Jacqueline Evans

A conservationist helped protect the Cook Islands from overfishing, and won a Goldman Environmental Prize

May 26, 2019Environment

Over 99% of the tiny Cook Islands territory in the South Pacific is ocean, and home to coral reefs and many threatened marine species. Now, thanks in part to activist Jacqueline Evans, the Cook Islands’ entire ocean territory is being managed for sustainability.

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