The oyster farmers battling climate change in Fiji’s troubled seas
As fishing traditions are threatened by storms and poachers, pearl oyster farms offer a lifeline to coastal communities.
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A girl walks past coconut palms during high tide in the coastal town of Togoru, about half an hour from Fiji's capital city Suva. [Saeed Khan/AFP]
Fiji has been preparing for the day it needs to relocate coastal villages because of climate change, but the scale of the challenge is enormous, with the government estimating that more than 600 communities could be forced to move. [Saeed Khan/AFP]
Lavenia McGoon showing coastal erosion near her beachfront house in the coastal town of Togoru. [Saeed Khan/AFP]
McGoon, right, with a family member standing near a makeshift seawall of old rubber car tyres outside her house. [Saeed Khan/AFP]
An aerial view of submerged tombs in the village graveyard, now under water due to rising sea level, in the coastal town of Togoru. [Saeed Khan/AFP]
Beachfront houses threatened by coastal erosion in the town of Veivatuloa. [Saeed Khan/AFP]
About half of Fiji's rural population relies on fishing for survival, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. [Saeed Khan/AFP]
An aerial view of the shoreline close to a resort on the outskirts of Suva, the capital of Fiji. [Saeed Khan/AFP]
The country's fisheries are under pressure as warmer seas disrupt coastal ecosystems, while stocks of valuable species such as tuna have been plundered by foreign vessels. [Saeed Khan/AFP]
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Fiji’s military called in to maintain order after disputed polls
The prime minister, who has refused to concede, said the military was deployed to ensure security.
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Cheers for Fiji’s ‘new PM’ but parliament swearing-in delayed
Fiji’s police force has called for calm and urged ‘all Fijians to respect the political process’ amid power transition.
![Supporters of the People's Alliance Party celebrate after securing the support of the Social Democratic Liberal Party to form a new coalition government in Suva on December 20, 2022 [Saeed Khan/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/000_334W2HW-1.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)