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Takuvaʻine Valley is a place rich in biodiversity and a powerful example of cultural knowledge and the environment working together to create sustainable land use. Te Ipukarea Society staff member…

These largely unknown species typically nest along cliff edges or on the forest floor, hidden beneath ferns or within burrows under old trees.

Traveling through our beautiful Cook Islands today, it is easy to see the march of ‘progress.’ We have faster internet, more cars and gadgets that would have seemed unlikely last…

Advances in technology and evolving supply chains are reducing the long-term reliance on ocean minerals for the green transition. Instead, these minerals are increasingly valued for strategic and military purposes,…

A year-long investigation by Mongabay, in partnership with CNN, has uncovered troubling insights into China’s expanding deep-sea mining fleet, raising questions that extend far beyond resource extraction.

While the vast stretches of the Pacific Ocean physically separate our island countries, a recent regional gathering in Fiji has highlighted just how much common ground exists between us.

Have you ever wondered how invasive species make their way into a country? In the past, most arrived by ship, often accidentally. Today, they can also enter by plane. Some…

Efforts to protect vulnerable seabirds nesting on the ground in the upper high altitude ecosystems of the Takuvaine Valley have received an important boost with the installation of new predator…

Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA) is a New Zealand-based NGO that partners with communities throughout the Pacific to support locally driven initiatives.

In February 2022, the Cook Islands Government awarded three exploration licences for deep seabed mining. Initially valid for five years, these licences were intended to facilitate rigorous scientific inquiry. Now,…