by Marica Vakacola | Jul 10, 2017 | Fiji Environment, World Environment Day
World Environment Day is celebrated annually to elevate the critical importance of the natural environment. At the same time, raise awareness on issues such as waste management, losses of ecosystem services, deforestation, increasing global warming and their impacts...
by Marica Vakacola | Jul 10, 2017 | Turtle Conservation
Sea turtles have existed in our oceans for more than 100 million years, but today they find themselves struggling for their lives and their future. People all over the world have heard about the plight of sea turtles in the media as their populations have been...
by Marica Vakacola | Jul 10, 2017 | Conservation, Iguana Conservation
Tropical Dry Forests, also known as seasonally dry tropical forests exist in the leeward dry islands of Fiji and is considered Fiji’s most endangered habitat. The endemic Fijian crested iguana Brachylophus vitiensis, categorized as Critically Endangered on the IUCN...
by Marica Vakacola | Apr 18, 2017 | Community, Conservation
The adverse impacts of climate change and climate variability requires the development of adaptation and mitigation strategies which will build resilience across the Mamanuca communities. The Mamanuca Environment Society (MES) is working on Climate Change Project to...
by Marica Vakacola | Apr 18, 2017 | Community, Conservation
The Yaubula Management Support Team [YMST] is a community-based organization chosen from within the village community with respective stakeholders to help manage, protect and ensure a sustainable development of the I Taukei resources. Relaying plans from the Natural...