Monique Vernon Represents Fragments of Hope at COP28

Monique Vernon

Another young Belizean who is participating in COP28 in Dubai is Monique Vernon. On Saturday, Vernon will participate in a panel discussion where she will share the successes and challenges that Fragments of Hope has had in protecting and preserving corals in Belize. She says that the aim is to share knowledge and gain knowledge from other participants.

Monique Vernon, CRC/Fragments of Hope

“It is basically to discuss innovation for the future of coral reef islands. So we will basically  going to discuss the success stories, failures, the challenges that Fragments of Hopes have overcomes and our experience overtime as they try coral restoration in Placencia or actually across Belize. We are more looking at what worked for us and what others may be able to take from our success stories and our challenges to implement in their specific islands. Climate crisis is a global issue and coral reefs are very important ecosystem and it is important for us to share all our knowledge because without sharing knowledge, we need more knowledge, we need more partners, we need more network. In order for us to grow as a global citizen, we need to share success stories so that we all can work collectively to combat the climate crisis.”