Rarotonga, COOK ISLANDS – October 17, 2019: 2.35pm (COOK ISLANDS NEWS): Cook Islands Democratic Party is supporting a call for a 10-year moratorium on any seabed mining activity because there are just too many unknowns about the seabed and long-term impact of mining it. The Democratic Party has made fresh calls against government’s proposed Read More …
FAO report provides new estimates of food loss from post-harvest up to retail to help identify appropriate measures for an effective reduction Rome, ITALY – October 15, 2019: 2.45pm (FAO): A new FAO report launched by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation provides insights into how much food is lost – as well as where Read More …
Nuku’alofa – October 16, 2019: 11.15am (Enviro News): Tonga’s mangroves will be the focus of a workshop that is being planned for Nuku’alofa next week. Organised by the Department of Environment, under the Ministry of MEIDECC, the workshop aims to help conduct the ecosystem risk assessment of Tonga’s Mangrove Ecosystem and develop a monitoring system. Read More …
Nuku’alofa – October 16, 2019: 10am (Enviro News): American Pearce Corp volunteer Rylee James has joined the Department of Environment here in Nuku’alofa. The 24 year old, originally from Oregon in the United States of America, said she “desired” to extend “my service and work with the Department of Environment in particular because I have Read More …
Nuku’alofa – October 15, 2019: 12pm (Enviro News): The importance of having mangroves and coastal trees along the waterfront must be understood, Tonga’s mangrove specialist has stated. Mr Hoifua Aholadi made the comments while speaking with students from the Robert C Seamen’s vessel who were in Tonga in the last three days as part of Read More …
Nuku’alofa – October 14, 2019: 3.45pm (Enviro News): Students from the Sea Education Association of America visited mangrove nurseries around Tongatapu and planted trees at the Alonga Centre today. The group of students, who arrived on Saturday on board the SSV Robert C Seamans vessel, took in the day learning about the work the Department Read More …
Nuku’alofa – October 11, 2019: 9am (Enviro News): The Department of Environment this week trained members of the public on how to survey, collect and monitor land and sea water sources as part of its Citizen Science program. Marine Team lead Penikoni Aleaamotua led the training at the Kolomotu’a Free Wesleyan Church. Participants were taken Read More …
Nuku’alofa – September 10, 2019: 4.15pm (Enviro News): Saving the Artic Ocean is a must if we are to save our ocean and its resources, an all-volunteer international non-profit organization has stated. Parvati.org has launched its most recent online viral campaign in support of MAPS, the Marine Arctic Peace Sanctuary. The organisation said MAPS is Read More …
Suva, FIJI – September 10, 2019: 2.35pm (CIDP/SPC): Swaying palms, blue skies and turquoise seas have long been the image that characterised the Pacific. This image may soon change with no palms in the picture. With changing environmental conditions, adverse weather on the rise such as stronger cyclones due to climate change, and with the Read More …
Nuku’alofa – September 9, 2019: 2.30pm (Enviro News): Tonga attended the ‘GLOBAL CONSULTATION ON THE POST-2020 GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FRAMEWORK IN RELATION TO ACCESS AND BENEFIT-SHARING AND THE NAGOYA PROTOCOL’ in Nairobi, Kenya at the end of August. Tonga was represented at this meeting by Mrs Ta’hirih Fifita Hokafonu, the Principal Assistant Secretary, Principal Biodiversity Officer, and Read More …
