Category: Latest News
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Hope is resilience….
Fiji and Tonga are monitoring and observing a bleaching event. For Vava’u it started in summer of 2024 and has become increasingly extensive in 2026. Corals bleach because they are under stress, these current stresses are attributed to the increased and sustained water temperatures. For the last 6 weeks, it has remained at 34C/93.2F, above…
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VEPA Recognised Through Tonga Pocket Guide / Trip Carver Environmental Contribution
Last December, we were honoured to be selected as the recipient of this year’s community voted environmental contribution through the Tonga Pocket Guide / Trip Carver project, receiving a donation of just over TOP$700. The funds were raised through a collaboration between Tonga Pocket Guide and Tonga Tourism Authority. Trip Carver is a tourism initiative…
Vava'u Environmental Protection Association (VEPA) 