Fijian paradise island’s residents reject calls to relocate as climate crisis nears | AFP

Every day, Avenai Ranuku drives his boat between Fiji's mainland and his home on Serua Island. From shore, the island looks like a tropical idyll. Up close, however, a concrete seawall stands between the community and encroaching seas that are already swallowing parts of the island. Despite the risks, the residents would rather strengthen the island's defences than abandon their ancestral home.

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