APIA, Samoa – June 15, 2018: 11.25am (SPREP/IUCN): Pacific representatives met in Apia, Samoa this week to identify the challenges and opportunities to progress and effectively manage Protected Areas in the region. Share

NUKU’ALOFA – June 14, 2018: 3.45pm (Enviro News): Communities who won prizes during the Environment Week celebrations from June 3 to June 8 were awarded with their prizes today in Manuka here on Tongatapu. Share

By Eleanor Gee Illegal dumping site at Halaleva on  June 8, 2018. Photo: MATANGI TONGA NUKU’ALOFA – June 11, 2018: 11.50am (Matangi Tonga): Tonga is finding it difficult to manage illegal dumping of rubbish including plastic bags in Nuku’alofa, as it celebrated World Environment Day on June 5 with the worldwide theme “Healthy Oceans – Beat Read More …

NUKU’ALOFA – June 5, 2018: 10.30am (ENVIRO NEWS): Tonga celebrates the 46th anniversary of the World Environment Day, which is celebrated annually on June 5. Share

NUKU’ALOFA-May 30, 2018: 11am (Enviro News): The Tonga Ridge to Reef Project is an important project for the people of Tonga because the program compliments the work of community members within the Fanga’uta Lagoon Catchment Area, Minister responsible Hon Poasi Tei said on Tuesday afternoon. Share

NUKU’ALOFA-May 17, 2018: 3.05pm (SPREP/Enviro News): The first ever workshop on the State of the Environment (SOE) report and the National Environment Management Strategy (NEMS) was completed earlier today at the Ministry of Tourism Conference Centre in Vaoloaloa, outside Nuku’alofa. Share

NUKU’ALOFA-May 14, 2018: 11.40am (Enviro News): Department of Environment staff and the former National Communication Officer for the Tonga Ridge to Reef Project , Iliesa Tora, has been elected as the first President of the Pacific Environment Journalists Network (PEJN). Share

NUKU’ALOFA-April 26, 2018: 12.10pm (Enviro News): Local marine stakeholders have been invited to celebrate the launch of new, world-class information which will help Tonga’s ocean planning, at an event here in Nuku’alofa this afternoon. Share

Nuku’alofa (MEIDECC): Waste management on the islands of Vava’u will now be much easier with the present of the Waste Authority Limited in Neiafu. Share

Nuku’alofa-APRIL 24, 2018: 4.40PM (MEIDECC): The Minister of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communications (MEIDECC) of Tonga, Hon Poasi Tei has thanked the Government of Japan for supporting Tonga in the area of waste management and pollution control. Share