February 2021
Awak Village
The increasing global demand for building materials reaches some of the most remote corners of the world, including Pohnpei Island in the central Pacific. Near Awak Village, dredging machines are […]
Pohnpei
February 2018
Peidie Village
Pohnpei is the second largest island in Micronesia. It’s also one of the wettest—more than 175 inches of rain drench it each year. The abundant rain and tropical heat nourish lush […]
February 2017
Woaun Koapin Soamwoai
The Woaun Koapin Soamwoai community comprises four villages (Soamwoai, Mwoakot, Enipein Powe, and Enipein Pah) on the island of Pohnpei. Most of the community’s 1,100 people make a subsistence livelihood […]
February 2015
Ahnd Atoll
Ahnd Atoll is a large, stunning coral reef atoll that is as an important refuge for biodiversity in Micronesia. In 2008, UNESCO recognized Ahnd Atoll as a World Biosphere Reserve. […]
February 2014
Awak
For approximately 2000 years, the people of Awak have lived on, cultivated, and managed the lands in the Awak River Basin, as well as the important forest area above the […]
August 2013
Nanwap Reef
The villages of Aparahk, Dolopwail, Lukop, Mesihou, and Metipw in Pohnpei are traditional fishing communities. For more than 1,000 years, their leaders have served as master fishermen and guardians of […]