French Polynesia's President Moetai Brotherson on Monday announced that his country is on track to create the world's largest marine protected area (MPA). The ambitious objective, spanning nearly 23 percent of the archipelago's waters, came on the first day of the UN Oceans Conference in Nice.
"In French Polynesia, the ocean is much more than a territory: it is a source of life, culture, and identity," Brotherson told attendees at the UN Ocean summit in Nice on Monday.
