The National Environment Service (NES) congratulates Vavia Tangatataia, Manager of our Environmental Compliance Department, for successfully completing a postgraduate certificate in Environmental Management & Sustainability through the University of Newcastle, Australia.
This achievement reflects NES’s ongoing commitment to professional development, capacity building, and strengthening technical capability within the Environmental Compliance division and across the Service.
Vavia’s academic journey continues as he prepares to enrol in the Master of Environmental Management and Sustainability, a step forward in advancing local expertise and building resilient, well-informed environmental leadership across the Cook Islands.
Vavia shares, “Capacity building is more than just a qualification, it’s about equipping ourselves with the right knowledge to make better decisions for our people and our environment.”
Congratulations, Vavia!
Vavia Tangatataia Completes Postgraduate Certificate in Environmental Management
“Capacity building is more than just a qualification, it’s about equipping ourselves with the right knowledge to make better decisions for our people and our environment."
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The National Environment Service is established to protect, conserve and ensure the Cook Islands environment is managed sustainably. The agency is headed by a Director with delegated powers to carry out the functions of the Environment Act 2003.