Category: News Articles

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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)…

  • 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…

  • Te Ipukarea Society shares on environmental issues in the Cook Islands with the Catholic Synod Forum

    Two weeks ago, Te Ipukarea Society was honoured to be asked to present to the Catholic Synod Forum session entitled “Care of the Environment”.  We were asked to talk about…

  • Making a global ocean impact

    The 5th International Marine Protected Areas Congress held in Vancouver Canada has provided an important global networking opportunity for nations to learn from one another about the challenges and success…

  • E Tu’a Pukuruvaa Nui – Sharing ideas amongst one another

    A two-day tourism conference was held at Tamanu Beach Resort on Tuesday and Wednesday this past week.  Participants included tour operators, accommodators, retailers, members of parliament, Aronga Mana reps and…