Environment
PEARL project hold inception workshop
Wednesday 12 December 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Environment
Key representatives from government agencies, civil society and non-government organisations (NGOs) gathered on Thursday last week for the Pa Enua Action for Resilient Livelihoods (PEARL) inception workshop at the USP Campus.
Bin promotion winners chosen
Wednesday 12 December 2018 | Published in Environment
The Infrastructure Cook Islands and Tindall Foundation “Bin to Win” competition has wrapped up – and the winners proved hard to choose, say the organisers.
Marae Moana 'central' to NES' work
Monday 10 December 2018 | Published in Environment
Some people accuse Marae Moana, the Cook Islands’ marine park, of being spineless.
Climate change finance on COP24 agenda
Saturday 8 December 2018 | Published in Environment
Funding for both mitigating climate change and adapting to its impacts continues to be an important issue for the Cook Islands at the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP24), now being held in Katowice, Poland.
Blue economy focus of meeting in Africa
Saturday 8 December 2018 | Published in Environment
This weekly column is contributed by Te Ipukarea Society. It deals with conservation and environment matters of interest to the Cook Islands.
Negotiating for a better future...
Wednesday 5 December 2018 | Published in Environment
The Cook Islands voice is being put forward at the UN Climate Change conference in Katowice, Poland by a strong team of experienced negotiators.
Blue invader no threat to humans
Thursday 29 November 2018 | Published in Environment
Thousands of small blue jellyfish-like creatures known as “By-the-Wind Sailor” were spotted washed ashore along the beach between the Fishing Club and Club Raro yesterday.
'Consultation' concerns TIS
Monday 26 November 2018 | Published in Environment
For the past few weeks the Sea Bed Minerals Commission has been conducting public consultations, and some closed workshops, about the Government’s proposal to tender for exploration licences for seabed mining early in 2019.
Action on illegal dump falters
Monday 26 November 2018 | Published in Environment
Efforts by the National Environment Service to take action over an illegal dump in Akaoa No1 Road appear to have become mired in bureaucracy.
'Majority' support seabed strategy: DPM
Wednesday 21 November 2018 | Published in Environment
Deputy prime minister and Minerals and Natural Resources minister Mark Brown says he is pleased the Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Sector Strategy Public Consultations in Rarotonga have been positive, with “the majority” of the public supporting the recently-developed draft strategy.
Mining talk horrifies visitor
Wednesday 21 November 2018 | Published in Environment
A visitor who says he overheard two conversations last week between a group of Americans as to how they could best take advantage of seabed mining in the Cook Islands, says he was so disturbed by the conversations, he decided to go public with them.
Latest litter survey results 'rubbish'
Tuesday 20 November 2018 | Published in Environment
Who said picking up and separating your trash wasn’t fun?
Conference focuses on plastics
Wednesday 14 November 2018 | Published in Environment
Research shows that if nothing changes, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish by 2050.
Biosecurity focus of summit meeting
Wednesday 14 November 2018 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Environment
Participants from the outer islands are attending a wide-ranging Biosecurity Summit on Rarotonga at the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) premises.
Govt's seabed minerals plan meets backlash
Wednesday 14 November 2018 | Published in Environment
At a public consultation in Titikaveka last week, there was backlash to government’s plan to issue foreign companies five-year licences to explore the Cook Islands’ seabed.
Seabed minerals updates continue
Monday 12 November 2018 | Published in Environment
Three Seabed Minerals update meetings for the public on Rarotonga ended last Thursday night.
TIS and partners go gardening
Monday 12 November 2018 | Published in Environment
This weekly column is supplied by Te Ipukarea Society. It deals with conservation and environment matters of interest to the Cook Islands.
Biological controls under the microscope
Friday 9 November 2018 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Environment
Discussions and field trips involving the biological control of economically and environmentally important weeds in the Cook Islands, were held at the Ministry of Agriculture on Wednesday and Thursday.
New 'eye in the sky' checks CI waters
Friday 9 November 2018 | Published in Environment
A Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) maritime surveillance aircraft has been based at Rarotonga International Airport for a week, flying patrols in the Cook Islands Exclusive Economic Zone.
Wastewater systems to blame for nutrients
Friday 9 November 2018 | Published in Environment
Extensive environmental investigations into the state of Muri Lagoon by the Mei Te Vai Ki Te Vai project team have confirmed that nutrients from on-site wastewater systems are harming the sensitive Muri Lagoon environment.