Takuvaʻine Valley is a place rich in biodiversity and a powerful example of cultural knowledge and the environment working together…

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

Traveling through our beautiful Cook Islands today, it is easy to see the march of ‘progress.’ We have faster internet,…

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

A year-long investigation by Mongabay, in partnership with CNN, has uncovered troubling insights into China’s expanding deep-sea mining fleet, raising…

While the vast stretches of the Pacific Ocean physically separate our island countries, a recent regional gathering in Fiji has…

Have you ever wondered how invasive species make their way into a country? In the past, most arrived by ship,…

Efforts to protect vulnerable seabirds nesting on the ground in the upper high altitude ecosystems of the Takuvaine Valley have…

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

In February 2022, the Cook Islands Government awarded three exploration licences for deep seabed mining. Initially valid for five years,…

Kia Orana, my name is Moeana Mitchell and I decided to do a three-week internship at Te Ipukarea Society (TIS)…

According to the Relief Web website, as of 10th February the Cook Islands has had 614 probable, confirmed and suspected…