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Welcoming new team for Vava’u Ocean Initiative
Greetings and Malo e lelei everyone. My name is Heilala Fu’itahi Lavemaau and I am 20 years old. I grew up in the village of Tefisi residents at Makave, Niponi Vava’u. I started working at VEPA as an Officer for the project of Vava’u Ocean Initiative on the 5th of February 2024. I am honored…
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Biodiversity is not just species lists……..
The Convention on Biological diversity (CBD) defines biodiversity as “the variability among living organisms from all sources including inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are part; this incudes diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems” cbd.int/convention/articles/?a=cbd-02 Biodiversity includes what we can see – big species,…
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Team Member Updates…..
Over the last few months and without easy communication access and in between Covid lockdowns the VEPA team has continued to change! Over the coming months we hope to share more stories from the team and especially the work through their lives and words! My name is Talita and I’m 20 years of age. I…
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