John,

The waters around the tiny Pacific island of Niue are a place of magic. Humpback whales swim here every year to give birth. Pods of spinner dolphins play in the shallows. One reef even has the densest population of grey reef sharks on earth.

But tides of plastic waste, rampant illegal fishing and warming waters risk turning swathes of this teeming ocean into barren dead zones. So the islanders have come up with a radical plan to protect everything they love. And we can help.

Every $148 sponsors and protects one square kilometre of ocean for 20 years – and if we all chip in now, we could raise enough to help them kickstart their dream of creating an ocean sanctuary the size of Vietnam.  

They can get started right away on pollution clean-ups, boat patrols, buying the surveillance equipment they need and, piece by piece, creating a giant marine sanctuary. 

Can you chip in to buy and protect this ocean? 

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For over 1,000 years, the people of Niue have lived in harmony with the vast ocean around them, passing knowledge of its secrets from parent to child, generation to generation. Now, they are stepping up to defend it.

Niue has already declared all its territorial waters a marine park and demarcated massive no-fish zones. But its area of ocean is the size of Vietnam – and the island has less than 2,000 people! It needs more resources to make this work in practice.

That’s why the visionary trust set up to conserve Niue’s natural heritage is asking for help from people like us – so that they can put the surveillance systems, expert teams and long-term strategies in place to make sure each pocket of precious ocean is fiercely protected, day by day, year by year. And they can empower village communities to protect and sustainably manage their food security too.

John, this is an opportunity to be part of an extraordinary story, helping a tiny population turn the tide against the forces decimating their home. And it’s a huge deal for the planet, too, preserving vital breeding grounds for humpback whales and hundreds of other species. Can you chip in today?

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