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Coconut plantations lining the black sandy shores of Baniata village. Credit - Chris Vogliano
Between land and sea: Agrobiodiversity holds key to health for Melanesian tribes
December 8, 2021

Residents of Baniata village on the Solomon Islands’ Western province practice an ancient agroforestry system that intercrops 20 edible species and features the ngali nut, a delicacy sold in domestic and international markets.

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The tree-like cycad species known as Cycas micronesica was once the most common tree in Guam's limestone forests and a key part of the CHamoru diet but has become endangered due to several non-native insect species that feed on the plants.  CREDIT - University of Guam
Study explores potential restoration of traditional practices tied to endangered species
June 30, 2021

Are the traditional practices tied to endangered species at risk of being lost? The answer is yes, according to the authors of an ethnographic study published in the University of Guam peer-reviewed journal Pacific Asia Inquiry.

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The blue sea worms are the females with eggs, while the brown sea worms are the males. Credit - National Park Of American Samoa
It's palolo season in Samoa and locals have just a few nights to hunt for this ocean delicacy
October 16, 2020

To the untrained eye they look like worms, but Samoans know these marine creatures as palolo, and they are revered as the caviar of the South Pacific.

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traditional root crops. Source - 123RF
Covid-19 is an opportunity for Pacific to return to traditional foods - scientist
August 28, 2020

A genetic scientist and tropical root and tuber crops expert says the Covid-19 pandemic is an opportunity for Pacific countries to return to traditional food sources...Dr Lebot said the pandemic had shown the limits of international trade and globalisation and he felt there was an urgent need for

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