Endangered Spaces

Switching now to clean energy sources will revitalize our economy -- we can be global leaders in developing and manufacturing clean energy technologies. It will enhance our national security -- reducing the pressure on our troops to protect oil supplies and avoiding the worst climate impacts in politically unstable regions of the world. It will make high gasoline prices less of a burden in our daily lives -- enabling us to transition to clean plug-in hybrid electric cars. It will help solve the climate crisis -- if we fail to act soon, the consequences for our children will be dire.

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Grow Your Own Food - Promoting Healthy Eating Through Home Food Gardening

Food and nutrition security is becoming a threat in Fiji due to impacts of climate change and frequent natural disasters. Soaring food prices are emerging, and are affecting our households especially the already vulnerable and disadvantaged in our communities. Fiji is making a stand to prepare for the ill-effects of climate change and natural disasters and ensure that our families and communities are resilient, and are food and nutrition secure. The Grow your Own Food Booklet is intended to provide avid gardeners, families and communities simple and practical ways on establishing home food gardens, useful gardening techniques, and organic practic- es. It details caring for your garden and growing fresh vegetables, fruits and starchy staples for household consumption. All you need to know about growing fresh crops is available on the Grow your Own Food Booklet. Follow the simple tips and ways of keeping garden crops healthy. The Booklet also provides a technique for container gardening....

Matava is Fiji's first Resort member of The International Ecotourism Society - Matava - Fijis Premier Eco Adventure Resort

Matava recognised as TIES first ever resort member in the Fiji Islands Matava - Fiji's Premier Eco-Adventure Resort is proud to announce that we are Fiji's first Resort Business member of The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) . As the world's oldest and largest international ecotourism association, TIES seeks to be the global source of knowledge and advocacy uniting communities, conservation, and sustainable travel. A common question asked is what EXACTLY is ecotourism? Ecotourism is: " Responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people ." (TIES, 1990) TIES promotes ecotourism, which is defined as "responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people," by: Creating an international network of individuals, institutions and the tourism industry; Educating tourists and tourism professionals; and Influencing the tourism indus...

Coconuts

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Organic Gardening and Farming in Fiji

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