Category: Biodiversity Conservation
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Supporting community driven approaches to biosecurity
The recent Protect our Islands Vava’u Festival was a great success because of community support and drive. The festival was implemented through SPREP and funded as part of the Pacific Regional Invasive Species Management Support Services (PRISMSS). We are very grateful to SPREP and the Ministries for Environment and Fisheries for their continued support. Since…
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Livelihood surveys on gleaning and climate change
Gleaning is the collection of marine invertebrates within the intertidal mudflats for subsistence and small domestic markets. Gleaning is conducted mainly by women in Tonga, providing not just food source but economic support, social engagement and recreation. Women rarely are alone in the gleaning areas and often share and trade species as they glean. These…
Vava'u Environmental Protection Association (VEPA) 