A tree planting project at ‘Eua, began yesterday 18 September, led by the government and supported by Australian diplomats in Tonga.
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Tuesday 19 September 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Thursday 17 August 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
About 6,000 mangroves seedlings were planted at Sopu, in Nuku'alofa, under the 1 Million Trees project of the Department of Environment and Climate Change and NGO Tonga Citizens Science Initiative.
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Tuesday 8 August 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A tree planting project around the coastal areas and homes of Kolofo’ou, Fanga o Pilolevu, Havelu and Tofoa (Vahenga Tongatapu 2), under MEIDECC, is into its second week.
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Monday 10 July 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga faces permanent losses from sea level rise and is at risk from a seismic events, a new multi-hazard report finds. The 2023 Multi-Hazard Disaster Risk Assessment was launched by Tonga’s Deputy Prime Minister Hon. Samiu Vaipulu and the Minister of Finance, Hon. Tiofilusi Tiuteti, and ADB Disaster Risk Management Specialist, Alexandra Galperin on in Nuku’alofa on 6 July.
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Thursday 29 June 2023
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Neiafu, Vava'u
VEPA was joined by over 40 Island Cruising Rally participants and cruisers for a beach clean at Neiafutahi Beach, in Vava’u on 29 June 2023.
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Friday 23 June 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Deep Sea Mining Assessment commissioned by the Civil Society Forum of Tonga draws attention to the environmental risks and liabilities of deep sea mining.
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Friday 9 June 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
World Ocean Day 2023 was marked by an exhibition hosted by the Department of Environment in Nuku'alofa, today, 9 June. The Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku said It is a day to recognise that “every individual has the power to make a difference in the protection of our oceans”.
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Friday 19 May 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
On May 12, some 3,000 mangroves were planted at three different coastal areas in the western district of Tongatapu, under Tonga's Second Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to plant one million trees by the end of 2023, administered by the Department of Climate Change.
Tuesday 9 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Students of Government schools throughout Tonga held various tree planting programs to mark the London coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, on Saturday, 6 May.
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Monday 3 April 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A tree planting event was held at ‘Atata Si’i on Tongatapu, Friday, 31 March, in an outreach program for Tonga's environment, with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry in partnership with local businesses and school students. It is helping the Government's long term aim, to plant one million trees
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Tuesday 28 March 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A tsunami, triggered by last year's Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha’apai volcanic eruption caused the collapse of the front of a sea glacier called the Drygalski ice tongue in Antarctica, 6000 km away, according to a research article published in the journal Science Bulletin recently.
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Friday 10 February 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
An estimated 30,000 scrapped cars are piled high on dumping sites in Tonga. To help reduce the waste for recycling, car compacting machines will be introduced under a cooperation agreement with the Government of Japan. “Please imagine, how splendid it is, if we could get rid of all the abandoned, discarded cars which now we can see everywhere. WAL is trying to make it happen, and Japan is going to support its plan by providing scrap equipment,” said Japan’s Ambassador.
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Tuesday 13 December 2022
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Brisbane, Australia
Tonga’s Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources is learning from the Queensland experience of flooding, water management, and land use planning to avoid hazards and to control where people live. The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources Lord Tu‘i‘afitu met experts at the Queensland Department of Resources (QDOR) in Brisbane on December 9 2022, at the conclusion of a visit to Australia.
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Thursday 8 December 2022
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Canberra, Australia
On a visit to Australia this week, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Lord Tu'i'afitu, visited Geoscience Australia and extended Tonga's gratitude to staff, who responded to the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha’apai volcanic eruption on 15 January. They have a shared interest in improving the monitoring and understanding of geohazards, as the January eruption generated a tsunami that reached Australia.
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Saturday 26 November 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Pacific Resilience Project (PREP) was presented by Tonga government officials to visiting World Bank (WB) delegates this week, as Tonga seeks more initiatives and assistance to strengthen natural disaster resilience.
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Tuesday 1 November 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Data collected from the tsunami affected small islands of ‘Atata, Malinoa and Fafa will be used for inundation forecast modeling for future volcanic tsunami events in Tonga. TGS stated that 'Atata, Malinoa and Fafa Islands were badly damaged by the tsunami with wave heights estimated to have reach 7m, 6.5m and 6m above sea level on each island respectively.
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Friday 12 August 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Clear signs of continuing volcanic activity were seen inside the deep caldera of the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai (HTHH) volcano by an unmanned remotely operated surface vessel, the (USV) Maxlimer on its first initial survey mission in Tonga. Scientists say it is too early to tell if it is due to a continuing eruption or hydrothermal venting from cooling lava or both. They are continuing with their surveys to map the caldera and the hydrothermal vents within it.
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Tuesday 21 June 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The storage and disposal of refrigerants at the Customs area is a concern for Tonga's National Ozone Unit, while more research is needed on the control of methyl bromide by the Quarantine Division. These concerns were raised at a meeting, held to oversee Tonga's obligations to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, on 15 June in Nuku'alofa.
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Thursday 28 April 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
People living on Tongatapu can now sort out their clean plastic and glass waste for recycling at Tapuhia Tip, with collection services starting on Saturday, April 30.
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Wednesday 3 November 2021
New York, USA
New York Times reporting: When consumers in the United States and other wealthy nations shed their gas-fueled cars for more environmentally friendly, cleaner ones, like hybrids and electrics, they feel like they are being good citizens, helping to improve air quality and make the planet better. But where do their old cars go and what harm can they cause? Global dumping of substandard, ‘dirty’ cars in developing countries is a huge problem, that threatens health, safety and the environment, contributing significantly to air pollution and hindering efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change.
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