27 years of protecting our Ipukarea
It has been almost 12 months since the last Te Ipukarea Society Annual General Meeting (AGM). As usual, before our AGM, we […]
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Community Efforts to Remove Rats
Polynesian rats were introduced to the Cook Islands via early Vaka voyages. With time other species typically more dominant and destructive such […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]