by Marica Vakacola | Jul 10, 2017 | Eco Tourism, Turtle Conservation
Sea turtles are “ambassadors of the oceans”, for conserving these animals’ means protecting the seas and coastal areas, which in turn means protecting a complex, interconnected world on which human societies depend.” People all over the world have heard about the...
by Marica Vakacola | Jul 10, 2017 | Community, Conservation, Eco Tourism, Education
Coral planting awareness was carried out to the Vomo Kids Club attended and the Marine Activities attended on the afternoon on the 16th of June, 2017. The objective of the awareness is to empower the staff on the importance of supporting and carrying conservation...
by Marica Vakacola | Jul 10, 2017 | Conservation, Education, Media
MES was privileged to host 2 media group at Castaway Island Resort and shared the conservation work taking place within the region. The 1st group being hosted was two journalists from Germany who is writing a story about Climate Change in build up to the United Nation...
by Marica Vakacola | Jul 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
The ‘Refresher Course’ is another of MES ongoing projects, with the goal to educate resort staff on various environment topics. MES conducts refresher courses for all its interested member resorts once a year. So far, MES was able to carry out refresher training to 2...
by Marica Vakacola | Jul 10, 2017 | Conservation, Fiji Environment, Sustainability
Tropical Dry forests support a great diversity of native and endemic species that are significant to the ecosystem. Fiji was known to be one of the largest dry forests in the South Pacific, however, due to anthropogenic activities and invasive species threats,...
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...
