Author: TIS-Redesign
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Rent-A-Plate back on wheels
Rent A Plate Back On Wheels With tourism numbers back on the rise, there are now innovative opportunities to “build back better”. Opportunities that not only create positive visitor experiences…
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Nurture nature for our future
Today is the last day of Earth week for 2023, celebrated from April 14th to the 22nd. It is a week set aside for communities to demonstrate their support for…
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Impacts of deep sea mining
In Parliament recently, the King’s Representative Sir Tom Masters spoke of the Cook Islands desire to develop a sustainable and environmentally responsible seabed minerals sector. This week, also in Parliament…
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Regenerative tourism, a new concept
The concept of Sustainable Tourism has been at the forefront of strategic and operational planning for decades. However the emerging paradigm shift is towards regenerative tourism. Sieni Tiraa, a member…
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Navigating challenging waters at the ISA
The International Seabed Authority (ISA) was established in 1994 under the United Nations Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) convention. Every year delegates from around the world travel to Jamaica to…
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Protecting our turtles
Traveling the seas by day and night are the ancient sea creatures known as onu, or sea turtles. The deep blue waters contain a variety of turtles from leatherbacks to…
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The fate of our deep sea environment in the hands of mining companies?
For some, the issue of seabed mining is not yet on their radar. For others, it’s a topic that’s too technical to understand so their interest drifts elsewhere. There are…
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Mitiaro Fan Palm – Iniao – making a come back
A simple search in the Cook Islands Biodiversity database shows the Cook Islands has 16 different types of Palms, with the majority being introduced for ornamental purposes. Two of the…
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Biodegradable FADs and the purse seine fishery in the Cook Islands
A one-day stakeholder consultation at the Crown Beach Resort in Rarotonga was held to discuss an upcoming project related to tuna fisheries in the region. This Green Climate Fund (GCF)…
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Exploring our reef ecosystem
We at Te Ipukarea Society are always interested in learning what we might discover whilst out in the field investigating various ecosystems. There is always something new to learn or…
