Ethnobiology Around the World

Tonga and Fiji

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	To understand more about the perpetuation of ethnobiological knowledge to children in Tonga, various surveys and observations were made. Here children are looking at and identifying bugs knocked down from trees onto an entomological beating sheet. (Vava'u, Tonga)
	Tongan children at a primary school near the capital city taking an ethnobotanical survey. (Tongatapu, Tonga)
	Polohiva was observed treating a man with a skin infection as part of a project documenting Tongan traditional treatments for infection. (Tongatapu, Tonga)
	Salote is preparing a treatment for sore throat. (Ha'apai, Tonga)
	During a project on the conservation and sustainable management of the Sandalwood tree (Santalum yasi) in Fiji and boats were a major source of transportation to reach the islands where they grew. (Kadavu, Fiji)
	Sandalwood ready for export. (Fiji)
	Sandalwood Habitat. ('Eua, Tonga)
	Heimuli, a Tongan Forestry Officer, Tupou, and Soni participate in gathering ecological data on the population dynamics of Sandalwood. ('Eua, Tonga)