut crab for the first time last night. This species, though appearing like a distant cousin of the lobster is actually a terrestrial hermit crab of giant, Prehistoric proportions, which can grow up to 1m in length from leg to leg. They live entirely on land (and will drown if put in water), and like to feed on coconuts, and they use their terrifying giant claws with TEETH-like attachments to crack the shells.

And the verdict? As with most crustaceans, I ended up feeling like all the effort is not really worth the reward.

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Vanautu horn from Wikipedia