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 …
Honiara, SOLOMONS – August 22, 2019: 1.30pm (UNDP): Five Honiara schools are trying for 10 weeks to replace single-use plastics in their lunch service through a new waste management initiative. Koloale, Florence Young and Emmaus schools are trialing a refundable-fee scheme, which involves lunch vendors or the school canteen serving lunches in reusable containers. Read More …
Apia, SAMOA – August 22, 2019: 10am (SAMOA OBSERVER): Putting data about changes to the environment in the hands of members of the public is a top priority for a project seeking to bring data to the forefront of policy making. Manager of the ‘Inform’ project, Paul Anderson said the management of data made Read More …
Geneva – August 19, 2019: 2.40pm (THE GUARDIAN): From giraffes to sharks, the world’s endangered species could gain better protection at an international wildlife conference. The triennial summit of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites), that began on Saturday, will tackle disputes over the conservation of great beasts such as elephants and rhinos, Read More …
