June 2025
Talihau Village is taking a community-driven approach to marine conservation that combines traditional management with sustainable tourism development. Under Tongan law, coastal villages have the authority to manage their offshore […]
July 2023
Until just a few years ago, any Tongan could fish freely anywhere in Tongan waters. Not surprisingly, that led to overfishing. The current system, however, lets coastal communities manage their […]
February 2019
Lowland tropical rainforest once covered nearly all of Tonga’s main island, Tongatapu. Now, however, only fragments are left. Many Tongans have never seen some kinds of native trees, which were […]