Pacific Islands, United States, Taiwan: reports at the heart of the ecological transition

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The island of Bora-Bora in the Pacific Ocean has very few water resources.

© Flickr / Ignacio Benvenuty Cabral

By: Anne-Cécile Bras Follow

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The inhabitants of the small islands of the Pacific, who are the first to suffer the devastating consequences of rising ocean levels, are building walls to contain the water: good idea or sheer folly?

By Caroline Lafargue.

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-Taiwan

 : the aborigines of this island-state located off the coast of China are the only ones to have installed a 100% autonomous renewable energy system, as

was able to observe.

- United States

 : the Ithaca eco-village located in the north of New York State is the first American ecological community.

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(Replay of February 14, 2020).

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