Coral Pasisi, Vice Chair of Niue Ocean Wide Trust and co-architect of Ocean Conservation Commitments, said
Niueans do not see the ocean as separate from us; it is part of our identity, our knowledge and our responsibility to future generations.
“We did not want protection to remain a promise dependent on the next grant. We wanted finance that matched the length of that responsibility.
Earthshot recognition can help us complete the Trust, deepen the work already under way and share what we are learning with other island nations on their own terms,” she said.
The Earthshot Prize was launched six years ago by Prince William and is seen as the world’s most prestigious environmental prize.
The BBC reports Earthshot remains one of the key priorities of Prince William’s public work.
“Around the world, people are proving every day that we can restore nature and tackle climate challenges. Our 2026 finalists are an incredible example of that,” he said.
The five winners will be announced in November in Mumbai, and will each receive more than NZ$2-point-3 dollars.
The finalists were selected from nearly 7,000 nominations submitted across 169 countries
