Vunausi Environmental Conservation Organization - VECO

 VECO Secures Consultancy Partnership for VCAP Phase 2 Coastal Climate Adaptation Vunausi Environmental Conservation Organization (VECO) successfully achieved another milestone towards it’s visions to support and drive climate resilience and environmental conservation community- based initiatives in Santo communities and Vanuatu as a whole. VECO in partnership with the Ministry of Climate Change as successfully secured a consultancy contract to support the achievement of deliverables for VCAP Phase 2 Project - Adaptation to Climate Change in the Coastal Zone of Vanuatu. In this consultancy contract, VECO will lead the VCAP SLM activities in Big Bay with close collaboration with VCAP 2 Project Team, respective Sanma Area council administrators and through alliance with targeted communities along coastal areas within a six months implementation timeframe. VECO securing a consultancy contract in partnership with the Vanuatu Ministry of Climate Change Authority, under the VCAP 2 Projec...

 Extract Article:  Daily Post Vanuatu Vunausi Environment Conservation Organization (VECO), a charitable organization from south Santo, is working with communities there to establish integrated farming approaches, to address improved farming, sustainable land management and food security and reduce pressure on natural resources. Through VECO, observations were carried out to assess the challenges faced with addressing livelihood and environmental issues, and it was firmly agreed that an Integrated Farming System (IFS) utilizing the traditional farming approach will be the best approach. This project approach aims to encourage community members to continue to apply their farming, focusing on traditional irrigation method with access to the water resource channeled to their farms and supply of planting materials of food crops potential to improve yield (such as water taro best selected varieties) and farming of freshwater prawn and other freshwater lives, such as shell fish and ...

Written by Daily Post (Vanuatu) Date: Oct 9 2021 The Vunausi Environment Conservation Organization (VECO) has addressed one of the biggest environmental concerns for surrounding communities on the Tangoa mainland with its coastal rehabilitation project. Around 12,000 trees were planted from an established nursery site which generates thousands of seedlings supplied to other communities and interested farmers across Vanuatu. From the 12, 000, a total of 5,000 were planted at the coastal area and 7,000 were planted inland. Over the past years coastal erosion has become visible, sparking fear for the future generation living around Tangoa Mainland area in South Santo as more trees around the coastal area are hugely affected by sea level rise. In response to the impacts, VECO with financial support from the Global Environment Fund Small Grant Scheme through UNDP and in collaboration with the community members of Tangoa island and mainland area planted trees for the rehabilitation of the co...

Date First Written: April 24, 2016. Chairman, Vunausi Environmental Conservation Organization (VECO) . Download PDF File With the growing gap in the relationship between community members and leaders like Chiefs, Churches leaders and relevant Government institutes and other governing institutes resulting in poor governance. Also added is the reduce recognition of the leadership thus status in the rural area there is less control over proper management of the natural renewable resources. And the recent increase in intensity in weathers such as heavy rainfall, strong winds causing high sea through the storms has seen the movement of sea inland for the last two decade reaching around estimated ten meters (10m) inland and more in other more exposed areas. The Climate Change impact and issues of poor governance combined posed great challenge are observed to have negative significant impact to the coastal area degradation. There is marked negative impact to the ecological systems seeing migr...

 By: Ioan VijiNakarai Wednesday, March 26, 2014 In 2009 the Vanuatu Government received funding through South Pacific Commission at the Land Resource Division for a Regional Program on Sustainable Land Management (SLM). Thanks to the Venusvela Government for providing funding for the regional SLM project. The focal point for the project is the Department of Lands and the Department of forests was fortunate to be part of the project in its field activity implementation. One of sites was at Tangoa Island mainland, South of Santo. The site was selected because the status of SLM is poor. The site consists of old coconut trees with yield lower, pasture poorly managed, vegetation health indicated soil nutrient deficiency and soil is prone erosion during heavy rains. The design in this SLM site of old cocoanut plantation included mixed planting of trees for timber and indigenous fruit orchard, Sandalwood and traditional irrigation for food crops. The total area was two hectares (2ha). The...

Written By Ioan VijiNakarai Background. Trees are great living Organisms that provides and supports life – recycling used gases into oxygen gas we breathe daily, recycle water and regulate it so that supply is sustainable and transform light to food sources. Trees are our best friend since the biblical creation of this world and through which our creator places us and our religion is founded. Trees are the best classroom and books for any age young and old – ancient invention of paper to write on is fiber from wood to today modern range of paper products. In the Global effort on Climate Change the simplest and most effective and significant contribution for any individual if in develop or undeveloped country to address is to grow some trees. What Tree to Grow. The following are recommended Tree Species to grow in your farm: Sandalwood Tree – The Golden Tree of Vanuatu. Vanuatu Sandalwood is Santalum austrocaledonicum and is the second to the world standard. At the age of 15 years one S...

  Written by Ioan VijiNakarai Vutilolo (Chairman of Vunausi Environmental Conservation Organization. VECO). As we witness the struggle and excitement of independence in the early 80s - is the birth of this nation’s vision or dream materialized. During the raising of the flag on 30th of July in 1980 glimpse of the vision or dreams of independence observed in the events or activities dramatized in the celebration. The Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu in the recent history for Independence are amongst other churches then are leaders and strong supporter for Independence and thanks also to the Missionaries for their significant support as well towards achieving our independence. During the Missionary era one of the Presbyterian Church Missionaries had the vision or dream to establish the first ever Forestry Research Trial in Vanuatu (or New Hebrides then) on Tangooa Island, SANMA province of a Tree Species Trial including indigenous and exotic tree species – the latter including the Maho...