Category: News Articles
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The dark truth about the deep sea. Why we need a mining moratorium
The deep sea is sometimes viewed as a barren wasteland. However, a recent discovery, the production of ‘dark oxygen’, is challenging this outdated idea and raising critical questions about the…
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Reusable hygiene products for a healthier environment and future
Te Ipukarea Society has kick started again, a holistic women’s health and environmental educational programme, with its most recent outreach taking place at Mangaia School. The focus of the programme…
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Seabed mining in the Cook Islands: Playing with the big boys
The Cook Islands has an enormous amount of valuable minerals, contained in what are known as polymetallic nodules, on its deep-sea floor. These nodules are rich in manganese, cobalt, nickel,…
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Te Ipukarea Society speaks out at regional United Nations environment meeting
This past week Alanna Smith, director of Te Ipukarea Society, attended the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Major Groups and Stakeholders Meeting held in Fiji. While there she joined as…
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Empowering communities: Sharing seabird monitoring techniques
A new seabird monitoring initiative, Manu Tai o te Kūki ʻĀirani, launched earlier this year to better understand the presence of elusive seabirds—petrels and shearwaters—on Rarotonga, Mangaia, and Atiu. These seabirds,…
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Mana Tiaki: Our heritage, our stand, our future
The Cook Islands’ recent agreements with China and the United States to conduct deep-sea mining research are not a pathway to prosperity, but a dangerous gamble with our most precious…
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Turtle Trackers in training: GROW Aitutaki youth dive into conservation
This article is written by a GROW Aitutaki representative on the group’s recent turtle monitoring experience with Te Ipukarea Society and Ocean Toa. GROW Aitutaki is an active youth group…
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Plastic-Free July: Are We Doing Enough? Lessons from an eco-conscious visitor
Photo: Angela Pennington and family walk in the sea near their accommodation in Muri. Looking after the beauty of our environment was important to them. We need to do what…
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Ocean lovers unite against deep-seabed mining
On 19th and 20th July, ocean lovers worldwide rallied against deep-sea mining, a destructive industry threatening the global ocean. At Kaena Reserve over 80 people took to the water (others staying…
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Why Defend the Deep now?
This past Saturday (19 July), over 100 people joined us at Aroʻa Beach from 2pm, as we joined with others worldwide to call for a moratorium or pause on deep…
