Despite its small size, Niue is leading the way in ocean conservation with its ambitious marine protection initiatives, now featured in National Geographic’s documentary “Protecting Paradise: The Story of Niue.”
Category: Niue
Niue Minister calls on the U.S for commitment in climate action and Australia for stronger Pacific collaboration
Niue’s Minister urged the U.S and Australia to make stronger commitments to climate action and stressed the need for genuine and sustained engagement to address the Pacific region’s challenges
Niue announces new initiative to fund Ocean Protection
Niue launched the Ocean Conservation Commitments initiative, creating a sustainable funding mechanism to help fund the long term protection of Niue’s ocean territory whilst leveraging a wide range of mutually reinforcing outcomes
The Loss and Damage of Niue’s history
Niue is working to rebuild its Museum that tells the story of its history and identity that was destroyed by 2004 Tropical Cyclone Heta, leaving only 10 percent of its Niuean history
Small island, big ocean: Niue makes its entire EEZ a marine park
Niue designated its entire EEZ as a multiple-use marine park, with 40 percent as a no-take marine protected area, 56 percent as a general-use zone and a small slice managed by local villagers
Incorporating traditional knowledge in tropical cyclone monitoring for a resilient Niue
Niue is incorporating traditional knowledge to its scientific prediction models to ensure that communities can best prepare for disasters
NZ Navy Hydrographers get to work mapping Niue’s unique landscape
Niue request assistance from NZ Navy Hydrographers to carry out a full bathymetric survey to show an accurate shape of the ocean floor and coral reefs
Niue walking the talk on protecting 100% of its Ocean space
Niue’s new EEZ legislation to sustain 100 percent of its marine environment and build important resilience to the growing impacts of climate change, pollution and extraction
Small-scale fishers from Niue are contributing to the management of Tuna resources
The Niue Ocean Wide (NOW) Project hopes to instill a greater incentive for the fishers to provide the much-needed data
Fisheries Ministers express concerns over COVID-19 impacts
Fisheries Ministers from member countries of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) have expressed serious concern about the unprecedented impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on their domestic economies. This was during the 17th FFC Ministers meeting last week. Ministers have expressed strengthened commitments to regional solidarity and collaboration as central to confronting the impacts […]