Locals on Pukapuka Island receive supplies from the Greenpeace ship the Esperanza (anchored in the background). This remote Pacific island has been targeted by the Cook Islands government as being particularly vulnerable to changes in climate due to its remoteness and low-lying geography. Greenpeace and their vessel the MY Esperanza are currently touring the region in order to highlight the need for developed countries to decrease their carbon emissions dramatically so as not to negatively affect low-lying communities in the South Pacific, which are some of the most vulnerable to rising sea levels due to climate change.
Pukapuka Cook Islands

Locals on Pukapuka Island receive supplies from the Greenpeace ship the Esperanza (anchored in the background). This remote Pacific island has been targeted by the Cook Islands government as being particularly vulnerable to changes in climate due to its remoteness and low-lying geography. Greenpeace and their vessel the MY Esperanza are currently touring the region in order to highlight the need for developed countries to decrease their carbon emissions dramatically so as not to negatively affect low-lying communities in the South Pacific, which are some of the most vulnerable to rising sea levels due to climate change.

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