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Pacific Blue on Fiji TV Close Up
Read More: Pacific Blue on Fiji TV Close UpFiji Television, Sunday, March 6, 2011 Fiji Television focuses on Pacific Blue Foundation’s conservation efforts. Recognizing that local community involvement is necessary for effective resource management, Pacific Blue Foundation is lauded for looking to locals for suggestions and support.
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Pacific Blue Through The Years
Read More: Pacific Blue Through The YearsRead the Annual Reviews for 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010
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Emma Robens Wins 2010 Panda Award
Read More: Emma Robens Wins 2010 Panda AwardWednesday, October 13, 2010 After diligently working alongside Austin Bowden-Kerby, Emma Robens’ time paid off. Her short nature film, The Coral Gardener, was announced the winner of the Panda Award at Wildscreen on October 13th, 2010.
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Veitau Waqa – The Boat Lives
Read More: Veitau Waqa – The Boat LivesMaritime skills have long been a major part of Fijian culture, particularly Fijian expertise in seafaring vessels. The waqa ni viti is a traditional sailing boat with designs and sizes that vary from the twin hulled drua, to the outrigger single-hulled camakau, to the smaller takia. Use of these traditional Fijian canoes, however, has slowly faded from…
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Welcome to the Pacific Blue Foundation
Read More: Welcome to the Pacific Blue FoundationPacific Blue Foundation is dedicated to conserving cultural and biological diversity in South Pacific Island Nations and other coastal regions. Pacific Blue Foundation provides basic research, education, encouragement and dissemination of sustainable practices in coastal regions with the ultimate goal of preserving and promoting the biological and cultural diversity of the region.
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Camakau races held at the Suva Harbour waterfront
Read More: Camakau races held at the Suva Harbour waterfrontFiji Times, Saturday, January 23, 2010 A large crowd of islanders gathered on Saturday afternoon on the Suva Harbor foreshore for three races of camakau, or traditional outrigger sailing canoes.
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2010 Annual Review
Read More: 2010 Annual ReviewRead the complete 2010 Annual Report. In 2010, Pacific Blue Foundation placed a majority of its focus on the preservation of Fijian culture. Sustainable practices, however, are often part of traditional ways.
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2009 Annual Review
Read More: 2009 Annual ReviewRead the complete 2009 Annual Report. A Fijian village’s economy relies heavily on its fisheries. In an effort to sustain the marine resources of Fiji, Pacific Blue Foundation placed much of its energy into environmental conservation in 2009.
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2008 Annual Review
Read More: 2008 Annual ReviewRead the complete 2008 Annual Report In 2008, Pacific Blue Foundation’s work was geared toward empowering the local Fijians on Yanuca Island. Villagers were encouraged to provide input, take part in surveys, and govern with a new system, while still upholding their tradition.
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2021 Anual Report
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