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…
The concept and traditional value of Vā was a large discussion a long time ago with our dear friend and colleague, Taliu, when he developed a traditional roof for the outdoor space at VEPA, wanting to create a place where people could sit, think and refresh. (it was awesome until some heavy winds and rain…
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,…
and a happy birthday! My name is Leah, I am 22 years old and from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. I am a student at the University of New Brunswick doing my Bachelor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Leadership. As a part of my degree, we are given an opportunity for an international internship to gain hands-on…