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Barbados prepares to become the first sovereign country with an embassy in the metaverse. The launch of the embassy is tentatively due for January next year. The tiny Caribbean Island has also led the charge on the development of an e-currency called DCash, which is at present being rolled out in the four-member countries – that includes Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Saint Lucia.

Read the original article here: https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/barbados-to-establish-world-s-first-metaverse-embassy-51836

The Commonwealth Secretariat announces the appointment of a consortium of experts in a joint venture of the Commonwealth Climate Finance Access Hub and the Commonwealth Blue Charter to advise on ocean-climate finance. The consortium will help Commonwealth governments to develop proposals and access funding for ocean-based adaptation and mitigation activities.

Read the original article here: https://thecommonwealth.org/media/news/new-funding-improving-access-blue-climate-finance

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has been working with local groups to screen films about apes and support conservation in rural communities of Nigeria to connect better. Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary, Mbe Mountains Community Sanctuary, Okwangwo division of Cross River National Park in southeast Nigeria and other adjoining protected sites in Cameroon where Cross River gorillas are still found the magic of cinema is used to build knowledge about apes and why it is important for future generations.

Read the original article here: https://news.mongabay.com/2021/11/in-rural-nigeria-the-magic-of-cinema-builds-support-for-ape-conservation/