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BBC News: When Sustainable Tourism Works

BBC features Island Conservation’s Director of Communications and Marketing as part of a piece on sustainable development and conservation on Tetiaroa Atoll. Tetiaroa Atoll, located just north of Tahiti, is probably best known for its famous resort—The Brando. The luxury eco-resort, inspired by Marlon Brando’s vision for to preserve the atoll and explore sustainable ways […]

Written by on June 4, 2019

Reiono: A Conservation Success Story

Utilizing an experimental approach, Araceli Samaniego, Tetiaroa Society, and Island Conservation have successfully removed invasive rats from Reiono. The French Polynesian island of Reiono is remote and uninhabited, but humans have still managed to leave a harmful mark on this delicate and unique tropical ecosystem. Though there are no permanent settlements present on the island, human-introduced invasive […]

Written by on May 17, 2019