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Pacific Islands from above

About our project

This project seeks to put the South Pacific at the forefront of developing future tourism in a way that benefits both people and planet. It will achieve this by exploring how Indigenous people involved in tourism have been impacted by, and responded to, COVID-19, but also how tourism can be re-imagined in more sustainable and equitable ways, specifically by building on Indigenous knowledge. The research focuses on Samoa, Fiji, Vanuatu, Cook Islands, Solomon Islands and Aotearoa, countries which depend on tourism for thousands of jobs and between 10 and 70% of their GDP. The knowledge generated by this study will be used to inform government officials, tourism industry businesses, Indigenous organisations and other relevant bodies about ways they can best support Indigenous development through tourism in the future.

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Monday, 04 November 2024Auckland - Novotel Ellerslie. Aotearoa NZ Evaluation Association Conference

Mana-enhancing evaluation

Dr Api Movono and Prof Regina Scheyvens draw from their book, 'Mana of the Pacific: Wisdom from Across Oceania' to deliver the keynote address on mana-enhancing evaluation, reflecting on some of their experiences when monitoring and evaluating development programmes in the Pacific region.

 

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