#Conservation

• January 2, 2025

  VEPA’s 2024 Achievements in Biodiversity and Conservation

  2024 flew by with a series of excitement and challenges like the ebb and flow of tides providing the pathway of knowing that there is still a lot of work to be done. 2025 being a critical year for Tonga will see focus to increase and strengthen advocacy and outreach on a range of environmental…

• August 24, 2021

  Surveys for cultural and traditional knowledge on marine turtles

  With the support of the SPREP led By-catch and Integrated Ecosystem Management (BIEM) Initiative, Tonga’s Ministry for the Environment (MEIDECC), Ministry of Fisheries and VEPA are working together to update and collect community information on the cultural uses and traditional knowledge on marine turtles in Tonga. Tonga has four known species of marine turtles: hawksbill, green,…