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May
17
Celebrating Donald David Burness
April 2019 FIJI’S FATHER OF FLORICULTURE On Friday 26thApril at 10am, family and friends gathered at South Sea Orchids to celebrate the life of Donald David Burness, Fiji’s Father of Floriculture. Born to Thomas and Harriet Burness on 18 November 1933 in Suva, Donald’s family were among the early European settlers to come to Fiji […]
Apr
15
Battling Land Degradation
April 2019 COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE IN SAMOA Ten communities of Samoa were participants of the 2010 innovative programme, ‘Taiala’ developed by Matuaileoo Environment Trust Inc. (METI) and in joint partnership with the Government of Samoa. Taiala or Path-Breakers, was formed for Samoans to effectively adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change including soil erosion […]