by Marica Vakacola | Dec 15, 2015 | Eco Tourism, Sponsors and Partners
Outrigger Group funds Eco Club in the Mamanucas. The newly established Mamanuca Schools Eco Club closed its first chapter at the end of the third school term on a high note. The Eco Clubs in the Mamanuca will be anticipating 2016 having received generous funding from...
by Marica Vakacola | Dec 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
Celebrating monthly environment days is a platform to spread awareness of the need for the preservation of natural resources for the betterment of future generations in the Mamanuca Region. Resort operators in the Mamanuca’s are taking strides in restoring,...
by Marica Vakacola | Dec 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
Medical Specialists Peer Education Conferences (MSPEC) made a timely donation to MES after holding a conference in Fiji. The donation was allocated towards the Environment Education program that MES conducts with three island community schools. The three schools,...
by Marica Vakacola | Dec 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
As schools around Fiji look forward to the Christmas holidays, the end of term 3 also marks the closing of an epic chapter for the newly established Mamanuca Eco Club. The Mamanuca Eco Club was established in the three island schools of Malolo District School,...
by Marica Vakacola | Dec 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Mamanuca Group of islands is filled with forests that play a vital role to the local communities and the surrounding life that calls this place home. Forests in the Mamanucas are very important because apart from supporting livelihood in the communities, they play...
by Marica Vakacola | Dec 15, 2015 | Fiji Environment, Fishing
World Fisheries day is celebrated every year on November 21 throughout the world by the fisher folk communities. World Fisheries Day was celebrated on November 20th at Malolo Island Resort with the aim of creating awareness to guest and staff on the importance of...
by Marica Vakacola | Oct 26, 2015 | Coral Conservation, Education, Fiji Environment, Ocean Conservation
The Mamanuca Environment Society main objective is to promote and encourage sound environment management practices with the goal being the sustainability of the fragile marine and terrestrial environment. One of the areas the organization is spearheading is to deliver...
by Marica Vakacola | Oct 26, 2015 | Climate Change, Fiji Climate, Fiji Environment
The Fiji National Climate Change Summit held in Levuka from the 8th to 10th September was attended by MES staff Kolinio Mataiyaga and Marica Vakacola. This 2015 summit was the first to be held in Central/Eastern Division’s Maritime Group and affords the opportunity to...
by Marica Vakacola | Oct 26, 2015 | Climate Change, Conservation, Fiji Climate, Ozone
The International day for the preservation of ozone layer is a platform to spread awareness of the depletion of the Ozone Layer and search for solutions to preserve it. Resort operators in the Mamanuca’s are taking a step forward in restoring and protecting natural...
by Marica Vakacola | Oct 26, 2015 | Conservation, Fiji Climate, Fiji Environment
Each year, around 3,000 preschools, kindies, primary and high schools across Australia take part in Schools Tree Day. Students nation-wide learn how to plant, and care for the seedlings they grow. Namamanuca Primary School and Mana Island Resort adopted the Australian...