16 NOVEMBER 2014
The once-in-a-decade World Parks Congress got off to a colorful and symbolic start in Sydney this week. Dozens of Pacific Island residents sailed traditional canoes into Sydney Harbor, sending a message to the forum's delegates about the devastating consequences of climate change. Their journey covered some 11,000 kilometers (6,800 miles) from the Cook Islands via Samoa and Fiji or from New Zealand.
Source: DW