Vemööre Declaration : Commitments to nature conservation action in the Pacific Islands region, 2021-2025

“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.

“Vemööre”一词源自克韦尼语，为帕纳斯群岛上的新喀里多尼亚人所使用，用以彰显对生命原则的集体承诺与责任，旨在维护生态平衡，构建联盟关系，并尊重人与人、人与自然灵之间的诺言。宣言明确指出，全球生物多样性危机对太平洋、太平洋岛屿及太平洋人民构成一种“存在性威胁”。根据Vemööre宣言，太平洋岛屿国家和领土宣布，全球生物多样性危机形势紧迫，必须立即采取变革性措施，因为危机对太平洋、太平洋岛屿及太平洋人民构成生存威胁。